Andrew Stanton Storytelling Notes

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Story telling is similar to joke telling
Set up and pay off
Make them care, number one priority
The door would be opened by the end of the movie
The words on the doors “Inter Mundos” mean between worlds foreshadowing the rest of the movie
Story telling without dialogue is the purest form of storytelling
Make them do the work, don’t give 4, give them 2 + 2.
All well made characters have a spine, one un-scratchable itch that drives their character more than anything.
Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty

All story about anticipation and relief

Guidelines, no hard and fast rules

Living by conditions, once that condition is not met all bets are off

A strong theme always runs through a well told story

Wonder cannot be artificially evoked, pull this if you can

Write what you know

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