By Tina Pollock What came before we saw The Great Before in Soul? As fans of Pixar’s latest Academy Award-winning film know, The Great Before is where Joe is introduced to the mysterious counselors (also called the Jerries), our favorite accountant Terry, and of course all the new souls before they…
By Screenplayed In this episode of the Screenplayed Breakdown, we speak with Pixar writer, Mike Jones, about life, death and digging deep within ourselves. Mike tells us about the Pixar process, what the “brain trust” is and his collaboration with Pete Docter and Kemp Powers on their latest film, ‘Soul’.…
By Ken Miyamoto Discover how you can use internal conflicts to create better character arcs for your characters and stories. Conflict is everything in stories. Without conflict, the narrative isn’t driven enough to engage an audience. External and internal conflicts are necessary to create character and story arcs that pull an…
By Ken Miyamoto What is the difference between writing an animated screenplay and a live-action screenplay — and what should screenwriters know about pursuing a career in animation writing? Writing feature screenplays and pursuing a career as a feature screenwriter is a pretty straightforward journey when you break it down. But writing…
By Popic Animation The clouds were surging, the sky was brewing an ominous atmosphere, it was a meteorite coming from outside the sky, the small Poros were scattered, jumping and scrambling, but – the guardian was still there, the dragon girl crossed the barriers and burst into surging power.
By Rotten Tomatoes Coming Soon YouTube US Release Date: July 3, 2024 Starring: Kristen Wiig, Steve Carell, Will Ferrell Director: Chris Renaud Synopsis: Gru welcomes a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who’s intent on tormenting his dad. However, their peaceful existence soon comes crashing down when criminal mastermind…
By BBC Sports Nexus Studios’ director Fx Goby, whose wide-ranging character work you can see here and here, captures the passion and pain of 36 athletes in this rousing spot for the BBC’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Fx Goby: “This film epitomizes craftsmanship. Achieving its elegant final design required hundreds of…
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