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 StudioBinder The Anatomy of a Screenplay — the ultimate guide to screenplay format, the elements of a film script, and why these things are so important in the filmmaking process. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction to Screenplay Formatting 01:00 – History of the Screenplay 03:32 – Chapter 1: Screenplay Elements…
