
Basic elements of a good story
Any listener, reader or audience is thinking at the beginning of any story, “Please make me care.” As a storyteller you need a strong...

Pixar – story-tellers extraordinaire! - Part 5 of 5
It can’t be denied that Pixar has mastered the art of exquisite story-telling! Surely we all could learn from Pixar’s storytelling...

Pixar – story-tellers extraordinaire! - Part 4 of 5
It can’t be denied that Pixar has mastered the art of exquisite story-telling! Surely we all could learn from Pixar’s storytelling...

Pixar – story-tellers extraordinaire! - Part 3 of 5
It can’t be denied that Pixar has mastered the art of exquisite story-telling! Surely we all could learn from Pixar’s storytelling...

Pixar – story-tellers extraordinaire! - Part 1 of 5
It can’t be denied that Pixar has mastered the art of exquisite story-telling! Surely we all could learn from Pixar’s storytelling...

A good story is more about the audience than the plot or characters
"Know your audience" they say. A good story has to emotionally and intellectually connect with the audience. So how do we do that? A...

Story with emotional punch
Often movie scripts get rejected due to lack of the necessary "emotional punch." A story without strong emotions, is not a story brought...

Aaron Sorkin on Revealing Character
Studying Aaron Sorkin's (Steve Jobs, Newsroom, The Social Network, West Wing, A few good men, The American President) scripts and...