6 Rules of Great Storytelling (As Told by Pixar) — Brian Gregg Peters
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6 Rules of Great Storytelling (As Told by Pixar) — Brian Gregg Peters
In Chapter 1, we explored how every moment in Ratatouille pertains to its core idea. This is true of all Pixar’s films. They each feel like a complex mechanism, in which all parts work together efficiently. Where nothing is missing, nothing is redundant, and every element has a function.
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