“In the right hands, even a lackluster story can be told with such charm and verve that everyone in earshot will give it their attention. The ability to captivate and entertain has less to do with the words on a page, or the beats of a story, as with the performance itself..”

AWN – The Secret of Pixar Storytelling

More on storytelling from UpcomingPixar.

Part 1 – Introduction
Part 2 – Bugs Life
Part 3 – Toy Story 2
Part 4 – Monsters
Part 5 – Nemo
Part 6 – Incredibles

>> Part 7 – Cars << Just added

*update* I was just reading through some of the comments made on the above articles and the writer (Tyro) is getting pretty scrutinized for voicing constructive criticism on some of these films. I agree that these are all great films and it does seem like he’s coming down pretty hard on some of them, but grow up people! Nothing gets better from praise, criticism is what can make a difference. Even if you don’t agree with his over all opinion there’s still TONS to take away from these articles.

Upcoming Pixar has a great article on the formula behind the story of the Incredibles. Check it out for some great tips on story telling.

Tim Sormin over at Anim-o-holic pointed out this awesome tutorial by Victore Navone. “a 10 frame facial take, broken down frame-by-frame.”

Images from www.navone.org

Keith Lango has just posted another great tutorial on his website titled “Do Me A Favor: Favors, Eases, and other Mysteries of Space.” It gives excellent examples and definitions of the differences between timing and spacing, and what it means to ease in and out of a pose or to favor one pose or another.