So how does Pixar find its pixie dust? Magic? Inspiration? The Law of Attraction? Um, nope.
It’s hard, grinding work, with the insistence on getting all the big things — and all the little things — right. The process can hurt some precious feelings along the way. But it works.
The storyboard artist Emma Coats has revealed the 22 rules of storytelling that produced hits like Inside Out, Onward, The Incredibles, and more.
We can assume, given its raft of megahits, that the Pixar people know how to translate these narrative tricks into screen gold.
Work on one of these principles at a time. Don’t try to do too much. Follow the 1 Percent Rule. If you can make your work 1 percent netter every day, you dan do anything.
