The first act of Pixar’s next film, WALL-E has been revealed online. At first glance, it looks both daring and brilliant. What is most fascinating from a Dramatica standpoint is how all four throughlines are setup and easy to pinpoint in this brief synopsis.

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The New World is a beautiful and lyrical film that enchants you from beginning to end. With stunning visuals and gentle sound, the film takes you back to the first steps of a nation’s founding. You might even call it a masterpiece…unless you’re a fan of story.

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If you’ve got a real job, the average screenplay, written on your own time, can take anywhere from six to eight months to complete - if you know the story you want to tell. A quick plot synopsis is the best way to make sure that the story you’re starting to write is one [...]

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Binary choices stifle authors. Does your story end in Success or Failure? Does your Main Character Change or Remain Steadfast? Dramatica questions like these offend seasoned and fresh authors alike. Turns out these questions might not be as binary as they seem.

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I’ve spent the last week or so making changes and additions to this site. My most important goal in this process was making it easier to find and read all the information that I’ve posted over the past couple of years.

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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
UPDATE November 2007: Apparently this is the day I switched over to Wordpress. I really should delete this post, but I think its too funny to get rid of!

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In 60 years, the story you’re writing could be completely meaningless. Sad thought, isn’t it? Why else do we slave over characters and plot and theme if not to have some chance at immortality? Don’t our words last forever? The Maltese Falcon is a prime example of a story that, while important in its day, is lost on the current generation.

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I finally got a chance to watch this film over the weekend and I have to admit, I have no idea what the storyform is. I’ll probably lose a lot of respect from my readers, but I had a really hard time keeping my eyes open for the whole thing. There was just [...]

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So back to the Story Project.
If you remember, last we off with the simple logline:
A hitman suffers a mid-life crisis in the middle of a snowbound Las Vegas.
Already I hate the idea. Completely unoriginal and devoid of substance. Who would ever pay to see a movie like this? There’s simply nothing to it.
Let’s see if we [...]

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No, I haven’t already given up on the Story Project…just using my spare to time to finish up some late-night animation for a summer movie about robots smashing into each other (well, not so much the movie, but more the video game for it!)
But as you wait with bated breath for the next exciting installment of [...]

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