From Idea to Villain. Learning to Create Stories Together with Pixar

The Pixar studio is known all over the world for its storytelling skills. Each of us has empathized with the little girl caught in the real Monster Corporation, the young Lightning McQueen dreaming of becoming a racing legend, the robot WALL-E ready to sacrifice himself for the sake of his beloved, and of course, Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear, who have been teaching children how to be friends for many years. This book is a collection of storytelling secrets from the studio's employees, based on the aforementioned animated films. Each chapter reveals one aspect of storytelling that will be useful to anyone wanting to tell their own stories. You will learn how to create a living conflict and make it work, how to ensure that your character does not remain stagnant but evolves, and how to make the audience journey with the hero until the end. In the updated and expanded edition, the author has added analysis of the studio's new releases, such as 'Toy Story 4', 'Onward', 'Soul', and 'Elemental'! All these, as well as other secrets, will inspire you to create your own story and help you start this journey!