Stage 32 is excited to welcome back Alec Sokolow! Alec is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, storyteller, and character creator who specializes in global branding and franchise creation. You'll walk away from this class with the tools and vision you need to write your animated feature at the highest level!
https://www.stage32.com/classes/From-Pen-To-Pixels-Writing-Your-Animatio...
6 people like this
Excited to share my insights and (what passes for) wisdom on all things feature animation writing. Spoiler alert... It all starts and ends with character and perspective that can only be realized with animation! See you then.
2 people like this
Sounds like a great class!
2 people like this
Joining late night from London and really looking forward to this one!
3 people like this
Can't wait for tomorrow! We're Mary and Rich Chamberlin from Naperville, IL USA.
2 people like this
Brilliant session thanks! did I miss the bit about ◦ "Animated Film conventions and how to make them work for you"?
3 people like this
Hi Rebs, glad you're here! He did touch lightly on archetypes. Some conventions we found online include forced romance, comedic sidekicks, a villain restrained by censorship, and predictable morals. He mentioned in Toy Story he wrote Woody and Buzz as life-experienced adults with let-down challenges, which made for lots of depth. Also how Pixar follows a deeper convention while Fox is much lighter.
2 people like this
Thanks Mary and Rich.... my literal mind, was thinking of physical conventions..i.e live events and expos. I'm sales obsessed as it's my biggest weakness..but I'm determined to be better at it. Thankyou! x
4 people like this
Thanks, Alec, for putting this series together. Excited to move my writing forward.
3 people like this
Been loving the class!
3 people like this
So glad to hear everyone is enjoying the class!
4 people like this
Today was outstanding, our own hero's journey. Love "how do you get the hero across the bridge, and who is least likely to help do so." We also love Walter's great input (and his adorable son!)
4 people like this
Was so happy I was able to attend the class today. Just great!
5 people like this
Thank you Alec for dropping all the 'structure 'gold' with us (again). Thank you all for making this course, such a lovely warm room to be in. Shout out to Walter for sharing the business insight and the glorious 'Walter and Son' moments. (Walter - You know your baby has innate comedy timing don't you? I would definitely go and watch 'Walter & Son'. I digress. I put one of my key take aways in the attached pic. I'm off to roll up my sleeves and upgrade my scripts.