Comments on: My Writing Quest: Part 1 of a Billion http://www.totalmediabridge.com/my-writing-quest-part-1-of-a-billion/ Bridging the gap among all forms of entertainment! Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:16:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: kjohnson1585 http://www.totalmediabridge.com/my-writing-quest-part-1-of-a-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-103 kjohnson1585 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:19:30 +0000 http://www.totalmediabridge.com/?p=358#comment-103 Jon, I find that as long as you give your spacemen/satyrs/make-believe characters an investment in something they truly believe in, an audience can make the connection and understand the stakes, no matter how outlandish it is. A good example is Toy Story 2 (actually, my favorite Pixar film), with Jesse's fear of being owned and, in time, being forgotten. It's ostentatiously a "toy only" problem, but because it is real to her, it is real to the viewer. The key is to define your world, and sink your teeth into it. Here's a great link from the writer of The Princess and the Frog: http://makingof.com/insiders/artist/blog/rob/edwards/242 Jon,

I find that as long as you give your spacemen/satyrs/make-believe characters an investment in something they truly believe in, an audience can make the connection and understand the stakes, no matter how outlandish it is. A good example is Toy Story 2 (actually, my favorite Pixar film), with Jesse’s fear of being owned and, in time, being forgotten. It’s ostentatiously a “toy only” problem, but because it is real to her, it is real to the viewer.

The key is to define your world, and sink your teeth into it. Here’s a great link from the writer of The Princess and the Frog: http://makingof.com/insiders/artist/blog/rob/edwards/242

]]> By: Jon http://www.totalmediabridge.com/my-writing-quest-part-1-of-a-billion/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Jon Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:22:34 +0000 http://www.totalmediabridge.com/?p=358#comment-102 Good to read this update. I'm curious: How do you make a completely "fantasy" or sci-fi movie while grounding it in a human emotional matrix? You don't want to just make a regular drama with spacemen, but you also want that "heart" you talk about. So is there some middle ground between a totally fantastic, original scenario and something with real human emotion? What movies do you think pull that off? Best on all of your writing projects... Good to read this update. I’m curious: How do you make a completely “fantasy” or sci-fi movie while grounding it in a human emotional matrix?

You don’t want to just make a regular drama with spacemen, but you also want that “heart” you talk about. So is there some middle ground between a totally fantastic, original scenario and something with real human emotion? What movies do you think pull that off?

Best on all of your writing projects…

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