{"id":11065,"date":"2017-10-26T09:41:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T16:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/dodge\/2017\/10\/26\/storytelling-advice-from-oscar-winning-director-mark-andrews-brave\/"},"modified":"2017-10-26T09:41:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T16:41:20","slug":"storytelling-advice-from-oscar-winning-director-mark-andrews-brave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/2017\/10\/26\/storytelling-advice-from-oscar-winning-director-mark-andrews-brave\/","title":{"rendered":"Storytelling Advice from Oscar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTo have someone feel like they\u2019ve experienced the same thing as you, that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing as filmmakers,\u201d Oscar-winning director\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0028764\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Andrews<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Brave<\/em>) reflected to a room of burgeoning storytellers in professor\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bill Kroyer\u2019s History and Aesthetics of Digital Arts class. The Pixar director provided a live storyboarding demonstration, presenting a concept storyboard for Disney\u2022Pixar\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Incredibles<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and his own storyboard exercises as he spoke about what he had learned in the field. Andrews experience writing for episodes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Samurai Jack<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, storyboarding on Disney&#8217;s<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Iron Giant<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and created his own comic translated to a great deal of industry experience and advice for Chapman students including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>&#8220;The importance of a chronological beginning, middle, and end in storytelling.&#8221;<\/strong> Andrews noticed that a good deal of up and coming storytellers are experimenting with nonlinear storytelling, which he cautioned against. Even the film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Memento<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, celebrated for being a movie told backwards, actually contains a clear beginning, middle, and end for the audience. \u201cLinear storytelling is a great limitation to have\u2026 Limitations are what make us creative.\u201d He assured the crowd that one does not have to mess with time in order to surprise people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cDon\u2019t get precious,\u201d<\/strong> advice that was repeated throughout the evening. Applicable to all kinds of art but specifically drawings, Andrews advised to consistently create. Not every piece will be perfect and that is okay. \u201cA lot of drawings end up on the ground.\u201d After working ridiculously long days at Pixar and coming home to his wife and kids, he would still make time to write and draw his own comic book, <i>Colossus. <\/i>He thinks of drawing like an exercise for an athlete, he works out his eyes and hands; he keeps himself in shape.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Art of Pitching.\u00a0<\/strong>At Pixar, directors come up with and pitch their own ideas. \u201cAs storytellers, we have to be able to put on the skin of others.\u201d He actually acts out his pitches, moving around the space and describing specifics. He took acting and improv classes to hone his story skills and become more comfortable in the spotlight. \u201cYou have to be the fool, you have to be the idiot.\u201d As a creator, he grew a thick skin and learned that it\u2019s okay to look stupid.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collaboration and compromise.<\/strong> In all of his positions, Andrews was able to collaborate with others. With this, came the skill of compromise. He talked freely about his experiences with creative differences and shared a tip. \u201cIf you can\u2019t figure out why you\u2019re fighting for something, then it\u2019s not important.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Life as a starving artist.<\/strong> After school, he \u2018starved for a year\u2019. He told the students that they will probably starve for a year too and that\u2019s okay. \u201cIt\u2019s a great time for animators.\u201d When he first started, Pixar was still testing the waters and animation was not quite as booming as it is today. With video games and apps and commercials, the field is saturated with opportunity. There is so much to learn and experience. He encouraged everyone to \u201clook, listen, ask questions, bug people.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out some great photos of the event below, captured by student Chris Louie:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11065 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/_dsc2974\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/10\/DSC2974-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/_dsc3004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/10\/DSC3004-150x150.jpg\" 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href='https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/_dsc3015\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/10\/DSC3015-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mark Andrews\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/_dsc3025\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/dodge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2017\/10\/DSC3025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mark Andrews\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winning Director Mark Andrews 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