{"id":2157,"date":"2017-03-10T11:04:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T17:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2019-06-19T08:55:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:55:25","slug":"pixar-storytelling-in-a-box-cont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/pixar-storytelling-in-a-box-cont\/","title":{"rendered":"Pixar Storytelling in a Box (cont)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing on from my previous post about my experience with the Khan Academy course, Pixar in a Box: The Art of Storytelling<\/a>, the next lessons are\u00a0‘What if?’ and ‘World and Character’.<\/p>\n

Lesson 3: What If?<\/h2>\n

Video 3<\/strong> and Activity 3<\/strong> are all about What if<\/strong>? Coming up with a story scenario, by asking \u201cWhat if?\u201d, the Pixar story tellers do a great job of putting popular movies into What if statements. For instance, what if our toys were sentient and could come alive? This is Toy Story.<\/p>\n

Part A. What would the\u00a0What if<\/em> statements be for my favorite films? <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • What if unicorns still existed and could only be seen by a few people?<\/li>\n
  • What if a couple accidentally adopted a girl, instead of a boy?<\/li>\n
  • What if the King of England lost his mind?<\/li>\n
  • What if the new Emperor of China was just a little boy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The exercise is a little hard with true stories,\u00a0but\u00a0I guess they still work.<\/p>\n

    Part B: Come up with 3-5 What if<\/em> stories<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    I have to admit something embarrassing. I created a list of about 30 what ifs about a week before I wrote this\u00a0– but somehow, I lost them all! So I had to come up with new ones. I needed some inspiration.<\/p>\n

    Inspiration: Sanjay\u2019s Super Team<\/h4>\n

    For inspiration, I watched a short video called “Sanjay\u2019s Super Team”. One of the Pixar storytellers mentions the movie. “Sanjay’s Super Team’s” What if<\/em> question is: What if an\u00a0Indian father could show his son, who loves action figures, what he sees when he\u2019s praying? It is a pretty impressive video and it\u2019s only about 7 minutes long, so no excuses!<\/p>\n

    Update: Unfortunately, Sanjay’s Super Team<\/em> is no longer available online. But, there is a “Making of…” video available to view.<\/p>\n