Here’s a breakdown ofโฃ the text provided, focusing on the Pixar filmmaking process as described by Meg โฃLeFauve:
Key Stages โofโข Pixar’s Filmmaking Process (as described):
- Idea/Brain Trust (Early Stage):
Starts withโฃ an idea, discussed with a โsmall, trustedโค “Brain Trust” (fellow โdirectors and storytellers).
โค Thisโค is โa very open, exploratory phase. Ideasโฃ are pitched and critiqued.
- Outline/Scriptment:
The idea is developed into a more structured outline,sometimes called a “scriptment.”
โ The Brain Trust โexpands to include โmoreโค people as โคthe project becomes more defined.
- Script Progress:
โค Aโค full script is written.
โฃThe Brain Trust continues to provide feedback, which can be very direct (“we like this half,”โ “this could be the best thing ever”).
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Character design begins during this phase.
โ The โscript is visualized through storyboards.
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LeFauve โคnotes that a good scene is one that โexcites the โstoryboard artist to โคdraw.
The movie is screened internally in storyboard โคform, and feedback isโค gathered from theโค Brainโ Trust โฃagain.
Important Insights:
Iterationโ &โ Feedback: The โขprocess is highly iterative. there are multiple roundsโ of feedback andโค revision atโ each stage.
Focus on Story: Ideas that don’t serve the core storyโ or โcharacter โฃarcs (like Procrastination Land)โ are cut, โคeven if they’re โขfun. The focus is always on Riley’s journey and the emotions thatโ drive it.
Storyboarding as a Gauge: The โenthusiasm of the storyboard artist is a key indicator ofโฃ a scene’s strength.
Brain Trust Importance: The Brain Trust is central to the process, providing โขhonest and critical โขfeedback.
Specific Details Mentioned:
Cut โIdeas: Schadenfreude โค(from the first film) and โProcrastination Landโ were considered but ultimately cut.
New Emotion: Anxiety (voiced byโฃ Maya Hawke) is โฃa central new โฃemotion in Inside โOut โ2.
