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The Daily Motivation

How to Craft Unforgettable Stories | Ed Catmull EP 487

The Daily Motivation

Lewis Howes

Education, Self-improvement

4.8960 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Ed Catmull discusses the essential elements of successful animation films, emphasizing the importance of avoiding a stagnant approach and recognizing that the industry is ever-evolving. He underscores the dynamic nature of filmmaking, where stability is an illusion, and the key is to adapt to changing technology, people, and audience expectations. Catmull delves into the structure of films and series, highlighting the need for thoughtful planning, especially in series with a well-defined endpoint, ensuring a satisfying conclusion.

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0:00.0

Hi my name is Louis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.

0:07.0

What would you say then are the main elements of a successful animation film?

0:17.0

The one thing is we try not to do the same thing all the time.

0:22.0

When you're trying to do something new and original,

0:26.9

and like you get something like the way this team works together,

0:31.5

and it works. And it has had good feeling like

0:34.0

okay it all came together

0:36.0

I can't actually do that again

0:39.0

and that's the hardest thing

0:40.0

is companies want to reach some sort of stable point. We finally figured it out. We know we

0:44.9

had to make a bunch of compromises and all these things. We finally reached the

0:48.3

balance flight without fully understanding that the balance point is illusion.

0:54.1

The underlying technology is changing.

0:57.3

The people who are using this process are going older, they're getting families.

1:04.0

You've got new people coming in with new skills

1:07.0

because they're taught in different things.

1:09.0

The expectations that the customers are indifferent.

1:12.0

The expectations of your customers are different. The expectations of your partners are different?

1:16.0

There is nothing in this picture that is stable.

1:20.0

If you realize this,

1:23.0

then you say, okay, this premise of how we get to that

1:26.5

sweet spot is something that continues to change

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