The clues to a great story | Andrew Stanton | TED

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  • Опубликовано: 20 мар 2012
  • www.ted.com Filmmaker Andrew Stanton ("Toy Story," "WALL-E") shares what he knows about storytelling -- starting at the end and working back to the beginning. (Contains graphic language ...)
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  • @benjamingentile1660
    @benjamingentile1660 9 лет назад +2675

    "The audience wants to work for their meal, they just don't want to know that you're making them do that" good line, super true

    • @AUnicorn666
      @AUnicorn666 6 лет назад +7

      i dont get that line... can you explain it?

    • @freakmaster6723
      @freakmaster6723 6 лет назад +111

      A Unicorn
      It means that they want to think a bit for themselves and don't want you to spell *Everything* out for them.
      Like with the Joke he told in the beginning, it wouldn't have been better if he finished the last sentence, instead he let you do this for yourself.

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino 5 лет назад +15

      Freak Master ah I didn't make that connection to the joke till you said it. And in my opinion it made it much funnier that he didn't finish it

    • @evolvingyang
      @evolvingyang 4 года назад +18

      @@freakmaster6723 You really should have made him work more for that answer..

    • @scottekim
      @scottekim 3 года назад +3

      The same is true in game design (my area). Struggle to overcome obstacles is essential for a game to be fun and satisfying. But the struggle has to be dished out in manageable bites for the experience to be enjoyable...thus the "they just don't want to know that you're making them do that".

  • @SP8inc
    @SP8inc 2 года назад +676

    For those who want a whole page of notes, here're mine, in case it serves something.
    Storytelling is joke telling. It’s knowing your punchline. Your ending. Knowing that everything you're saying, from the first sentence to the last, is leading to a singular goal and ideally confirming some truth that deepens our understandings of who we are as human beings.
    MAKE ME CARE. Emotionally, intellectually, aesthetically.
    Make a promise: in the beginning, make a promise to your audience, that this story will lead somewhere that’s worth their time.
    “A well told promise is like a pebble being pulled back in a slingshot that propels you forward through the story to the end.”
    The audience wants to work for their meal. They just don’t want to know they’re doing that. Meaning, we want to be given the clues to understand the whole story. We want to be told, what is 2 + 2? But we don't want to be told, 2 + 2 = 4. It’s this well organized absence of information that draws us in. make the audience put things together.
    The elements you provide and the order you place them in is crucial to whether you succeed or fail at engaging the audience.
    Give your character a main goal to pursue. All well-drawn characters have a spine. The characters have an inner motor, a dominant, unconscious goal that they’re striving for, an itch that they can’t scratch.
    Change is fundamental in a story. If things go static, stories die, because life is never static.
    Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty. When you’re telling a story, have you constructed anticipation? In the short term, have you made me wanna know what will happen next? Have you made me wanna know how it will conclude in the long term?
    Have you constructed honest conflicts with truth that creates doubt in what the outcome might be?
    Storytelling has guidelines, not hard rules.
    Like your main character.
    We all live life conditionally. Characters can be good, but have a fatal flaw in them, that doesn’t come out unless their one condition for being nice and kind isn’t met anymore. We’re all willing to play by the rules and follow things along, as long as certain conditions are met. After that, all bets are off.
    Theme in storytelling is having a constant, a guideline, a road map, where all roads eventually lead to. Who are you?
    Can you invoke wonder?
    “That’s what I think the magic ingredient is, the secret sauce, is can you invoke wonder. Wonder is honest, it’s completely innocent. It can’t be artificially evoked. For me, there’s no greater ability than the gift of another human being giving you that feeling - to hold them still just for a brief moment in their day and have them surrender to wonder. When it’s tapped, the affirmation of being alive, it reaches you almost to a cellular level. And when an artist does that to another artist,it’s like you’re compelled to pass it on. It’s like a dormant command that suddenly is activated in you, like a call to Devil’s Tower. Do unto others what’s been done to you. The best stories infuse wonder.” - Andrew Stanton
    Sometimes, characters deserve a second chance.
    Write from what you know. Draw from it. It doesn’t always mean plot or fact, it means capturing a truth from our experiencing it, expressing values you personally feel deep down in your core.
    “Be wrong as fast as you can. So the lesser in talent you are the greater in tenacity you must be to persevere."

  • @AdityaGunawan30
    @AdityaGunawan30 4 года назад +653

    I think this is the most underrated TED talk ever.

  • @thegoliard7
    @thegoliard7 6 лет назад +1450

    That’s curious how he told a story while he was telling us how to tell a story...

    • @freebird1721
      @freebird1721 5 лет назад +68

      Storinception

    • @w.kuiper316
      @w.kuiper316 4 года назад +24

      Always tell a story, I think that's a good way of interacting with people.

    • @quentinl829
      @quentinl829 4 года назад +7

      Well, that was obviously intended.

    • @hugojedle7465
      @hugojedle7465 3 года назад

      Nejlepší prezentace, co kdy uvidíte ruclips.net/video/7YWwH054FGQ/видео.html

    • @intosomethingsometimes2193
      @intosomethingsometimes2193 3 года назад

      Omg

  • @keepplayingnice
    @keepplayingnice 8 лет назад +5506

    You write Toy Story they dont call you the writer of Toy Story. You write WALL-E , they don't call you the writer of WALL-E...but you write one John Carter...

    • @derrickforeal
      @derrickforeal 8 лет назад +186

      all that means is he should stick with his amazing ability in animation story. the world has enough mediocre drama

    • @DaniloSantanaSilva
      @DaniloSantanaSilva 8 лет назад +14

      +Karthik Nair hahaha good one

    • @DigThat32
      @DigThat32 8 лет назад +115

      +Karthik Nair Haa! I like John Carter though. There's a great story in there.

    • @MrPottergeek101
      @MrPottergeek101 8 лет назад +5

      XD 😜😜😜😆😂🙂👍🏽👍🏽🙃🙃

    • @nanaof3991
      @nanaof3991 7 лет назад +50

      Haha, poor guy. But I bet John Carter is a moving story when you put it in the context of "just a story a guy who's told other great stories wanted us to see," instead of the overhyped Disney mega-movie.
      A movie expected to live up to blockbuster box office status simply by being a Disney production; & MUST achieve a level of Greatness, or it's automatically declared a "dud."

  • @sharpno2pencil476
    @sharpno2pencil476 7 лет назад +3032

    Notes:
    Then audience wants to work for their meal: 2+2
    Stories aren't exact or predictable
    All well drawn characters have a dominant unconscious goal. Acknowledge what drives you take the wheel and steer it
    Change must happen in a story
    Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty
    An itch they can't scratch
    Singular goal
    Truth that deepens understanding of who we are
    Make me care
    Make a promise in the beginning
    Stories have guidelines
    Like your main character
    Theme: "who are you?"
    Invoke a sense of wonder
    You're welcome

    • @sharpno2pencil476
      @sharpno2pencil476 7 лет назад +96

      Use what you know and draw from it
      Capture a truth from your experiences
      Use values you feel deep down to your core

    • @jouniahola9924
      @jouniahola9924 5 лет назад +13

      I just wrote my own and then saw your comment .. :D

    • @joshodyssey4036
      @joshodyssey4036 5 лет назад +25

      Cinematic story-telling without words is the purest form of story-telling.

    • @GraeHall
      @GraeHall 5 лет назад +45

      Wow. I was pausing the video to constantly go over to my google doc, to write down the points he raised I felt relevant to help me writing a story. The video finished. I was happy with the work I put in to writing down the key points. Then I went to the comments, always risky on RUclips, only this time it was risky because everything I just spent twice the length of this video writing down, you had written down. Every damn point. Most of them, more succinctly. But what I wanted was to learn something, to write down what I felt was important, and to I guess deep down, feel it was worth the effort. Your comment made me feel it was worth the effort. I wasn't alone in taking note, in note taking.

    • @goddessm2752
      @goddessm2752 5 лет назад

      Thanks!

  • @polloyopa
    @polloyopa 4 года назад +180

    He just told us his life story while giving us a lesson in screenwriting. That’s what good teachers do.

  • @ravindumirihana2784
    @ravindumirihana2784 5 лет назад +686

    1. Promise
    2. Make viewers work for their meal
    3. Characters has inner motor
    4. Anticipation with Uncertainty
    5. Add Good character arcs for your characters. With certain conditions are met.
    6. Underlying theme.
    7. Wonder.

  • @volcanictv5044
    @volcanictv5044 4 года назад +228

    He tells you how to tell a story by telling you a story, oh what a story.

  • @WildestDrake
    @WildestDrake 12 лет назад +558

    I was completely at tears, sulking and crying by myself when he mentions the second chance he had gotten from birth, and how it inspired the story of Finding Nemo. Because from my mother's own lips I was told that I too was sick and dying from birth according to 99% of all the Doctors I was taken to they said I had no chance. Except for 1 Doctor who believed that he knew what was wrong and he could help.
    And Here I am today striving towards what I'm good at.
    Always Loved Pixar. Now, even more!.

    • @Rhettsta
      @Rhettsta 2 года назад +3

      And that doctors name was Ron Paul.

    • @82pythons85
      @82pythons85 Год назад +4

      Sulking and crying… doesn’t seem you’ve gotten too strong.

    • @snellavision
      @snellavision Год назад +1

      I was completely at tears, sulking and crying by myself when he told that plagiarised joke that's so old it can vote at the beginning of the presentation

    • @BATMAN-zw8nf
      @BATMAN-zw8nf Год назад +9

      This reply section is an L

    • @dr.aanotnot3726
      @dr.aanotnot3726 Год назад +1

      I want to know your disease

  • @Day69Tripper
    @Day69Tripper 8 лет назад +612

    When I saw the part where he explained where the inspiration for the finding memo scene came from I cried more than I did when I actually saw the film. From an aspiring storyteller; thank you for explaining the heart that went into your stories. This is what every writer needs to hear and see to be great at what they dream of doing.
    Thank you.

    • @noahfenech8196
      @noahfenech8196 5 лет назад +1

      Memo :]

    • @andresuaza
      @andresuaza 5 лет назад

      Nemo*

    • @MoscleBrog
      @MoscleBrog 5 лет назад

      Same here mate

    • @RadRogue1
      @RadRogue1 5 лет назад +6

      *Finding a memo from your younger self telling you to follow your dreams.

    • @sugarcandy654
      @sugarcandy654 4 года назад +3

      I cried like a baby, when you come to understand how a writers own story correlates to the stories they tell you, I think its simply beautiful (if that made sense)

  • @Fractorification
    @Fractorification 10 лет назад +646

    Storytelling is a very difficult craft. Trying to put together the puzzle pieces for it to work is part of the journey. That`s why Andrew`s motto is: "Be wrong as fast as you can. So the lesser in talent you are the greater in tenacity you must be to persevere."
    They make mistakes in their stories over and over again until they get it right or good enough. The process can lead to discovering and learning more about your character, what works and doesn't, what scenes are more significant, the usage of flashback, backstory, the right voice talent etc.
    It`s an incredible journey faced with its creative obstacles, for the sake of finding that truth in your story. While there`s no such thing as the perfect script or movie I think that they've managed to come as close to perfection that you can get. And I have to tip my imaginary hat to Pixar. They've managed to travel through this journey proving how powerful the animation medium can be through laughter, charm and a deeper emotional level more so than it was before.

    • @maikesplace
      @maikesplace 9 лет назад +2

      ty

    • @82pythons85
      @82pythons85 Год назад

      Pixar, really!?
      Yeah, “Lightyear” seems like the next “Godfather” 🤣

    • @supersucks
      @supersucks Год назад +1

      @@82pythons85 well if you look at the whole of Pixar’s movies they’re the best at making heartfelt stories and animated films that doesn’t talk down to their viewers. (especially kids who watch their stuff) just because Lightyear isn’t on par with the rest of their films doesn’t mean the whole studio is bad, you know.

    • @monstersink770
      @monstersink770 Год назад

      👌🏻

  • @Spikastru
    @Spikastru 7 лет назад +136

    I love Pixar just because of their set of rules. My childhood wouldn't be the same if I only saw classic "I want" song while hating the villain and wondering why there isn't a happy village near home.

    • @noahfenech8196
      @noahfenech8196 5 лет назад +7

      To be fair, the classic Disney formula does work, Moana was still good and had all those tropes

    • @prinstyrio0
      @prinstyrio0 5 лет назад +9

      @@noahfenech8196 It's why stories can come in many forms and as he said, there's only guidelines for good stories, no rulesets. Now Pixar have their "rulesets" and Disney their own, neither are bad if in the end it creates a good story.
      I remember someone saying that a great storyteller and story doesn't need to break or complicate the dots (or tropes) the story ultimately revolves around or connects to, but instead what happens inbetween the dots, hows its presented and how you get there can be enough to retell the same story a million times.

    • @paperchasindude6578
      @paperchasindude6578 4 года назад

      Exactly

  • @SteveVader101
    @SteveVader101 11 лет назад +67

    That first scene of Finding Nemo is one of the only things that can make me truly cry every time I see it.

    • @Harry-mf6rq
      @Harry-mf6rq Год назад +2

      @D I'm genuinely curious how you end up on a video like this if you don't care about the emotional impact stories can have on people

    • @farmboy3632
      @farmboy3632 3 месяца назад

      Virgin energy is strong with this one

  • @eddygan325
    @eddygan325 7 месяцев назад +3

    I like the scene of Wall E and Eve. They didn't talk anything, but with the music and scene, it told everything.
    This is truthly 2 + 2

  • @C0LDM1LK
    @C0LDM1LK 6 лет назад +66

    This is absolutely one of the best talks I've ever watched.

  • @Ninjakees
    @Ninjakees 2 года назад +72

    Even after almost 10 years of this video being uploaded, I am rewatching this once in a while, when I am stuck with writing stories, to remind me what great storytelling is and clues to them. Also just realized this was uploaded on my bday lol. Amazing timeless video, Thank you Andrew!

  • @matt.loupe.
    @matt.loupe. 6 лет назад +75

    "Change is essential for stories. Without it, stories die."
    Tell that to the Silicon Valley writers

    • @marcinwilczynski6354
      @marcinwilczynski6354 3 года назад

      Bill Gates?! Ty masz jakieś drobne?!

    • @marcinwilczynski6354
      @marcinwilczynski6354 3 года назад

      N jak się c t b to nie e jak tam wasze pytania?!b was b!;im Like the some domena internetowa?; Make mąkę przesiać mąkę przesiać mąkę przesiać z nas &_

    • @marcinwilczynski6354
      @marcinwilczynski6354 3 года назад

      The Princess Diana thank you today and tomorrow do you have you been up to you today if that is what I co tam u niego niewiesz bo w razie pytań proszę pisać na PW to daj znać mi

  • @warrenhughes6259
    @warrenhughes6259 7 лет назад +190

    at 12:30 did anyone think of Barbosa's line from Pirates of the Caribbean "They're more like guidelines than actual rules."?

    • @Fireeater-rl4ep
      @Fireeater-rl4ep 5 лет назад +3

      I did. In fact, I posted it in the comments section. Heehee.

    • @AgentMoss2217
      @AgentMoss2217 2 года назад +1

      I found that line funny.

  • @parkoho
    @parkoho 2 года назад +12

    This is The First TedTalk ever that makes me burst into tears, when Andrew said he was sick & his parents still believe in the second chance of his survival. Thank you for bring us so many beautiful movies into our lives Andrew!

  • @danielmihaylov5525
    @danielmihaylov5525 Год назад +4

    "Whatever I ended up been good at,
    I would strive to be worthy of the second chance I was given."
    I can feel that...

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION 8 лет назад +788

    Fantastic insight. I personally love stories that are open for interpretation and don't spoon feed the meaning right from the start. Leaving room for mystery allows the audience to fill in the gaps with their own imagination.

    • @calebtownsend4384
      @calebtownsend4384 8 лет назад +2

      you should check out a story called "franks chair" by a group called 2nu

    • @TuckerDGrebitus
      @TuckerDGrebitus 8 лет назад +8

      +Micah Buzan Miyazaki was a master of this

    • @TheRealOtakuEdits
      @TheRealOtakuEdits 7 лет назад +4

      *still is

    • @oioi5357
      @oioi5357 6 лет назад +2

      i agreeeee

    • @AllThingsFilm1
      @AllThingsFilm1 5 лет назад +3

      Here! Here! Kubrick has said that's how he wants his movies to come across. Open to personal interpretation.

  • @zackalncan9380
    @zackalncan9380 Год назад +3

    This has got to be one of the best TEDtalks for aspiring storytellers. I always visit this every once in a while to motivate myself and remind myself of the clues to a great story.

  • @victorlimamorais4711
    @victorlimamorais4711 5 лет назад +7

    That's the point: When you can share something personal, something that is yours, with other people through storytelling, you've done a good job. Great insight.

  • @Griffinblack559
    @Griffinblack559 2 года назад +5

    This man is a genius. He opened my eyes more times in a single 20 minute lecture than all my years of school. Truly phenomenal. Truly inspiring.

  • @nathanunck7134
    @nathanunck7134 2 года назад +5

    I was almost in tears when I interviewed Andrew about WALL-E when it was getting ready to release, and I asked him a question, and he treated me like I was a moron and he wouldn't answer the rest of my questions without being completely and utterly condescending. It happened almost 12 years ago, and I still feel insecure when I conduct interviews for my job. He is a great storyteller, I will give him that, but he really hurt my feelings in the beginning of my career, and made me feel like I don't matter.

    • @zgm9742
      @zgm9742 2 года назад +3

      Nathan If you are still feeling the same way, for what happened 12 years ago then he was right. Where is your personal character arc? you need to change. we need People like him to make us change. Use his brief presence in your life for the positive. No one is bad. Only the situations makes him so.

    • @JD-tf1kn
      @JD-tf1kn Год назад

      This comment by Nathan seems bogus as the timing seems off. Isn't Wall-E from 2008? Why would you call him Andrew. Seems like a personal beef.

  • @sharonkadach6900
    @sharonkadach6900 4 года назад +11

    “Use what you know, draw from your experience.” Thanks for confirming this, sometimes I wonder if it’s gonna work or not, but I guess we can only use what we know, and keep learning more things and telling new stories as we experience even more.

  • @daveforz
    @daveforz 7 месяцев назад +1

    This is what separates RUclips story telling and movie story telling

  • @kytexgd1463
    @kytexgd1463 Год назад +6

    Nemo and Wall-E are both masterpieces

  • @celine9285
    @celine9285 5 лет назад +126

    Storytelling is joke telling.
    1. We all love stories
    2. Make me care - give promise that will lead someone says it’s worth your time
    3. Storytelling with dialogue
    4. Make the audience put things together... give 2 + 2 ... don’t give 4
    5. Drama = anticipation + uncertainty
    6. MAKE THEM THINKING
    7. Use what you know

    • @tizer3074
      @tizer3074 2 года назад +1

      Thanks

    • @sarasvathip68
      @sarasvathip68 Год назад

      4th plz please explain in detailed way

    • @mingoroballo
      @mingoroballo 10 месяцев назад

      @@sarasvathip68t’s basically the “show don’t tell” method. If you don’t know you can look it up

  • @Indy_Filmmaker
    @Indy_Filmmaker 9 месяцев назад +4

    I find myself coming back to this video over and over again. Andrew Stanton is a genius.

  • @veritas6335
    @veritas6335 5 лет назад +5

    The most profound and thoughtful and well constructed class in story writing I’ve ever seen. I’ve never seen any of the Pixar films but his remarks on story construction are profound and universal. They apply to all story, from Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby to Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind, Or To Kill a Mickingnird, Steinbeck’s East of Eden, from Wuthering Heights and Rebecca to Casablanca, Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Bunch, The Godfather, All good novels and films have these themes and structure running through them. This is deep and very impactful - a lot to think about and use.

  • @rafilevi6300
    @rafilevi6300 2 года назад +3

    I am a person who watches a lot of TED Talks in his free time for no good reason, and I can say this was one of the best ones I have ever watched.

  • @alightened
    @alightened 3 года назад +7

    The “dancing” scene in walle is epic. Beautiful masterpiece

  • @Angelthehedgehog1
    @Angelthehedgehog1 9 лет назад +71

    Andrew Stanton has a great mind for storytelling.

  • @enzorocha2977
    @enzorocha2977 Год назад +8

    Not to diminish his well-documented successes at Pixar, but ten years on, this video endures as a stark reminder of how such accomplished people who are masters of their craft can still create a debacle like John Carter of Mars. It's a decent movie, mind; I speak more to what went on behind the scenes. You see, Stanton is part of a brain trust of storytellers at Pixar/Disney, whose members when a movie is pitched, come together and try to point out flaws and other problematic things like plot holes, messy structure, bloated scenes, etc. in the hopes of making the work stand taller, stronger. Stanton was prickly when it came to criticism and would forcefully shoot down objections, a treatment he would give other filmmakers when the shoe was on the other foot and someone else was pitching. In other words, Stanton is an example of the "I'm right, you're wrong. Don't you know who I am?" mentality that sets in when people have a string of hits and become successful for a length of time. He was a consistent money earner at the box office and felt he could not possibly falter. Well, everyone has their blind spots, but John Carter of Mars should be a good lesson about it, about hubris and having too much confidence in yourself that you don't listen to anybody anymore. Tale as old as time. Right, Elon Musk? lol Aside from this, good TED talk. Mine it for the gems.

  • @operatorchakkoty4257
    @operatorchakkoty4257 5 лет назад +6

    This is, hands down all the way to my soles, the best TED talk I have ever seen.

  • @ellev.81318
    @ellev.81318 5 лет назад +5

    By far the best explanation of what elements a great story should have. Great job!!

  • @gr8booksmore929
    @gr8booksmore929 5 месяцев назад +2

    Stumbling upon this talk was like stumbling upon a piece of gold. Story telling told through excellent story telling. Promise, Punchline, Drama, 2+2...

  • @DragonPrincessAoife
    @DragonPrincessAoife 11 лет назад

    Got to love that opening joke. MAN, this is an incredible talk, as a writer it means so much to hear words of wisdom through a master like this.

  • @placeholder_name321
    @placeholder_name321 3 года назад +3

    the fact that this TED talk was filmed (or posted??) on my birthday makes this talk double special. Loved every minute.

  • @slaughtz
    @slaughtz 12 лет назад +4

    This was great and very insightful. I was almost at tears when he showed how he influenced Finding Nemo's story with his own towards the end - a baby given a second chance, one he was given. Makes me want to watch those animated films again.

  • @oldlogin3383
    @oldlogin3383 5 лет назад +4

    This really is the single most important lesson ever learned as an advertiser. Thanks.

  • @awakenedbusiness8523
    @awakenedbusiness8523 7 лет назад +4

    Absolutely incredible! Andrew Stanton, my 2 favorite movies as a child were Toy Story and A Bugs Life. I watched them hundreds of times. Thank you so much for following your passion because it ultimately changed my life.

  • @Fractorification
    @Fractorification 10 лет назад +3

    Beautiful. I've always been mesmerized by Pixar`s wonderful work. This has to be the most honest and purest form of storytelling there is.

  • @hairglowingkyle4572
    @hairglowingkyle4572 3 года назад +21

    This man created the nearly perfect movie of all time. What a legend

    • @NeverSaySandwich1
      @NeverSaySandwich1 4 месяца назад

      Yes, toy story

    • @Maniman786
      @Maniman786 24 дня назад

      @@NeverSaySandwich1Not Just That Finding Nemo And Finding Dory Too 🔥

  • @savageantelope3306
    @savageantelope3306 4 года назад +2

    Love the working for your meal, 2+2 rule, and giving your character a spine

  • @CynthiaButare
    @CynthiaButare 6 лет назад +7

    One of the best talks on storytelling. One of the best TED Talks!

  • @lucascavalcantidossantos
    @lucascavalcantidossantos 4 года назад +9

    This is a fantastic TED. I was not expecting it to be this good. Many insights provided, totally worth your time.

  • @mariettahermosa
    @mariettahermosa 5 лет назад +5

    Loved it when he said “drama is anticipation. How do you construct anticipation... what’ll happen next? “

  • @jakeseazee
    @jakeseazee 8 лет назад +2

    Just what I needed as a break from typing my first screenplay. Comedy/drama/psych thriller. My soul makes it so easy when the words begin to pour out from my fingers into my computer. Perfect talk for writers block!!!!

  • @pixxelwizzard
    @pixxelwizzard 3 года назад +6

    You didn't tell a *better* story by rejecting songs, a love story, and a villain, you just found a different way to tell a story. Aladdin and The Little Mermaid are two of my favorite movies of all time. I like Toy Story a lot, don't get me wrong, but I think I've seen it once or twice. I've seen Aladdin and TLM dozens of times each.

  • @LTL30
    @LTL30 12 лет назад +5

    At first I had thought 19 minutes to sit through this is a long time then once it began the time just went by soo fast and I REALLY got into this. This was and is amazing and I really greatly enjoyed all that he had said. I am really happy that I had watched this. Thank you ever so truly much for sharing this. This was/is excellent and there was great meaning behind it, things like this are ALWAYS enjoyable and positive. Again, THANK YOU for sharing this.

  • @LadyWildlower
    @LadyWildlower 7 лет назад +271

    My English teacher sent this to me and didn't realize it had that at the beginning. xD

  • @SamReevesWrites
    @SamReevesWrites 11 лет назад +3

    Most of the concepts Stanton talks about are not new, but he packages them in a delicious way. I think that is one of the subtly best lessons to take from this.

  • @jotijotivirix6786
    @jotijotivirix6786 5 лет назад +4

    This is undoubtedly incredible! I've been watching a huge amount of videos on RUclips and looking for some incentive on the Internet to try to move myself again because I lost my passion and I thought there wasn't any reason left for me to do anything at all since a very long time.
    But right about now I found this video and I feel better, I feel that I do have a reason to keep on making my life the way that I've been making it for the las 5 years.
    That reason is the fact that I, just like everybody, can tell a story that can be invented at all or can have some influences of my own experiences.
    Thanks a lot to whoever uploaded this video!

  • @TheModernAsianMan
    @TheModernAsianMan 4 года назад +3

    Fantastic opening, the middle was kind of saturated with facts and knowledge which could have been better explained or broken down but given the time limit he was given, he made this talk really enriching and engaging. Phenomenal ending. Nothing less to expect from one of the best story tellers in the world.

  • @paperchasindude6578
    @paperchasindude6578 3 года назад +11

    Andrew Stanton is a genius. Finding Nemo is one of the greatest movies ever made.

  • @midoann
    @midoann 4 года назад +1

    Life and storytelling all worked for my interest in storytelling and to apply in my life. Thank you ANDREW Stanton and TED team.

  • @Nicholaspollett
    @Nicholaspollett 12 лет назад +2

    This is by far my favourite TED talk and it only has 12k views. What a shame

  • @DaniloSantanaSilva
    @DaniloSantanaSilva 8 лет назад +50

    Great talk! One of the best on Ted.

  • @r.brooks5287
    @r.brooks5287 5 лет назад +12

    The best reminder of why I'm a writer ever; bloody brilliant.

  • @dondonkacaka4187
    @dondonkacaka4187 2 года назад

    this vid shows all my unknown love for storytelling, literally got goosebumps

  • @carrygaming8718
    @carrygaming8718 9 месяцев назад +1

    My interest was piqued by Andrew Stanton's TED Talk on The Clue to a Great Story because of its focus on the effectiveness of storytelling and its importance of emotional connection. Stanton's delivery excited me since his enthusiasm for storytelling was evident in his expressive gestures and interesting stories. I 100% agree with the idea that great stories are those that inspire us to feel something, as I have personal experience of the deep influence of emotionally stirring stories. I was reminded of the transforming power of storytelling by Stanton's talk, and it inspired me to keep seeking out and delivering tales that make people feel real emotions and connect with others on a deeper level.

  • @JaneHollandAuthor
    @JaneHollandAuthor 4 года назад +4

    OMG, Lawrence of Arabia. THANK YOU. I spent my teenage years getting up at 5am so I could watch that film before school. REPEATEDLY. I knew every line, every scene, every gesture, back to front. And I tell my kids today and they just shrug. Damn them. Such a brilliant piece of work.

  • @cyraorees
    @cyraorees 8 лет назад +6

    Loved this talk, took notes. Thank you!

  • @HungerintheWild
    @HungerintheWild 7 месяцев назад +1

    The part about invoking a surrender to wonder in other people was my favorite. Such a beautiful talk!

  • @Flamingerudostalion
    @Flamingerudostalion 5 лет назад +2

    Is it weird that I almost cried while watching this? :) It's just so good. And don't think I didn't notice how he worked those principals into this talk too!!! I see what you did there!!!

  • @wadesarver4207
    @wadesarver4207 4 года назад +3

    Awesome talk, both of values and of great storytelling! Thank you, Andrew!

  • @CLuvTravels
    @CLuvTravels 7 лет назад +25

    Of all the storys that have ever been told in film, television and life........ That was probably the best one lol

  • @evm6177
    @evm6177 4 года назад +2

    For such a genuinely inspiring speech the guy deserves an award. He knew what he was talking about had actual results to back it.. Beauty with brains if u ask me.

  • @SimplySalma
    @SimplySalma 12 лет назад

    This is one of the best TED Talks of all time.

  • @Riri-hh1ue
    @Riri-hh1ue 8 лет назад +19

    He is amazing

  • @loaded99percent
    @loaded99percent 12 лет назад +3

    beautifully expressed. revived my love for cartoon classics and moderns'

  • @RenaCayari
    @RenaCayari 4 года назад

    Probably the best TED talk I’ve heard yet.

  • @NinaNaculangga
    @NinaNaculangga 2 года назад

    I love hearing different stories. It inspires us and we learned a lot from it.
    Thanks for sharing your story.

  • @flamencoartsandmusic4487
    @flamencoartsandmusic4487 2 года назад +10

    Thank You, Andrew, for this excellent video. I am very new at writing stories and eager to learn the craft of writing stories. This content is very helpful and informative. It makes me want to be a storyteller even more. Your delivery is so effective, it makes me sit up and take notice. I am happy and very grateful to have come to this page to see this video and hear your voice. I am inspired... Thank You. :-)

    • @bobdillaber1195
      @bobdillaber1195 11 месяцев назад +1

      Good for you. It's now a year after you wrote that and I hope you've kept at it.

  • @kargelr
    @kargelr 9 лет назад +21

    So many people whining about a swear word. This is an audience of adults, being spoken to as adults by an adult. The assumption is that nobody gets hurt by "potty mouth". Nobody here was injured.

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 4 года назад +1

      After watching this video I dried my eyes, called my son, and told him the McGregor story. He was driving. he had to pull over he was laughing so hard.
      Mind you, I don't approve of gratuitous cussing, it's usually unfocused emotion. Before my son was born my wife had a miscarriage. I stayed by her side for what ever support I could provide, and so I was a witness. She'd lost a lot of blood, and as the nurse was trying to get the needle into her arm she was saying, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Vein pain!"

  • @farley333
    @farley333 11 лет назад

    One of the best TED talks I've ever seen.

  • @Randorigirl1
    @Randorigirl1 6 лет назад

    I loved it, thank you. You had me with the use of your opening joke. Brilliant and funny. Point made. No worries about the use of a teleprompter. I figure you’re a very busy dude who took the time to assemble a terrific presentation. Memorizing and performing is a separate set of tasks. Read on my friend and thanks for your gifts and talents.

  • @facundobaldivia1914
    @facundobaldivia1914 4 года назад +7

    Muchas gracias a quienes subtitularon el video. Realmente me sirvió mucho poder comprender las palabras de Andrew Stanton. Uno de los principales pilares de Pixar Studios.

  • @Atlas-pn6jv
    @Atlas-pn6jv 7 лет назад +26

    the finding Memo part 😭😭😭😭😭

    • @Atlas-pn6jv
      @Atlas-pn6jv 7 лет назад +37

      fucking auto correct. *Nemo

  • @sepyasait4151
    @sepyasait4151 3 года назад +2

    I have been watched this video for many time. It's so inspiring and whenever it reaches to the end of this video, I kind of feel sad.

  • @Khoiwind
    @Khoiwind 12 лет назад +2

    oh this was wonderful, I didn't think I would actually tear up at the end

  • @doraaaa0613
    @doraaaa0613 5 лет назад +5

    no joke wall e made me cry so hard as a nine year old that i had to stop watching the movie halfway through and exit the theatre. i was just a super emotional kid and the imagery and desolation and the loneliness of wall e and his big robot eyes really broke me lol

  • @davegilbertson
    @davegilbertson 5 лет назад +68

    Listening intently on each word as his origin story comes to its climax and.......wait, did he say he was born with teeth?

    • @geraldfrost4710
      @geraldfrost4710 4 года назад +8

      black teeth.

    • @sugarcandy654
      @sugarcandy654 4 года назад +5

      Maybe he meant gums, you could tell he fumbled his words a bit throughout the talk

    • @shinanbarclay67
      @shinanbarclay67 3 года назад +4

      He was reading a script from the floor gizmos

  • @vvvarad
    @vvvarad 3 года назад +1

    one of the best ted talks ever. period.

  • @Jofishness
    @Jofishness 11 лет назад +2

    Loved this talk, I wish I could go to one of these talks one day

  • @StoryGordon
    @StoryGordon 5 лет назад +3

    Excellent insights. It's important to remember that everyone in an audience is an audience experiencing the story's meaning as it applies to them... or not. Either way, change occurs.

  • @clarkparker4860
    @clarkparker4860 5 лет назад +37

    John Carter is massively underrated.

  • @VikkiOddsocks
    @VikkiOddsocks 4 года назад

    Well you certainly had me spellbound, laughing and in tears. Thank you.

  • @philipmann5317
    @philipmann5317 4 года назад +1

    14:50 Peter O`Toole commanding the screen by standing still and staring. what performer.

  • @MostHighDwelling
    @MostHighDwelling 9 лет назад +30

    He is very intelligent

  • @rchandraonline
    @rchandraonline 9 лет назад +3

    "storytelling without dialog"
    Like _Angry Birds Toons_ . I am amazed sometimes at how much Rovio packs into a cartoon without saying a (real) word. I always kind of assumed that maybe this was deliberate so that anyone who viewed it, regardless of the language they knew, could understand it.

  • @FizzleFX
    @FizzleFX 2 месяца назад

    I learned so much in so little time. So many authors need to see this!

  • @12thDecember
    @12thDecember 2 года назад

    You can always tell when someone speaks from their heart. ❤️

  • @paperchasindude6578
    @paperchasindude6578 5 лет назад +7

    13:06 woody face was hilarious

  • @camotophat
    @camotophat 4 года назад +4

    Anyone else a little shook by that Woody yelling at Slinky bit?

  • @jiyounglee2571
    @jiyounglee2571 11 лет назад +1

    Andrew Stanton is well-known as a movie director. He talked about clues about a great story, relating his personal experience. I was impressed by his talk. He said, “Use what you know. Draw from it. It means capturing from a truth and experiencing it, expressing values you personally feel.” I learned that I should have found my story during my daily life whether if is simple or not. So far, I just found some stories from other people.

  • @VarshaSharma7
    @VarshaSharma7 Год назад

    One of the best talks, I have ever watched literally!