#121. Presentation Preferred RE-RELEASE: PIXAR’s “22 Rules of Storytelling” and How To Use Them

What with Inside Out 2 around the corner (June 14th!), we wanted to bring back a “Presentation Preferred” crowd favorite and RE RELEASE this gem of an episode going through PIXAR’s 22 Rules for Storytelling.

This is an episode for: Disney & PIXAR fans, presenters, speakers and anyone feeling stuck in their creative process. 

It’s no secret that we love a good PIXAR story on this podcast. 

PIXAR’s “22 Rules of Storytelling” adds yet another piece to the list of incredible storytelling strategies and resources that PIXAR provides us. 

First put together by a former PIXAR writer, Emma Coats, these snippets of storytelling strategy are chock full of important life lessons, creative process advice and—obviously!—presentation applications. 
We brought friends of the Ranch Emily Pantoja and Asha Alaji-Sharif, our resident “Disney adults”, to really connect all 22 dots to the Presentation Thinking world.

What's in the Spice Cabinet?

• Read em and weep: PIXAR’s “22 Rules of Storytelling” by Emma Coats

• Disney/PIXAR walkout songs??

• Asha - “Nobody Like U” from Turning Red

• Emily - “Married Life” theme from UP

• Molly - “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Toy Story

• *Molly says James Taylor sings this but it’s actually Randy Newman!!

• You like PIXAR Story stuff? Same. 

• We talked about PIXAR animator Matthew Luhn’s amazing talk on this episode, “Why do PIXAR movies make us cry? (Animator Matthew Luhn talks storytelling in business)”

• “The Art Of” book series takes a deep dive into specific PIXAR & Disney films and series!

• Spiderman: Into The Spiderverse - The Art Of the Movie

• The Art of “Turning Red”

• The Art of “The Last of Us”

• Emily’s advice for more creative inspo?

• Check out the proverbial DVD extras - search Behind the Scenes, The Making Of and Interviews of movies and pieces of media that you LOVE! 

• Check out PIXAR Artists’ Projects with PIXAR Spark Shorts!