Pixar has a formula that works… but what is their formula?
In this video, I’ll show you how Pixar structures a typical short film to quickly tell the audience everything they need to know to “get the jokes.” This is the same storytelling structure that you’ll find in almost every comedic sketch (i.e., Key & Peele and Alternatino), improvisational stories (i.e., Whose Line is it Anyway?) as well as stand-up comedians who rely on storytelling.
For those that have gone through Playfultuly Inappropriate, you’ll instantly recognize the idea of Comedic Tension. For everyone else, I’ve quickly summarized how Comedic Tension works in the first minute of the video.