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I took my wife and daughters to see Ratatouille over the weekend. Once again, Pixar proves they are far and above any other computer animation on the planet. It's as good as anything they've created thus far...and they never stoop to potty humor, which makes their gags all the more funny. I plan on getting the DVD version when it comes out so I can take a gander at all the how-to and behind-the-scenes stuff.
An interesting thing about movie making is the concept of the story boards. I love being able to see the whole story like that. I wonder if it's something we writers can utilize. I was at a workshop a few years ago put on by novelist Val Hobbs and she had us use Post-It notes as a kind of story board for our novels (everyone had to show up with a completed novel). On each Post It we listed the chapter number and then one sentence on what that chapter was about. Then we could lay it all out in front of us and it was very easy to see where the story sagged, etc...a storyboard in a sense for those of us who can't draw. Happy 4th of July! Greg
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“Greg Trine is a truly inspirational writer and speaker. When he visited my class, he captivated my students with stories of his challenges and successes as a writer, inspiring them with lessons of perseverance and encouragement. The activities he worked on with them showed how they could embody traits of character just as noble and just as funny as Melvin Beederman's. He was very entertaining, and the evil laugh contest was a hoot!” Kristin R. Gellinck Fourth Grade Teacher, Rancho Vista Elementary School
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