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The Art of Writing, Directing, and Producing Animation

Learn from the Best of the Disney Renaissance

7 min readMar 11, 2021

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What would the world be like without animation? What would it be without the adventure, excitement, humor, and fantasy of it all? From Blue Skies Animation to Pixar to Disney Animation, this genre is wildly popular with plenty of opportunity for aspiring and established writers.

How do you plot a populist animated story? What do producers look for in an animated script? What kinds of tension are expected between characters, and how can you introduce unique twists?

This five-day live course, a once in a lifetime experience, is for storytellers and screenwriters alike — and for anyone who wants a behind-the-scenes look at the writing, making, and marketing of animated joy. Come join us!

Beauty and The Beast © Disney

It’s going to be a very animated week

This power-packed course on the Art of Writing, Directing, and Producing Animation will center on the “Disney Renaissance” of 1983–2001 which produced the animated classics including “Little Mermaid,” “Tarzan,” “Aladdin,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Beauty and…

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David Paul Kirkpatrick
David Paul Kirkpatrick

Written by David Paul Kirkpatrick

Founder of Story Summit & MIT Center for Future Storytelling, Pres of Paramount Film Group, Production Chief of Disney Studios, optimist, author and teacher.

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