Pixar's Rules of Storytelling

Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 13, 2020

Pixar has had one of the most dedicated story teams in the business. Here are the Pixar rules of storytelling. I find them to be powerful and sensible! If you haven't seen this list before (I hadn't), here they are!


1. You admire a character for trying more ...


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QUACKCAST 491 - Getting retro right!

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 11, 2020

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DD member Furwerk Studios posted in our forum about how annoying it was that movies try and do an 80s retro thing often get things totally wrong ...





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It's Not Yours

Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 6, 2020



We interpret things differently.

I'll give an example from the 2000's version of The Hills Have Eyes (spoilers ahead).

There's a scene early in that movie, when the family is stranded but they haven't realized how much trouble they're really in. The husband of the ...





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QUACKCAST 490 - Genres of webcomics!

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 4, 2020

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Aren't genres great? They're so useful for categorising what we like and selling our work. Today we're chatting about all the genres that are ...



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This Week is the Last Chance to Vote for Your Favorite Comics in the 2020 Drunk Duck Awards!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 3, 2020


Congratulations, Tantz Aerine for designing the winning awards trophy! πŸ†


This is the last week to vote, and we still need a lot of volunteers!! PQ or email Niccea at niccea (at) gmail (dot) com to sign up to help out or volunteer in any way you can.


Ballot will be ...






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Choosing Your Genre

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 1, 2020




For better or for worse, we are creatures of categorizations. We love to label things, and to sort them into neat little boxes so that we are absolutely certain we know what to expect when dealing with each one. It is that sense of familiarity that we are looking for ...


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The Fool Triumphant

Banes at 12:00AM, July 30, 2020



Many stories feature some kind of underdog in the beginning. This is a standard approach to a Protagonist. They may be very capable and bright, but have a lower status or disadvantage of some kind. This helps make them relatable and helps people root for them to win. Most mainstream ...

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QUACKCAST 489 - Continuity

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 28, 2020

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It's just Banes, Tantz and me today, chatting about the important topic of continuity! How do you maintain it, what continuity errors have you made, what ...



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KAMics has a Milestone and 99 Dollars and 99 Cents has Reached its Final Page

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 27, 2020




MILESTONE


https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/99_Dollars_and_99_Cents/

99 Dollars and 99 Cents has been completed. That is a phenomenal accomplishment, mindcat!

99 Dollars and 99 Cents is about Maybelline Turner, one of the poorest students at her exclusive magnet school. One day, she makes the mistake of borrowing a dollar from ...









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VOTING on the DD ANTHOLOGY Style!

Ozoneocean at 2:30AM, July 26, 2020



Hi everyone! We’re interrupting your regular programming to talk about the upcoming Drunk Duck anthology!

Firstly: voting on the anthology theme is open to all Duck users. The admins have narrowed it down to five, and you can vote by following this link https://strawpoll.com/hqdh2g81c, and voting ...



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