Ever Wondered If Pixar Follows Any Rules?

Storytelling has been around for as long as mankind and at this point, there’s nothing new under the sun. However, the world’s top animation experts have some pretty basic fundamentals that appear in most — if not all — of their stories.

Director and Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats (@lawnrocket) tweeted out 22 tips for storytelling that she uses during her process. Since Pixar has an extremely long track record in getting things right in regard to storytelling, this is definitely worth a read.

Keep in mind these are not hard and fastened “rules” or a “formulaic process” that will magically turn your story into the next big thing in Hollywood that spawns a vicious bidding war amongst studios. Take what is useful and refine or disregard what’s not.

Enjoy.