En images : les 22 commandements de Pixar pour une histoire réussie Derrière la réussite des films Pixar, il existe des règles bien précises à respecter. Dévoilés par Pixar, ces commandements sont aujourd’hui mis en images. Quasiment tous les films des studios Pixar ont rencontré un succès aussi bien public que critique. Le monde de Nemo, Monstres et Compagnie, Toy Story… des longs métrages qui contiennent autant de héros mémorables dont les aventures parlent à un grand nombre d’entre nous, et ce, tous âges confondus. Mais derrière ces histoires, une mécanique bien rodée et surtout, des règles bien précises que suivent à la lettre les studios. 22, précisément, qui vont du choix des personnages aux thèmes en passant par les conseils pour remédier à une panne d’inspiration des scénaristes. Dévoilées il y a quelques temps, ces règles ont été aujourd’hui mises en images par DrClaw et traduites par Le Mouv’. Vous admirez un personnage plus pour ses tentatives de réussir que pour sa réussite. Choisir un thème est important. Il était une fois ____. Simplifiez.
Notices de fabrication - Entropie Vous trouverez ici les notices de fabrication des objets conçus et réalisés par Entropie. C'est une invitation à entrer de plain-pied dans le monde du libre pour découvrir comment l'entraide, la collaboration, le partage et l'effort collectif changent déjà la société. Chaque notice est conçue pour accroître au maximum l'autonomie de celui ou celle qui s'en sert. Chacune des notices présentées est placée sous une licence libre (Art Libre). - les lire - les copier - les modifier - les distribuer (commercialement ou non) Vous ne serez pas surpris que d'aussi larges libertés s'accompagnent de quelques responsabilités. Si vous diffusez ces documents, vous devrez explicitement faire connaître le ou les auteur-e-s initial-e-s. Si vous diffusez un document modifié, vous devrez nous faire connaître la nature de la modification. Tout les travaux dérivés d'un de ces documents devront être diffusés sous licence libre équivalente, afin que le libre se répande.
What Storytelling Does to Our Brains In 1748, the British politician and aristocrat John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, used a lot of his free time for playing cards. One of the problems he had was that he greatly enjoyed eating a snack, whilst still keeping one hand free for the cards. So he came up with the idea to eat beef between slices of toast, which would allow him to finally eat and play cards at the same time. Eating his newly invented “sandwich,” the name for two slices of bread with meat in between, became one of the most popular meal inventions in the western world. Now you are very likely to never forget the story of who invented the sandwich. For over 27,000 years, since the first cave paintings were discovered, telling stories has been one of our most fundamental communication methods. Here is the science around storytelling and how we can use it to make better decisions every day: How our brains become more active when we tell stories It’s quite simple. A story can put your whole brain to work.
We need to change everything on campus: Anant Agarwal of edX on MOOCs Anant Agarwal of edX reveals his vision for the future of education at TEDGlobal 2013. Photo: James Duncan Davidson Whenever something is declared the subject of “the year of,” you know said subject is ripe for a big fat backlash. So, when The New York Times declared 2012 “the year of the MOOC,” it thus came to pass that massive open online courses should next become the subject of massive, open, often online criticism, as critics gathered to air both their disappointment that said courses had not in fact proven the savior of a broken education system — and almost transparent delight and glee at same. That’s not to say that the MOOC bubble couldn’t stand to lose some of its air. Maybe it’s no bad thing that some of that shiny techno-utopian language got buffed from the courses’ gilded surfaces. Anant Agarwal: Why massive open online courses (still) matterCase in point: Anant Agarwal, who spoke at TED Global in Edinburgh in June 2013. Do you see this happening? Absolutely.
20 intrigues types et comment les construire | Catherine Loiseau - Catherine Loiseau D’après George Martin, il existe deux types d’écrivains : les jardiniers qui écrivent à l’instinct et cultivent leur histoire au fur et à mesure qu’ils écrivent et les architectes, qui ont besoin de savoir où ils vont avant de se lancer. J’appartiens définitivement à la deuxième catégorie, et afin de parfaire mes connaissances sur l’art de la construction d’histoire, j’ai décidé de lire un peu de théorie sur le sujet. Voici donc les notes prises sur le livre « 20 master plots and how to build them » de Ronald Tobias. Le principe est simple : livrer un guide qui présente vingt intrigues types, avec leurs spécificités et comment les construire. Le livre est disponible chez Amazon en version brochée ou en numérique. Introduction Quand on parle de structure narrative, on pense roman ou film, mais notre vie de tous les jours est peuplée d’histoires qu’on raconte (des anecdotes, blagues…) qui utilisent des structures narratives. Les plus petits dénominateurs communs des intrigues Triangles
designers-quels-sont-vos-droits Toutes les questions juridiques que se posent les designers réunies dans ce guide de référence. Cet ouvrage, précis et concis, fait le tour des questions en matière de droit d’auteur dans le domaine du design : quels sont les différents types de design ? Comment protéger ses œuvres ? Ce guide est agrémenté d’interviews de designers. Conçu de façon claire et didactique, ce livre permet de saisir les aspects fondamentaux d’un domaine particulièrement complexe. Cet ouvrage écrit par Agnès Tricoire est réalisé en coédition avec la Cité du design de Saint-Étienne.
How to Build Your Brand Through Storytelling | Brian Horn Garnering increased sales, adding new clients and achieving a higher level of success is what brand building is all about, and building a brand is done a bit differently today that it was in yesteryear. For example, brand building used to be primarily about telling a customers facts about your product or service. However, today, more and more individuals are finding story telling to be an effective tool in brand building. Casey Hart of Informer Messages on Hold, a company that works with companies to create short recorded stories instead of on-hold music for their answering services, claims that "Facts tell. Stories sell." That mantra is a great way to understand the impact a good story has on a brand. Why Storytelling? Some assume this trend towards storytelling has to do with the increased popularity of social media, which in and of itself is a great way to get your story heard. Read Below to Learn How to Incorporate Storytelling Into Brand Building: Choose the Right Stories
Warren Buffett Pay What is Arch Plot and Classic Design? | Ingrid's Notes As an introduction to my series on Organic Architecture, I thought I’d start out with the ol’ granddaddy of plot structures: Arch Plot. You probably already know all about this plot structure, but to make sure we’re all on the same page, I wanted to do a quick overview. Arch plot has lots of names. Classic plotThe hero’s journeyGoal-oriented plotAristotelian story shapeEnergeia plotThree-act structureHollywood screenwriting structureThe Universal Story Arch plot is a goal-oriented plot where, “for better or worse, an event throws a character’s life out of balance, arousing in him the conscious and/or unconscious desire for that which he feels will restore balance, launching him on a Quest for his Object of Desire against forces of antagonism (inner, personal, extra-personal). A story that uses classic design has eleven basic story sections. The Ordinary World: The hero’s life is established in his ordinary world. This story beat is also known as: Also known as: The DescentThe Sprint
Folio illustration agency, London, UK | Worldwide agents for illustration, animation, art and design Communicating sustainability: the rise of social media and storytelling | Guardian Sustainable Business As the SMI-Wizness Social Media Sustainability Index documents, big bold campaigns still played an important role in 2012 – Sony's Futurescapes, Siemens' Answers and Microsoft's Youthspark stood out. However, an increasing number of companies, including GE, Renault, Ford and this year's index leader, Levi Strauss, put stock in developing a strong editorial voice. We call it a "magazine mentality", enabling an always on and always accessible channel of sustainability communication with investors, employees, media, NGOs and, yes, customers. This magazine mentality was triggered by a simple yet complicated reality: sustainability is no longer only of interest to niche stakeholders. Social media has been the driving force behind this change of audience and community. Indeed, in 2010, when we first published this index, just 60 companies had dedicated social media channels to talk about sustainability. How has social media driven this change in how sustainability is communicated?
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