The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna 196 | Inside Out 2 Writers Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein
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Jun 6, 2024 Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein discuss their experience co-writing Inside Out 2, touching on the challenges of writing for animation at Pixar and the personal journey writers undertake. They explore character development, dramedy in TV shows, and the concept of a show's engine in television writing. The episode also announces the launch of TSL workshops to support and inspire writers.
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Dishwasher Metaphor For Pixar Process
- Dave Holstein described writing at Pixar as "writing inside a dishwasher while it's running."
- He used the image to convey long, concurrent cycles of writing, shooting and editing over years.
Lean On Story Artists As Partners
- Treat storyboard artists as creative partners and an extension of the writing process.
- Listen, pluck strong ideas from the room, and shape them into a coherent recipe for story.
Personal Struggles Shaped Characters
- Meg LeFauve shared that her personal anxiety informed many beats for the film's anxiety character.
- Dave Holstein recalled his own childhood speech impediment shaping his sense of vulnerability for Joy.