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• Stories are about caring and worrying about the characters. The story world must follow it's own rules -- if anything can happen at any time then the audience has no reason to care or worry. |
• Story is anticipation mingled with uncertainty. |
• The Unifying Theory of Two Plus Two: Don't give the audience the answer; give the audience the pieces and compel them to conclude the answer. Audiences have an unconscious desire to work for their entertainment. They are rewarded with a sense of thrill and delight when they find the answers themselves. |
• Appeal to the audience's sense of fun and wonder: fun in laughter and a cheerful reaction; wonder in the stimulation of the audience's imagination. |
Jeff said... |
Thanks for posting that, incredible stuff all the way. |
Unk said... |
Great stuff! |
Anonymous said... |
Wonderful. Thanks. |
Belzecue said... |
My pleasure, folks. |
I'd love to see the voice test scenes they showed during the keynote. Here's hoping they turn up on Youtube one day so I can link them in the article instead of having a transcription. |
Anonymous said... |
Some help with the transscription: the pixar list: no songs; no "I want"-moment; no happy village... |
"I want": the musical number at the beginning of every disney movie where the protagonist sings about his goal in this story. |
Cheers, Ben |
Belzecue said... |
Thanks, Ben. I've added your "I want" clarification. |
I never thought about it before, but now that you (and Andrew Stanton) point it out for me, it seems obvious -- the "I want" thing. Little Mermaid comes immediately to mind... |
I wanna be where the people are |
I wanna see, wanna see 'em dancin' |
walkin' around on those |
Whaddya call 'em? Oh, feet |
Kevin said... |
Thanks for writing this up. It was a great read. |
Belzecue said... |
DP/30 - Andrew Stanton |
on Google Video |
"David Poland sits down for a chat with the co-writer and director of Wall-E and Finding Nemo, Andrew Stanton." |
Thanks for this. I had heard it on UT, but I like better to read it - gives time to think and reflect. |
Much of the stuff resonates with my experience. Liked very much his archaeology metaphor. As a coincidence I'm at the moment working as a script consultant for some archaeologists who are trying to write an animated short to dramatize and communicate their findings - and I'm trying to make them understand the process. ... |
The main news for me in this talk was that they don't develop a bunch of ideas and cherry-pick the best. Interesting. |
Belzecue said... |
@TC - I've just finished reading Stephen Kings' book 'On Writing'. He too uses (repeatedly) the metaphor of an archaeological dig for storycrafting. It's a very helpful and non-intimidating way to approach the task. |
Anonymous said... |
Thanks for posting this beautifully lucid and original take on storytelling. |
Liv said... |
Hey! I just thought I'd leave a comment and let you know that the book of epitaph's is actually called the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. It's sometimes performed as a group of monologues on stage, because it's really interesting how they all fit together and speak about each other, but they never actually... |
Belzecue said... |
@Liv, thanks, I fixed the typo. |
Anonymous said... |
Thanks for this transcription! |
Anonymous said... |
I just wanted to thank you for your transcription. I read this several times already and I learn something new every time. |
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Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
December 24, 2011 - 28th Saturday After Pentecost (14th of Luke) |
Eugenia the Righteous Nun-martyr of Rome |
Eve of the Nativity of Christ |
Πρό τῆς Χριστοῦ Γεννήσεως. |
Τῆς Ἁγίας Ὁσιομάρτυρος Εὐγενίας καί τῶν σύν αὐτῇ. |
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:8-12 |
Πρὸς Γαλάτας 3:8-12 |
Ἀδελφοί, προϊδοῦσα δὲ ἡ γραφὴ ὅτι ἐκ πίστεως δικαιοῖ τὰ ἔθνη ὁ θεός, προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ὅτι Ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη. Ὥστε οἱ ἐκ πίστεως εὐλογοῦνται σὺν τῷ πιστῷ Ἀβραάμ. Ὅσοι γὰρ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου εἰσίν, ὑπὸ κατάραν εἰσίν· γέγραπται γάρ, Ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὃς οὐκ ἐμμένει ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς γεγραμμένοις ἐν τῷ ... |
The Reading is from Luke 13:19-29 |
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 13.19-29 |
Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τήν παραβολὴν ταύτην· Ὁμοία ἐστὶ κόκκῳ σινάπεως, ὃν λαβὼν ἄνθρωπος ἔβαλεν εἰς κῆπον ἑαυτοῦ· καὶ ηὔξησε καὶ ἐγένετο εἰς δένδρον μέγα, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατεσκήνωσεν ἐν τοῖς κλάδοις αὐτοῦ. Πάλιν εἶπε· τίνι ὁμοιώσω τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ; ὁμοία ἐστὶ ζύμῃ, ἣν λαβοῦσα γυνὴ ἔκρυψεν εἰς ἀλεύρου σάτα τρ... |
Τῇ ΚΔ' τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνός, Μνήμη τῆς Ἁγίας Ὁσιοπαρθενομάρτυρος Εὐγενίας καὶ τῶν σὺν αὐτῇ. |
Στεφθεῖσα πρῶτον τοῖς πόνοις Εὐγενία, |
Βαφὴν ἐβάψω δευσοποιὸν ἐκ ξίφους. |
Τέτλαθι Εὐγενίη ξίφος εἰκάδι ἀμφὶ τετάρτῃ. |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, Ἡ Ἁγία Μάρτυς Βασίλλα, ἡ συμμαρτυρήσασα τῇ Ἁγίᾳ Εὐγενίᾳ, ξίφει τελειοῦται. |
Τὶς ἂν παραδράμῃ σε τμηθεῖσαν ξίφει, |
Μάρτυς Βασίλλα, πίστεως θείας βάσις; |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ Ἅγιος Μάρτυς Φίλιππος, ὁ πατὴρ τῆς Ἁγίας Εὐγενίας, ξίφει τελειοῦται. |
Μάχαιραν ὄντως δίστομον κατὰ πλάνης, |
Κτείνει Φίλιππον τῆς μαχαίρας τὸ στόμα. |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, οἱ Ἅγιοι, Πρωτᾶς καὶ Ὑάκινθος, οἱ εὐνοῦχοι καὶ συνασκηταὶ τῆς Ἁγίας Εὐγενίας, ξίφει τελειοῦνται. |
Τμηθέντες, Ὑάκινθε καὶ Πρωτᾶ ξίφει, |
Κληροῦσθε πρῶτα Μαρτύρων Θεοῦ γέρα. |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, Μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Νικολάου μοναχοῦ, τοῦ ἀπὸ στρατιωτῶν, καὶ διήγησις ὠφέλιμος. |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ Ἅγιος Μάρτυς Ἀχαϊκὸς ξίφει τελειοῦται. |
Πᾶν Ἀχαϊκὸς ἐκβαλὼν ψυχῆς ἄχος, |
Ὅλῃ χαρᾷ δέδωκε τὴν κάραν ξίφει. |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀντίοχος ἐν εἰρήνῃ τελειοῦται. |
Ἀντιόχῳ βδέλυγμα τύρβαι τοῦ βίου, |
Καὶ βίος ἅπας, ὃν παρῆλθεν ἡδέως. |
Οἱ Ὅσιοι Βιτιμίων καὶ Ἀφροδίσιος, ἐν εἰρήνῃ τελειοῦνται. |
Ὁ ἅγιος νεομάρτυς Ἀχμὲτ ὁ μαρτυρήσας ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει κατὰ τὸ 1682, ξίφει τελειοῦται. |
Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἁγίαις πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς |
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone |
Ἀπεγράφετο ποτέ, σὺν τῶ πρεσβύτη Ἰωσήφ, ὡς ἐκ σπέρματος Δαυϊδ, ἐν Βηθλεὲμ ἡ Μαριάμ, κυοφοροῦσα τὴν ἄσπορον κυοφορίαν, Ἐπέστη δὲ καιρὸς ὁ τῆς Γεννήσεως, καὶ τόπος ἣν οὐδεὶς τῶ καταλύματι, ἀλλ' ὡς τερπνὸν παλάτιον τὸ Σπήλαιον, τὴ Βασιλίδι ἐδείκνυτο, Χριστὸς γεννᾶται τὴν πρὶν πεσοῦσαν, ἀναστήσων εἰκόνα. |
Kontakion in the Third Tone |
Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον, τὸν προαιώνιον Λόγον, ἐν Σπηλαίῳ ἔρχεται, ἀποτεκεῖν ἀπορρήτως, Χόρευε ἡ οἰκουμένη ἀκουτισθεῖσα, δόξασον μετὰ Ἀγγέλων καὶ τῶν Ποιμένων, βουληθέντα ἐποφθῆναι, παιδίον νέον, τὸν πρὸ αἰώνων Θεόν |
Apolytikion in the Third Tone |
Θείου Πνεύματος, τή υμνωδία, φώς προσέλαβες θεογνωσίας, Ευγενία Χριστού καλλιπάρθενε, καί εν Οσίων χορεία εκλάμψασα, αθλητικώς τόν εχθρόν εθριάμβευσας. Μάρτυς ένδοξε, Χριστόν τόν Θεόν ικέτευε, δωφήσασθαι ημίν τό μέγα έλεος. |
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone |
Τήν τού κόσμου πρόσκαιρον, φυγούσα δόξαν, τόν Χριστόν επόθησας, τό ευγενές σου τής ψυχής, αδιαλώβητον σώζουσα, Μάρτυς θεόφρον, Ευγενία πανευφημε. |
"Έδει μεν ημάς ευχαριστείν και φέρειν/ ύβρεις γέλωρας και κακώσεις σωμάτων/ αλλ' ίνα μη το σχήμα τυγχάνη γέλως/ εγώ γυνή την φύσιν, ειμί...". Έτσι το έμμετρο Συναξάριο θέλει ν' άρχισε την απολογία της στον δικαστή και πατέρα της, αγνώριστη μέσα στο σχήμα του μοναχού, η αγία Ευγενία, της οποίας η Εκκλησία σήμερα γιορτάζ... |
Ἡ Ἁγία Εὐγενία ἡ Ὁσιοπαρθενομάρτυς καὶ Παραμονὴ Χριστουγέννων (Νηστεία ἐκ πάντων) |
Ἔζησε στὸ δεύτερο μισὸ τοῦ 3ου αἰῶνα μ.Χ. Καταγόταν ἀπὸ τὴν Ῥώμη καὶ οἱ γονεῖς της ὀνομαζόταν Φίλιππος καὶ Κλαυδία. Ἐπίσης, εἶχε καὶ δυὸ ἄλλα ἀδέλφια, τὸν Ἀβίτα καὶ τὸ Σέργιο. Ὁ πατέρας της διορίστηκε ἔπαρχος στὴν Ἀλεξάνδρεια καὶ πῆγε ἐκεῖ μὲ ὅλη του τὴν οἰκογένεια. Ἐκεῖ ἡ Εὐγενία σπούδασε κατὰ τὸν καλύτερο δυνατὸ τρόπ... |
Ἡ Ἁγία Βάσιλα |
Στοὺς Συναξαριστὲς σημειώνεται μόνο, ὅτι συμμαρτύρησε μὲ τὴν Ἁγία Εὐγενία καὶ θανατώθηκε διὰ ἀποκεφαλισμοῦ. Ὁ Σ. Εὐστρατιάδης ὅμως, νομίζει ὅτι ἡ Ἁγία αὐτὴ εἶναι ἡ μητέρα τῆς Ἁγίας Εὐγενίας, διότι μαζὶ μ᾿ αὐτὴ ἀναφέρεται καὶ ἡ μνήμη τοῦ πατέρα τῆς Ἁγίας Εὐγενίας, Φιλίππου, καθὼς καὶ τῶν ὑπηρετῶν της, Πρωτᾶ καὶ Ὑακίνθου... |
Ὁ Ἅγιος Φίλιππος |
Ἦταν πατέρας τῆς Ἁγίας Εὐγενίας καὶ μαρτύρησε, ἀφοῦ θανατώθηκε μὲ μαχαῖρι. |
Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πρωτᾶς καὶ Ὑάκινθος |
Ἦταν ὑπηρέτες καὶ ἀργότερα συνασκητὲς τῆς Ἁγίας Εὐγενίας, οἱ ὁποῖοι μαρτύρησαν διὰ ξίφους στὴ Ῥώμη. |
Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικόλαος «ὁ ἀπὸ στρατιωτῶν» |
Αὐτὸς ὁ Ἅγιος ἦταν στρατιώτης καὶ πῆρε μέρος στὸν πόλεμο κατὰ τῶν Βουλγάρων, ἐπὶ Νικηφόρου τοῦ Λογοθέτου (802-811). Σὲ μία ὁδοιπορία διανυκτέρευσε σὲ ἕνα ξενοδοχεῖο. Τὴ νύχτα ὅμως, ἡ κόρη τοῦ ξενοδόχου τοῦ ἐπιτέθηκε μὲ ἁμαρτωλὲς προθέσεις. Ἀλλ᾿ ὁ Νικόλαος συγκρατήθηκε καὶ δὲν μόλυνε τὸ σῶμα του ἀπὸ τὴν αἰσχρὴ πράξη, στ... |
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