Presentation lessons from Citizen Kane. Citizen Kane (1941) is considered by most film critics to be among the best American films ever produced.
The fact that the film's lead actor, writer, and director — the legendary Orson Welles — was only 25-years old, and it was his first movie, makes the film even that much more remarkable. It's a wonderful film that is fresh even today, but are there lessons in the making of the film that we can apply more broadly to other creative arts including presentations? I believe there are. The film was innovative and used techniques in storytelling and production that were not common for the time.
The Pixar Touch - history of Pixar - Blog - Pixar story rules (one version) Pixar story artist Emma Coats has tweeted a series of “story basics” over the past month and a half — guidelines that she learned from her more senior colleagues on how to create appealing stories: #1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. #2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer.
They can be v. different. #3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. International Storytelling Center. Syd Lieberman, Storyteller. Twelve Wheels on Mars [June 16] - Syd Lieberman's Storytelling Podcast » Podcast Feed (gpodder.net) Behind the Scenes: Telling Mars [June 19] - Syd Lieberman's Storytelling Podcast » Podcast Feed (gpodder.net)