John Lasseter sat down with the Bangkok Post to talk about the seven creative principles of Pixar. In this part of the two part article, John discusses the first 3 principles that make Pixar so succesful.
1. Never come up with just one idea. "Regardless of whether you want to write a book, design a piece of furniture or make an animated movie: At the beginning, don’t start with just one idea – it should be three.
2. Remember the first laugh. (Retouching, revising and refining are important, but Lasseter warns, not to go overboard!)
3. Quality is a great business plan. Period. "There is a crucial rule: no compromises. No compromises on quality – regardless of production constraints, cost constraints, or a deadline. If you get a better idea, and this means that you have to start again from scratch, then that’s what you have to do.
(Excerpt from ‘Creative lessons from the Pixar magician’)
Remember, these steps apply to any creative work.
Read the rest of the article here, and look forward to part two soon.
(via Bangkok Post)
Last modified: September 12, 2008
Most interesting. I’m going to write those points down….
Thank you for the link/information!
Ditto what Mitch said. (Where is my notepad. . .)
I needed these – thank you very much!
– Euphreana
Woww cant wait for the next 4 Principles :)) awesome