Andrew Stanton TED Talk: “Clues to a Great Story”

Scott Myers
Go Into The Story
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2 min readNov 22, 2016

A 10-part series analyzing the Pixar writer-director’s TED Talk.

Andrew Stanton is one of the key members of Pixar’s ‘braintrust’ whose screenwriting credits include Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Wall-E and Finding Dory which he also directed [along with A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo and Wall-E].

Back in March 2012, Stanton delivered a TED Talk: “The Clues to a Great Story.” Given his Pixar connection and the deep insights Stanton provided in his talk, I produced a transcription of the entire 19-minute presentation along with analysis of his comments.

Andrew Stanton giving his TED Talk.

For Part 1 of Stanton’s TED Talk, go here.

For Part 2, go here.

For Part 3, go here.

For Part 4, go here.

For Part 5, go here.

For Part 6, go here.

For Part 7, go here.

For Part 8, go here.

For Part 9, go here.

For Part 10, go here.

Here is the video:

Here’s a visual summary of Stanton’s TED Talk from Matt Ragland.

What are some of your takeaways from the Andrew Stanton TED Talk?

How about this, storytellers? “Make me care.”

Twitter: @andrewstanton.

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