Have dreams of writing for Pixar? Curious to know the difference between writing live action and writing for animation? What it's like to work with the studios, how to break in and what you can expect of the development process?
Animation writers, here's your 2011 AFF Conference Schedule!
FRIDAY 10/21/11
10:45am-12:00pm
Writing for Animation: The Studios’ Perspective
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room
Where do the ideas for animated features come from? How do animation studios find writers? How do they work with them? Take a look inside the process with Development Execs from Blue Sky Studios, Disney Animation, and Pixar Animation Studios. They’ll walk you through the elements of their creative process (pitching, research, treatment, outline, script, and reels) using examples from great animated movies.
Mary Coleman, Lisa Fragner, Maggie Malone
1:45pm-3:00pm
Graphic Novels and Comic Books: Translating Them to the Screen
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom
From Spiderman to Watchmen, comic books and graphic novels are king and have cemented themselves as a diverse commercial and artistic medium whose cinematic adaptations have become some of the most successful films in recent memory. Join the conversation about the complex and conflicted journey of adapting well-known and well-loved stories to film and living up to fans' demanding expectations.
Cort Lane, Chuck Mondry, Beau Thorne, John Turman
Moderated by Álvaro Rodríguez
Pixar’s Story Development Process
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room
Pixar Animation Studio's development process is unique in the industry. Kiel Murray will talk about the rewards of their approach from a writer's perspective, and Senior Development Executive Mary Coleman will give examples of how support for original ideas, inspiring field trips, and the intense "brain trust" feedback process combine to create memorable stories.
3:15pm-4:30pm
Writing for Animation: The Writers’ Perspective
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Assembly Room
Is writing for animation different than for live action? How do animation studios find writers? How do they work with them? Take a look inside the process with several successful animation writers. They will step through the elements of their creative process (pitching, research, treatment, outline, script, and reels) using examples from great animated movies.
Jason Eaton, Mike Fry, Rita Hsiao, Kiel Murray
SATURDAY 10/22
9:00am–10:15am
TOY STORY 3: How 4 Years of Creative Agony Became 93 Minutes of Movie Fun
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom
Screenwriter Michael Arndt traces the evolution of the script for the Academy Award® winning feature TOY STORY 3, from the first treatment in 2006 to the final film of 2010. Using clips from the film's early reels, he details all the blunders, missteps, blind alleys, and mistakes he and his fellow writers made in the course of the script's development and presents clips from the finished film to show how those missteps were eventually overcome and corrected.
10:45am–12:00pm
A Conversation with 2011 Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Awardee John Lasseter
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom
John Lasseter is Chief Creative Officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, and the Academy Award®-winning director and executive-producer of MONSTERS, INC., FINDING NEMO, THE INCREDIBLES, RATATOUILLE, WALL-E, UP, TANGLED, and TOY STORY 3.
2:15pm–3:15pm
Caroline Thompson and Steve Nicolaides Present: “Small & Creepy Films”
Austin Convention Center
Eager to encourage the strange and idiosyncratic in young filmmakers, 2011 AFF Distinguished Screenwriter Award Recipient Caroline Thompson (EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS) and her husband, producer Steve Nicolaides (BOYZ N THE HOOD, LITTLE BIG LEAGUE, SCHOOL OF ROCK) founded and run the website Small & Creepy Films at www.smallandcreepy.com. This is a presentation of the “best of” Small & Creepy Films.
3:45pm–5:00pm
Writing Animation for the Whole Family: A Conversation with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger
Driskill Hotel, Citadel Room
Join Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger (KUNG FU PANDA 1 & 2) as they relate their experience writing for animation in both TV and film. The duo will discuss how to keep your audience broad without sacrificing sophistication and what it takes to entertain the adults as much as the kids.
A Conversation with 2011 Distinguished Screenwriter Awardee Caroline Thompson
Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Ballroom
Caroline Thompson's credits include EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, HOMEWARD BOUND: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY, THE SECRET GARDEN, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BLACK BEAUTY, BUDDY, and CORPSE BRIDE. She is currently working on adaptations of Melissa Marr’s novel Wicked Lovely and Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita.
Check out the full panel schedule here!
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