http://www.calebjross.com<br />Subscribe: http://www.calebjross.com/CalebjrossSubscribe<br />Main channel: http://www.youtube.com/calebjross<br />Vlog channel: http://www.youtube.com/calebjrossvlog<br /><br />Yes, I am going to make a video for each of the Pixar's 22 Rules for Storytelling (the full list can be found here: http://www.pixartouchbook.com/blog/2011/5/15/pixar-story-rules-one-version.html). Be sure to subscribe to this channel to not miss any of the forthcoming videos. I plan to release one/week.<br /><br />Rule # 1 is You admire a character for trying more than for their successes.<br /><br />Success is defined as a pass/fail dichotomy. There's no gray area, meaning there's no room for humanity. Humanity is a gray area, constantly redefined by context. And narrative relies on a "gray area" approach to be successful.<br /><br />We, as readers, rarely accept winning v. losing as a satisfying climax to a narrative series of events. Rather, we care more about the characters that shape those series of events.<br /><br />Sports fans don't just care who wins or loses; sports fans watch ESPN for hours every day to learn about the statistics and human interest stories behind their favorite teams, and more appropriately, their favorite players.<br /><br />Watch. Learn. <br /><br />Visit me elsewhere:<br /><br />I'm mostly at:<br />Google+ -- https://plus.google.com/101908296579409026598<br />Facebook Page -- http://www.facebook.com/author.calebjross<br />Goodreads -- http://www.goodreads.com/CalebJRoss<br />Amazon -- http://www.amazon.com/Caleb-J.-Ross/e/B002TXEDB8<br /><br />I can also be found at:<br />Blogspot Blog -- http://calebjross.blogspot.com/<br />tumblr Blog -- http://calebjross.tumblr.com/<br />VYou - http://vyou.com/calebjross<br />Pinterest -- http://pinterest.com/calebjross/<br /><br />Background drum loops used with permission: http://www.looperman.com/users/profile/779654
