Oscar-Winning Writer Teaches Storytelling (Michael Arndt Interview)

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Michael Arndt, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter, is on the show today to teach us how to write great stories. We started the conversation by discussing his time at Pixar. I asked Michael, "You worked on movies like Toy Story 3. What is it about Pixar's DNA that has made them so successful for so long?" We also discussed Little Miss Sunshine, the movie that won him an Oscar in 2007. He has read thousands of screenplays, so he understands what distinguishes a bad screenplay from a good one. As a script doctor and storytelling scientist, he's here to teach us how to write great stories. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:37 Pixar's secret sauce 00:05:28 What makes a Pixar-level team 00:08:37 What a Pixar meeting looks like 00:12:46 The hardest part of storytelling 00:16:51 Bad writing costs more than we think 00:19:23 How to spot a good script 00:21:28 What makes a great villain 00:25:25 Why act one matters so much 00:29:27 The rollercoaster framework 00:31:37 Characters that Michael admires 00:38:07 The writing advice you should ignore 00:41:40 Outdated Hollywood rules 00:47:06 What it felt like to win an Oscar 00:52:33 Why AI won't ruin movies 00:56:58 What Japanese films taught him 01:01:30 How to diagnose a story 01:09:00 Your hero doesn't need flaws 01:10:40 Advice for beginner writers *About the host* Hey! I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible. *Follow me* Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv X: https://x.com/david_perell

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