Pixar’s Secret Trick: Cheesy but Genius!

FEELINGS ARE NOT THE ENEMY! Meg LeFauve, screenwriter of Inside Out and Inside Out 2, says that to tell a story with real emotional impact, you must stop fearing sentimentality. In other words, you’ve got to DARE TO BE CHEESY!

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[writeforanimation]

Can you think of other movies with "cheesy" themes? 👀

[tonyortegaband]

omg you got the shirt! that's so cheesy!!! AND I LOVE IT!!!!

[gerhardpistorius]

What a wonderful video. Is being cheesy the same as being vulnerable. When I think of a cheesy idea : Think of a fighter who is secretly a coward. That great scene in Rocky 3 where Adrian confronts Rocky on the beach. It's a cheesy idea to have this boxer saying that he is a coward. However it is a great scene because it shows how being vulnerable adds emotion to a scene. Thankyou for the video.

[aleppothemushroom]

I'm extremely guilty of trying not to be too cheesy for the sake of being "edgy" in some attempt to be taken seriously. I'm gonna try to silence that voice in my head and be more cheesy and authentic. It'd probably improve my writing. Thank you for the video.

[legoangrybirds]

So that was what I was missing………………

The very thing I was avoiding.

[Adinosaurandtrainlover]

The wild robot isn’t a Pixar movie. It’s a dreamworks movie. Know your studios.