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Chris Winkle
With emotional drive comes the character depth your audience will love. And because emotions can result in many different choices, these inner forces are incredibly flexible. They can form the backbone for your entire story, provide a character arc, or simply add another dimension to … read more »Analysis
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Oren Ashkenazi
Humans have been retelling old stories for as long as there have been old stories to retell, as the current plethora of Hollywood remakes can attest. On its own, this isn’t a surprise. There are only so many kinds of stories, and it’s much easier … read more »Analysis
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Chris Winkle
I’ve now covered three quarters of the Disney Princesses, and now we’ve finally entered the era of computer animation. Disney purchased Pixar in 2006, and these three movies, one from Pixar and two from Disney, clearly show the influence of both studios. Let’s look under … read more »Analysis
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Chris Winkle
So far in this series I’ve introduced three famous storytellers who have influenced Disney movies, and covered the folklore behind the first six Princess movies. Now I’ll go over the last two Princess movies of the Disney Renaissance period before jumping forward eleven years to … read more »Analysis
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Chris Winkle
Last week I went over the tales behind the first three Disney princess movies, and introduced you to Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Brothers Grimm. Now it’s time for movies four through six. After Sleeping Beauty in 1959, Disney made less successful movies for thirty … read more »Analysis
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Chris Winkle
More than any other, Disney has brought fairytales into modern popular culture. But the versions we know from Disney’s Princess movies are just the latest in a long line of revisions. In this blog series, I’m going to shine a light on earlier versions of … read more »Podcast
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Chris Winkle
Chris, Oren and Mike talk about the main Disney Princesses and how their stories have evolved over time. They discuss the idea of love at first sight as it appears in older Disney Princess movies, and examine depictions of gender and race in the latest … read more »Analysis
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Lillian Ripley
Welcome Kristoff to the magical world of Disney’s Princes! In light of the new edition to the Disney Prince family, I think it’s the right time to take our critical eyes off of the deeply controversial Disney Princesses and ask, “What about Prince Charming?” Just … read more »Podcast
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Mike Hernandez, Oren Ashkenazi and Chris Winkle
Mike, Oren and Chris talk about what makes fairy tales unique and how they have changed over time. They look at recent reincarnations in comics, books, and movies, evaluating whether recent changes have improved or harmed these timeless stories.
With emotional drive comes the character depth your audience will love. And because emotions can result in many different choices, these inner forces are incredibly flexible. They can form the backbone for your entire story, provide a character arc, or simply add another dimension to … read more » 
Humans have been retelling old stories for as long as there have been old stories to retell, as the current plethora of Hollywood remakes can attest. On its own, this isn’t a surprise. There are only so many kinds of stories, and it’s much easier … read more » 
I’ve now covered three quarters of the Disney Princesses, and now we’ve finally entered the era of computer animation. Disney purchased Pixar in 2006, and these three movies, one from Pixar and two from Disney, clearly show the influence of both studios. Let’s look under … read more » 
So far in this series I’ve introduced three famous storytellers who have influenced Disney movies, and covered the folklore behind the first six Princess movies. Now I’ll go over the last two Princess movies of the Disney Renaissance period before jumping forward eleven years to … read more » 
Last week I went over the tales behind the first three Disney princess movies, and introduced you to Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Brothers Grimm. Now it’s time for movies four through six. After Sleeping Beauty in 1959, Disney made less successful movies for thirty … read more » 
More than any other, Disney has brought fairytales into modern popular culture. But the versions we know from Disney’s Princess movies are just the latest in a long line of revisions. In this blog series, I’m going to shine a light on earlier versions of … read more » 
Chris, Oren and Mike talk about the main Disney Princesses and how their stories have evolved over time. They discuss the idea of love at first sight as it appears in older Disney Princess movies, and examine depictions of gender and race in the latest … read more » 
Welcome Kristoff to the magical world of Disney’s Princes! In light of the new edition to the Disney Prince family, I think it’s the right time to take our critical eyes off of the deeply controversial Disney Princesses and ask, “What about Prince Charming?” Just … read more » 
