Section 4: Texts

Core

• • “Character Arc” from “Pixar in a Box: The Art of Storytelling,” Pixar Animation Studios, Khan Academy, 2017
  • “Disney Plus Adds Disclaimer about Racist Movie Stereotypes,” Mae Anderson, Associated Press, November 14, 2019
  • “Internal vs. External Features” from “Pixar in a Box: The Art of Storytelling,” Pixar Animation Studios, Khan Academy, 2017
  • “Obstacles” from “Pixar in a Box: The Art of Storytelling,” Pixar Animation Studios, Khan Academy, 2017
  • “Story Spine” from “Pixar in a Box: The Art of Storytelling,” Pixar Animation Studios, Khan Academy, 2017
  • “Wants vs. Needs” from “Pixar in a Box: The Art of Storytelling,” Pixar Animation Studios, Khan Academy, 2017

• • Blackfish, Gabriella Cowperthwaite, Magnolia Pictures, 2013
  • Excerpts from Hidden Figures, Theodore Melfi, Fox 2000 Pictures, 2016
  • Excerpts from Rushmore, Wes Anderson, Buena Vista Pictures, 1998
  • Excerpts from The Hate U Give, George Tillman, Jr., Fox 2000 Pictures, 2018

• • “Attributes and Aptitudes,” excerpt from The Power of Film, Howard Suber, Michael Wiese Productions, 2006
  • “Flick Chicks: A Guide to Women in the Movies,” excerpt from “Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And Other Concerns),” Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2011

Optional

• • “Want to Measure a Film’s Diversity? Try ‘The DuVernay Test’,” Victoria Massey, Vox Media, LLC, 2016

• • “Act 1” from “Pixar in a Box: The Art of Storytelling,” Pixar Animation Studios, Khan Academy, 2017
  • “Act 2” from “Pixar in a Box: The Art of Storytelling,” Pixar Animation Studios, Khan Academy, 2017
  • “Act 3” from “Pixar in a Box: The Art of Storytelling,” Pixar Animation Studios, Khan Academy, 2017

• • Half the Picture, Amy Adrion, Gravitas Ventures, 2018