Braintrusts
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At Pixar they’ll frequently bring a director in his or her in progress film in with a group of other experienced storytellers. And they call this a brain trust. The purpose of the brain trust is not to tell the director what to do. But to highlight areas that may be weak. Or to spark […]
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