Comments on: Doug TenNapel Talk about Storytelling

By: Karl Marks B.

Karl Marks B. — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:44:20 +0000

Definitely inspiring, but while visiting the website some things regarding abortion abolition, link to non-believer’s immorality book and in your face conservatism seemed out of place and left me with a sour taste… something we could have been spared with.

By: Chris Z

Chris Z — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:13:29 +0000

in uni at the moment trying to get work done and started watching this at the same time, really inspirational stuff. been having a bad “boring” uninspired day and this has really lifted my spirits ala big kick to the butt. DRAW DRAW DRAW

By: OtherDan

OtherDan — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:03:48 +0000

That was great! I regret getting to know him when I had that chance.

By: :: smo ::

:: smo :: — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:06:36 +0000

definitely one of my biggest influences! having doug come speak at my college changed up my learning process and how i approached things. seeing this video again reminded me i’m a wuss for not working when i “don’t feel like it”.

doug’s a great guy, really smart and prolific. say what you will about his subject matter [then read joseph campbell and see that he's right regardless of whether or not you're using a religious lens] he’s got great points about story, workflow and attitude.

every time i hear one of these interviews it’s like a kick in the pants to shut up and start working on something.

thanks for posting!

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:37:48 +0000

I love how transparent he is with giving credit to his wife and children as inspiration for challenging and redirecting his craft. Doug said a lot of great things about story development in this talk, but I really appreciated his commitment to family and seeing his creativity as a gift. This video is so refreshing!

By: Jonah Sidhom

Jonah Sidhom — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:39:13 +0000

LooniINmiami: Both. Truths are truths, no matter when they are written down.

By: LingOL

LingOL — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:55:17 +0000

“Created AND written by men, then re-written, utilized for power gains and corruption. Yes. Drama.”

Spare us.

By: Dagan

Dagan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:55:16 +0000

WOW!!!

One of my favorite artists of all-time, heralding ALL the way back to gawking at the Earthworm Jim instruction booklet! -ha :)

It’s interesting to hear that Mr. TenNapel lectured on story, specifically…

When I think of him, I always think of STYLE first, and just wonderful
(and whimsiscal) drawing. Very cool! He’s certainly had a great impact on both comics and animation, and I can’t wait to dig into this interview.

Also, gotta mention TenNapel’s comic series, Gear. I just loved those books!