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Does this anecdote make the point the author makes? It makes the opposite point to me: if a lot of smart people pour a lot of their energy into making an anima

Does this anecdote make the point the author makes? It makes the opposite point to me: if a lot of smart people pour a lot of their energy into making an animated movie, it doesn't matter what the initial idea was. Note: This does not apply to features or startups. Features are time limited because the cast has to move on so you have to capture what you capture, and can't just fix it in post. And startups you can't just rely on your intuition that you're making what the audience wants.

ramraj07 5y ago
I’d argue this is the same case with tech startups - you decide on some rough idea and riff on that topic there’s probably money to be made. I like to contrast it with biotech, where you’re limited by the laws of nature.
david422 5y ago
I would agree - it seems like if you do a well done animated movie you could have any type of plot and still succeed. Pixar to me is super high quality. Look at Illumination - another super high quality production with random/funny ideas.
hondo77 5y ago
> And startups you can't just rely on your intuition that you're making what the audience wants. Studios do not rely on intuition when making animated movies. Work-in-progress screenings for staff and the public are held during production. Even Pixar.
furyofantares 5y ago
I agree. Not much work went into the initial concepts of these extremely successful movies, because that's not what made the movies successful. Not to say the concepts weren't good, or these folks aren't experts, but it is to say that what set them apart was the massive amount of highly skilled work on executing the idea.
subsubzero 5y ago
The ideas themselves were not earth shattering, its the technology behind the ideas and the drive of the teams behind that to make the 'dreams' a reality. Also not having some soul sucking hollywood producer trying to make every character and scene 'edgy'.

ramraj07 5y ago

I’d argue this is the same case with tech startups - you decide on some rough idea and riff on that topic there’s probably money to be made. I like to contrast it with biotech, where you’re limited by the laws of nature.

david422 5y ago

I would agree - it seems like if you do a well done animated movie you could have any type of plot and still succeed. Pixar to me is super high quality. Look at Illumination - another super high quality production with random/funny ideas.

hondo77 5y ago

> And startups you can't just rely on your intuition that you're making what the audience wants. Studios do not rely on intuition when making animated movies. Work-in-progress screenings for staff and the public are held during production. Even Pixar.

furyofantares 5y ago

I agree. Not much work went into the initial concepts of these extremely successful movies, because that's not what made the movies successful. Not to say the concepts weren't good, or these folks aren't experts, but it is to say that what set them apart was the massive amount of highly skilled work on executing the idea.

subsubzero 5y ago

The ideas themselves were not earth shattering, its the technology behind the ideas and the drive of the teams behind that to make the 'dreams' a reality. Also not having some soul sucking hollywood producer trying to make every character and scene 'edgy'.