Catch the Latest Livestream of Louis Gonzales!

Catch all the wisdom that Louis shared with us including the beginning stages of his story workflow, from finding your story concept: your 'What if...?' to brainstorming character development to devising an original setting of where your story takes place. Participants can watch it here:

• Full Livestream
• Highlight Video

Tune in Monday, March 4th at 5pm PT, as Louis provides another in-depth view into his process of Developing a Story - Writing with Pictures:

• Identifying Stakes, Wants & Beliefs
• Emotional Arc
• Visual Entertainment Exploration (a visual 'What if..?')
• Story Beats

Louis returns for Livestream #3 on Monday April 8th: Crafting Impactful Moments (Blocking + Progression).

Louis Gonzales started in animation through the Warner Brothers Feature Internship program in 1996, studying both animation and layout, and worked on several films at WBF. In 2000, Louis joined Pixar and quickly ascended from a CG Layout artist to Story Supervisor, contributing to a long list of Pixar films including Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo & Finding Dory, Ratatouille, Cars 3, Brave, and The Incredibles 1 & 2. He was then tapped to direct two short films, Nona, streaming on Disney+, and Know Your Rights for Colin Kapernicks non-profit of the same name. He also storyboarded on the Marvel Studios Live action film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Louis recently joined Netflix's feature animation development. Read more about Louis here.

Story Xperientialwas designed to let you experience Pixar's storytelling process. Through our program, you can craft and present your own short story idea. At every stage, you'll gain insights from the world's leading storytellers and benefit from continuous peer feedback as your work evolves.Here is a90 second videowhich explains how the program works.

Start creating your story today!

The Story Xperiential Team