Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling

You may have seen these rules posted elsewhere. They are so awesome, I'm going to post a link anyway.

Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling

Former Pixar story artist Emma Coats tweeted this series of “story basics” in 2011. https://twitter.com/lawnrocket These were guidelines that she learned from her more senior colleagues on how to create appealing stories. I superimposed all 22 rules over stills from Pixar films to help me remember them. 

My favorite? "#4: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___."

Second Priveo Video - "Emoticon Man"

I posted last week that Honeycomb was hired to help launch Priveo, a mobile app for messaging your friends with short videos.

I neglected to post a link to the second video we produced. The first video gives you a sense of how the app works. This one is a little more fun...I hope you enjoy it.

The Truth About Sleep, Science and Productivity

Good article in Fast Company about how much sleep people need to maximize their productivity.

The Truth About Sleep, Science and Productivity 

When the topic of sleep arises, two questions invariably follow:

What's the perfect amount of sleep to keep batteries charged and stay productive?

How do I go to sleep the right way?

Both are common questions, but the answers aren't as simple as they might seem.

THERE'S NO MAGIC NUMBER

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The bottom line: understand that sleep is highly individual, and to ensure that you can fall asleep when you need to, train your brain into knowing when it's time to turn the lights off.

For the record, I am one of those people who needs 8 hours of sleep to even be quasi-functional.

Honeycomb Consulting Covered in Washington Post

So...I'd like to brag a little bit. LOL.

I was asked to appear on a panel for DC Entrepreneur Week. The topic was on branding and marketing a startup, something that I love to talk about. The other panelists were super engaging and intelligent, so it was a great discussion. Anyway, the Washington Post wrote a short overview of the event, with a quote from yours truly.

Read it here: 5 take-aways from DC Entrepreneurship Week’s panel on “Creating a Loyal Brand”

First Video from Priveo

My client, Priveo, just released their first video. We are pretty excited, so check it out and tell me what you think.

Priveo is a mobile video messaging service that will be launched soon.

You can sign up for an invitation here: http://bit.ly/14j6OhR