Comments on: What "Finding Nemo" Can Teach Us About Story Action

By: Memory: Shape Characters & Sharpen Conflict

Memory: Shape Characters & Sharpen Conflict — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:11:43 +0000

[…] There are many forms of amnesia that usually fall under the banner of retrograde or anterograde amnesia. Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form long-term memories. Think of Dori in Finding Nemo (refer to What Finding Nemo Can Teach Us About Story Action). […]

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Favorite Tweets for Writers – Week Ending 5/27/2011 — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 19:06:30 +0000

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By: Author Kristen Lamb

Author Kristen Lamb — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:01:56 +0000

In reply to John. No, it's more of a prologue to reveal backstory. Inciting incident has to directly relate to the plot. Marlin could have moved them far away from the shelf and never let him go to school. If Nemo never goes to school there is no story.

By: John

John — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 21:04:10 +0000

i feel as if the opening when his mate and other offspring was killed would be the inciting incident because if they never got killed his dad would be as over protective there nemo would never defy his father out of rebellion or spite

By: Terri Osburn » My Twitter Take-Away

Terri Osburn » My Twitter Take-Away — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:07:28 +0000

[…] Lamb recently did a blog post on Story Action using Finding Nemo as her example. Detailed breakdown of the plot and story and an […]

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By: Spice Up Your Fiction–Simple Ways to Create Page-Turning Conflict « Kristen Lamb's Blog

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:17:20 +0000

[…] One of the hardest concepts for new writers to understand is the antagonist. I have even gone through great lengths to teach about the antagonist and his/her many faces. We have what I call the BBT (Big Boss Troublemaker), the catalyst for the story. No Sauron and the Ring of Power is just jewelry. No Emperor and Luke can continue moisture farming on Tatooine. No Darla the Fish-Killer and Nemo would be safe at home with his neurotic father Marlin (neat post about What Finding Nemo Can Teach Us About Story Action). […]

By: davidkazzie

davidkazzie — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:49:26 +0000

In reply to Aanna.

The other thing I love about this movie (and Cars does it well also) is that it’s Marlin’s fundamental character flaw — his inability to let Nemo grow up — that sets the story in motion, and leads him to an even greater redemption. Had he not freaked out about Nemo swimming past the drop-off, Nemo doesn’t challenge his authority and swim out to the butt. I mean boat. 😉

By: Aanna

Aanna — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:25:22 +0000

Whenever I read your posts, I feel like I’m in school…a really fun school that makes me more cool every time I go to class.

By: HopefulLeigh

HopefulLeigh — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:27:15 +0000

That is a great example! I don’t think I’ll ever watch Finding Nemo in the same way again:)