24 March 2013

wrestling a vision into existence

In addition to the problems every filmmaker faces in wrestling a vision into existence, Docter was facing a web of pressures highly unusual fo a first-time director.

Karen Paik, To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios, Chronicle Books, 2007, p 186.

I just really like this description of the creative process - "wrestling a vision into existence." Io Infinity and Beyond is a great read about the creative process behind a movie and a company.