Pixar Storytelling — How the WALL-E Opening Scene Tells a Story Without Words

A look at the visual storytelling with sound design and character design in this Pixar video essay on WALL-E. Best Pixar Movies Ranked ►► 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Script Setup 00:56 - Setting the Scene 02:35 - Exercise: Beyond the Script 03:44 - Use “Appeal“ for Character Design 05:46 - Recap WALL-E isn’t just one of the best Pixar movies to date, it’s also a masterclass in visual storytelling. For a majority of the film, we get zero dialogue and yet a complicated and compelling story is unfolding in front of us. This isn’t impossible, it was done for decades before sound was introduced to motion pictures. WALL-E seems revolutionary because we’ve become so reliant on dialogue that we’ve forgotten the power of visual storytelling. In this Pixar video essay, we’re going to look at the first couple minutes of WALL-E to see how sound design, music, audio editing, and character design are all we need to tell a complete and nuanced s