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Aug 23, 2021 · Cinco Paul loves musicals — unlike his long-time writing partner, Ken Daurio, with whom he created the new Apple TV+ satire, 'Schmigadoon!' Their series centers on a couple who become trapped in...
Aug 23, 2021 · Along with his writing partner, Ken Daurio, he wrote the animated films "Despicable Me," "The Secret Life Of Pets" and their Dr. Seuss adaptations "Horton Hears A Who!" and "The Lorax."...
- Terry Gross
- Finding Healthy Competition with His Writing Partner
- The Difficulties of Writing Animation
- Advice on Keeping Your Writing Fresh
- Straight Talk on Pitching
- Navigating Success
Paul and his writing partner, Ken Daurio, have worked on a number of projects together and by now have really carved out a go-to routine that works for them. “Generally we know where our strengths lie,” Paul says. “We’ll pretty much divide up the scenes, he’ll take five and I’ll take five and then we go off and write them. And so by the end of the ...
Because animated movies can take so long to make — three years typically, as was the case for Despicable Me— the process of writing the film is unlike anything Paul and Daurio were used to. “As soon as we start writing, the movie is getting made,” Paul explains. “And, you know, that’s pretty rare but I think that’s more common in animation. But rig...
Paul, like all writers, is no stranger to hitting roadblocks — huge success hardly changes that, which probably comes as no surprise. What would a writer be without writer’s block? Paul’s practice is just to write — write different things, things that aren’t just different projects, but also not screenplays. “I would recommend [dabbling in differen...
For any writer lucky enough to reach the stage of being able to “pitch,” this advice is for you. “You’re not just pitching the idea, you’re pitching yourself,” Paul states. Paul doesn’t look at it as cynically selling yourself but more so proving that you’ll be a good “co-worker,” in a sense. “Do they want to work with you, do they want to spend ti...
Despicable Me brought success to Paul and Daurio that they never saw coming, obviously changing the trajectory of their careers. They were hired to write a sequel a few weeks after Despicable Me was released, once the studio realized what type of hit they had on their hands. They were able to write The Lorax after and a spin-off for the Minions. On...
They host a podcast together called "Make Him Watch It," in which they make each other watch films they haven't seen. [11]
Mar 10, 2021 · The Side Track podcast continues with screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, who discuss the Pixar vs. Illumination feud and deliver a full-length commentary track for 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Schmigadoon!: Created by Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul. With Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Dove Cameron, Kristin Chenoweth. A couple on a backpacking trip discovers a magical town in which everyone acts like they're in a classic musical.
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Jun 23, 2021 · For a stretch of the early aughts, screenwriting partners Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul struggled to sell scripts. It was an effort made no easier by their unorthodox style of pitching to...
