Its not about the Technology

So I read "Technology and the Evolution of StoryTelling" and I have to say its some pretty inspiring stuff.
In the reading John Lasseter talks about how animators (and filmmakers should keep this in mind as well) shouldn't focus on the technical side of movie making, but on the character and story side of it. And I loved that, because no matter how odd or well done a film is, if I connect with the characters or the story then it doesn't matter. Because whether or not the creators have the resources, if they connect with the audience then they'll aways have the audience coming back for more. And they'll move people.
In live action film already Ive seen how much people care about equipment. How new or improved it is, or if its the best DSLR on the market. And thats ok (obviously if you don't create something well done then no one will take it seriously) but I think filmmakers, especially as of late, don't focus on their characters or the story they are trying to tell.

I just wanted to share my favorite snippet from the reading. So here it is:  "But I went back to my traditional training I had learned from my mentors — Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and the great Disney animators that were still working at the studio when I started there — and the fundamentals of animation they kept talking about. Ollie Johnston would turn to me and I was expecting something about arcs and lines and silhouette value and all that stuff.

He would turn and say, “John, what’s the character thinking?”

Ollie Johnston would turn to me and I was expecting something about arcs and lines and silhouette value and all that stuff.

He would turn and say, “John, what’s the character thinking?” It was amazing to me, just that simple statement. It was not about the drawing." John Lasseter "Technology and the Evolution of StoryTelling"