Planet Dagobah - May 4, 2022 - From the hot sand dunes of Tatooine to the frozen planet Hoth, the galaxies are filled with stories that should be told in an epic way. As Yoda says, “ Remembered, everyone deserves to be. ”

To be remembered, you need to tell an epic story on screen. I wouldn't hurt to have a Storytelling Jedi Master like one of our award-winning multimedia journalists or filmmakers helping you tell it. A professional storyteller bringing your story to the screen can be a game changer.

Just think about the impact of a story like Star Wars. The elaborate, yet simple story written by George Lucas has had a profound impact on the entertainment landscape and the broader culture.

No force is more powerful than a great story. Storytelling is as old as mankind. Religions and movements are built on a story. We use story to connect with one another. A story told on a screen such as a motion picture like Star Wars can connect with in audience in a profound way.

Writing. Music. Art. Video games. Poetry. These are all vehicles for conveying a story. On screen (film/video/motion picture) storytelling can be transformative.

Think of George Lucas. He was STORYSMART in so many ways. He held on to the merchandising rights for Star Wars (owning his story). He later sold the rights to his Star Wars franchise to a company built by another imaginative storyteller Walt Disney. The Missouri native built an empire around storytelling using animation.

Think about that for a second.

Humankind likely started communicating with one other using grunts before we had words. Then we had words. Then cave drawings. Then written words. Flash forward thousands of years to a kid who liked to draw. Single drawings were put together in a series to create motion. Animated cartoons are like those early cave drawings coming to life on screen.

Walt Disney turned a cartoon mouse into an empire that later purchased galaxies full of characters from another imaginative filmmaker who was on top of his craft.

So what does any of this have to do with StorySMART? And you?

A great deal.

Both Walt Disney and George Lucas have influenced and inspired me.

Growing up fatherless, I looked to escape into the fantasy and other worlds of on screen entertainment. I first really watched television days after my dad died.

Having lived in Spain up until my dad’s untimely death, I didn’t watch much TV or see many movies. I have some vague recollections of seeing Dumbo at a movie theater on the air base and seeing the moon landing on a TV in the apartment of a Spanish family, but those recollections are faint.

But my memories of my introduction to American television are strong. After we moved back to the United States days after my dad died, I fell in love with television. I Dream Of Jeanie, I Love Lucy, The Adventures of Superman, Family Affair, The Brady Bunch. You name it. I watched it. It stoked a vivid imagination that burns bright and hot today.

As I grew up, I decided I wanted to become George Lucas, Stephen Spielberg or Walt Disney. They were artists who can transport an audience to a different place. I wanted to be able to do that too.

A gifted storyteller can take your story to an entirely different level than if you tried to tell it by yourself. That is the premise behind StorySMART. We want to connect you with a professional storyteller to tell your story in the most epic way possible.

While I can imagine a day when we might produce a scripted series for Netflix or a big screen movie for a client, today our focus isn’t galaxies away.

StorySMART’s focus is being there for you, to tell your business story or your personal story in a simple, authentic, professional and highly memorable way.

And here is the fight the empire rebellion element to our approach. We want you to own the copyright on your story. We want you to own, while at the same time having it shared on screen in an epic way.

If you later decide you want to sell it to Disney, well then, may the force be with you. In the meantime, may the story be with you.