Episodes
The hilarious Disney+ short film, Lamp Life goes behind the scenes of the Toy Story franchise and lets viewers see what happened to Bo Peep and her Sheep all those years after she left Andy and Molly's house (between Toy Story 2 and 3). Our Interview goes even further behind the scenes by chatting with Director, Valerie LaPointe, and Producer, Marc Sondheimer at Pixar.
Published 02/11/20
In this first installment of the Onward series, we sit down with Director Dan Scanlon and Producer Kori Rae to learn all about the triumphs, the struggles, and more while making this epic and emotional adventure.
Published 01/14/20
In episode 69 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we chat with Jake Monaco, the composer behind "Forky Asks A Question" and many other Pixar properties you didn't realize he was involved with...and more coming soon. In addition, we talk about Pixar's next 7 releases (2020-2024), the Disney Plus Guide, and challenge each other with some Pixar trivia.
Published 11/22/19
We talk with Pixar's Director of Studio Mastering & Operations, Cynthia Slavens about remastering Pixar's films into 4K and how to integrate newer technologies (HDR, Dolby Atmos), yet still keep the original spirit of the film intact. We also dive into Pixar's upcoming slate of 7 films, Pixar exploring production outside the U.S.? and so much more.
Published 10/29/19
Listen to our Toy Story 4 spoiler-free movie review – the film truly goes to infinity and beyond. Then join us as we share our discussion with the sets team behind building, designing, and filling the antique store (as well as the carnival) in the film. The sets crew we talked to were Stephen Karski, Thomas Jordan, and Rosie Cole during our trip to Pixar Animation Studios in April 2019.
Published 06/13/19
Does Toy Story 4 have the most Easter eggs of any film...ever? Quite possibly, listen in as we chat with Craig Foster, Ling Tu, and Alex Marino at Pixar Animation Studios and learn all about the film.
Published 05/21/19
We traveled to Pixar Animation Studios to learn all about Toy Story 4 — listen to 15 question and answers from Director Josh Cooley as well as our lead-in discussion talking about the latest Pixar news.
Published 05/01/19
In Episode 64 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we chat with Kelly Bonbright (Script Supervisor on Incredibles 2), dive into Toy Story 4 news and of course start the episode with Pixar trivia.
Published 04/08/19
We discuss Pixar's SparkShorts (and offer our rankings) if short films for feature films will continue and Toy Story 4 news.
Published 03/15/19
In episode 062 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we chat with Toby Chu, the wonderful composer of Pixar's Bao. We also talk about the success of Incredibles 2, and Pixar's short film, Purl. Listen to the full episode here.
Published 08/16/18
In Episode 61 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we dive into our spoiler-free review of Incredibles 2. We also talk about the recent announcement of John Lasseter leaving Pixar due to missteps.
Published 06/11/18
In episode 60 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we dive deep into the creation of the worlds within "Incredibles 2". We talk with Ralph Eggleston, Bryn Imagire, Philip Metschan & Nathan Farris to explore the "incredible" landscapes and buildings that populate the action-packed film.
Published 06/01/18
Go behind the scenes of Incredibles 2 with our discussion with Writer/Director, Brad Bird, and Producers, Nicole Grindle and John Walker.
Published 04/16/18
We continue our Coco interview series and talk with Adrian Molina and Dean Kelly about the story process for the film (what worked, what didn't) along with a ton of Coco news, Incredibles 2 toys news, Cars 3 updates and our thoughts on the Movies Anywhere app.
Published 10/13/17
In episode 057 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we bring you to Pixar Animation Studios for the Coco press event and we dive into our experience at the two-day event. We also share the full audio from the 30-minute filmmaker roundtable discussion with Lee Unkrich (Director), Darla K. Anderson (Producer), and Adrian Molina (Co-Director). Note that there are some light spoilers in the podcast — nothing about the plot is revealed, but insights into the film and its creation are discussed. (Read below...
Published 08/28/17
In episode 056 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we discuss Disney's additional stake in BAMtech, Cars 3 box office results, Coco news, and much more. Listen to the Podcast using the player embedded below or direct on YouTube. Be sure to subscribe and enjoy directly on iTunes, Stitcher, or Overcast. SHOW NOTES: Kicking off the show we start with some Pixar trivia — asking, what are the similarities between WALL-E and R2-D2 from Star Wars. Disney Streaming — we dive into the we news of...
Published 08/10/17
  Get ready as we dive into the mud and chat about the Cars 3 Production Pipeline from the perspective of Bobby Podesta (Supervising Animator), Jon Reisch (Effects Supervisor), and Michael Fong (Supervising Technical Director). In this combined post and podcast episode (#055) we continue our Cars 3 interview series. We explore the Pixar pipeline and the challenges the effects team faced while digitally crafting mud as well as some great production tips about embracing last-minute...
Published 06/01/17
  In episode 054 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we kick off our Cars 3 interview series as we explore the next generation of Cars characters. We dive into the design, rigging and animation of many characters in the film — from Lightning, Jackson, Cruz, and more we chat with Jay Shuster (Production Designer), Michael Comet (Characters Supervisor), and Jude Brownbill (Directing Animator). You'll hear how the team created Jackson to make Lightning look (and feel old), how they meticulously...
Published 05/24/17
In episode 053 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we center in on two main topics — Our discussion with Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera on the development of the now beloved film, Inside Out and how it is being honored at the first annual AutFest (details below). Additionally, we continue our "Ask Pixar Post" segment where you ask the questions (this time centered around Disney), and we answer them (with some quirky and fun responses included).   Listen to the Podcast using the player embedded below....
Published 04/20/17
In episode 052 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we discuss the news surrounding Cars 3, we dive into the Piper crew Q&A session, the latest Pixar animation news of the week, and continue our Ask Pixar Post segment - where we answer questions from you, our listeners.   Kicking off the show we start with some Pixar trivia — talking about John Ratzenberger, Richard Kind and the number of birds from For The Birds. Next, we dive into the wealth of Cars 3 news that hit within the last week. ...
Published 02/24/17
� In episode 051 of the Pixar Post Podcast, we chat about the latest story updates regarding Lou, Piper's big win at the Annie Awards, Cars 3 merchandise, a new segment where you can get to know us more called, "Ask Pixar Post" and a whole lot more.    Feel free to listen to the Podcast using the player below, subscribe and enjoy directly on iTunes, Stitcher, or Overcast. Kicking off the show (as usual), we put Julie under pressure and ask her two Pixar quiz questions.  Next, we...
Published 02/10/17
In episode 050 of the Pixar Post Podcast we chat about Dory's reach to $1 Billion dollars, Dory deleted scenes, Lee Unkrich's impromptu Twitter Q&A session (we summarized the most intriguing responses), our website re-design and much more...but, the gem of the episode is our interview with Pixar employee, Beth Sullivan (Administration Manager of the Studio Mastering Department). Feel free to listen to the Podcast using the player below, subscribe and listen directly in iTunes,...
Published 10/20/16
  In episode 049 of the Pixar Post Podcast we chat about Lou (Pixar's upcoming short film), Dory approaching $1 Billion dollars, (as well as the Blu-ray versions which will be available) and many more great Pixar topics. Feel free to listen to the Podcast using the player below, subscribe and listen directly in iTunes,  Stitcher, or Overcast. Kicking off the show (as usual), we put Julie under pressure and ask her Pixar quiz questions and she gets 4-out-of-4 correct.  At 3:11 into the...
Published 10/07/16