As part of our latest Pixar Post Podcast episode (#48) we were lucky enough to sit down with Piper Director, Alan Barillaro and chat about his passion in crafting the film into the stunning work of art it is today. We discussed the nuances of animating feathers by hand, using eyebrow rigs for waves, re-recording part of the score under water and having a little fear (in a good way) when working on a project. As nuanced as many of those things may sound, they all came together to form the...

      In episode 047 of the Pixar Post Podcast we we discuss the animation kickoff of Pixar's Coco, Finding Dory news (Art of book, soundtrack, fun facts), Piper news (Alan Barillaro, the score, the concept artwork) and chat about Danielle Feinberg's amazing TED Talk about the science of light (with audio clips). Feel free to listen to the Podcast using the player below, subscribe and listen directly in iTunes,  Stitcher, or Overcast.   Kicking off the show, we put Julie under...

  In episode 046 of the Pixar Post Podcast we continue our behind-the-scenes look at The Good Dinosaur and chat with Directing Animator, Rob Thompson and Animator, Kevin O'Hara. We also chat about the big Golden Globe win for Inside Out, the wonderful Sanjay's Super Team "making of" video and much more. Kicking off the show, we chat about our latest news wrap-up called the "Pixar Minute". At 2:20 into the show, we discuss the Golden Globe awards, the Oscar nominations, BAFTA awards,...

  In episode 045 of the Pixar Post Podcast we continue our deep-dive into The Good Dinosaur and chat with story supervisor, Kelsey Mann and Screenwriter, Meg LaFauve. We also chat about the news of the week and break down some of the upcoming awards season as well as awards which have already been won for Inside Out. Kicking off the show, we chat about the upcoming awards season. Julie summarizes the award nominations for Inside Out as well as The Good Dinosaur. Read more details here...

  Episode 044 of the Pixar Post Podcast is dedicated to Toy Story That Time Forgot - listen in as we review the Blu-ray release and chat with Director, Steve Purcell regarding the production process, working with the voice actors and even discuss a few uncovered Easter Eggs. Kicking off the show, we chat about the in-home release of Toy Story That Time Forgot and run through our favorite moments from the special features.  At 11:50 seconds into the show, we welcome our special guest,...

In episode 043 of the Pixar Post Podcast we chat about our recent visit to Pixar Animation Studios to dig into the creation of The Good Dinosaur, our visit to the Pixar Archives and much more. STUDIO VISIT Kicking off the show, Julie recounts her recent trip to the studio, describing the 2-day event which explored the research, creation and challenges the teams overcame along the path to make the modern day dinosaur film. Additional details from the visit can be found in our...

  In episode 042 of the Pixar Post Podcast we break down all you need to know to be ready for the upcoming release of Disney Infinity 3.0. We invited Will from DisneyInfinity.tv to breakdown which starter pack you need (disc or digital), we layout the five known play sets, chat about the 40+ game figures available for play and chat about the many power discs coming to the latest release. Will also dives into his experience playing the Inside Out play set, his experience at the Toy Box Summit...

In episode 041 of the Pixar Post Podcast we give our wrap-up discussion of the D23 Expo which took place from August 14-16, 2015 in Anaheim California. We also chat with Lava director, Jim Murphy in our short one-on-one interview and dive into the updated Disney Infinity 3.0 news (The Good Dinosaur) and so much more.   D23 EXPO Kicking off the show, we jump right into the D23 Expo and mix in the news over the last few weeks. Read our wrap up review of the D23 Expo with photos here. We...

In episode 040 of the Pixar Post Podcast we chat about our continued experience at the Inside Out press event, where we bring you our interview with Angelique Reisch (Inside Out Character Lighting Lead). We also chat about the rating of the first full-length The Good Dinosaur trailer, Disney Infinity 3.0 release date and D23 Expo details, our review of the Toy Story Legacy Collection soundtrack (with clips) and much more. Pixar News Kicking off the show, we discuss the news of the first...

In episode 039 of the Pixar Post Podcast we chat about our continued experience at the Inside Out press event, where we bring you our interview with Patrick Lin (Inside Out Director of Photography). We also chat about the announcement of the first The Good Dinosaur teaser trailer, sample some Inside Out score moments, chat with a visitor to the Real Up House and much more. Pixar News Kicking off the show, we discuss the big news of The Good Dinosaur teaser trailer which was released and...

In episode 038 of the Pixar Post Podcast we wrap up the recent Pixar news as well as discuss John Lasseter's speech at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on "The New Audience - Moviegoing in a Connected World" - including audio from the discussion. Pixar News & John Lasseter's Discussion Kicking off the show, we chat about all latest Pixar news, including brief highlights from - Disney Infinity 3.0 The Finding Dory sneak peek at the D23 Expo The updated synopsis for The...

  In episode 037 of the Pixar Post Podcast we chat about our continued experience at the Inside Out press event, where we bring you our group AND one-on-one interview with Ralph Eggleston (Inside Out Production Designer). We also chat about the the announcement of Sanjay's Super Team, the Lava mini documentary and so much more. Pixar News Kicking off the show, we discuss the wonderfully put together behind-the-scenes documentary that was released for Lava. Starting at 8:02 into the...

In episode 036 of the Pixar Post Podcast we chat about our continued experience at the Inside Out press event, where we bring you our interview with Ronnie Del Carmen (Inside Out co-Director) and Josh Cooley (Inside Out - Story Supervisor). We also chat about the Inside Out advance screening opportunity, Ratatouille in Concert and so much more. Pixar News Starting at 3:00 into the podcast, we kick off by discussion by chatting about Ratatouille in Concert. At 10:25 into the show, we chat...

In episode 035 of the Pixar Post Podcast we chat about Pixar news updates as well as discuss a multitude of details from our visit to Pixar Animation Studios for the Inside Out press event. We share our thoughts on the film (spoiler-free) and share audio from the roundtable discussion with Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera. Below are our show notes from the episode with time codes for your reference: Pixar News Starting at 2:08 into the podcast, we kick off by discussion the Disney deal which...

In episode 034 of the Pixar Post Podcast we chat about Pixar news updates as well as discuss some of the upcoming merchandise for Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur and To Protect and Serve. In addition to the news, we also are wrapping up the Pixar Pipeline Project with our interview with Laura Meyer with the Pixar the Localization/Post Production team. Finally, we chat about a post which puts some of the localization team members' work into visual form. Below are our show notes from the episode...

In episode 033 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss a ton of great Pixar news, including our exclusive first look at To Protect and Serve, the continuation of the Pixar Pipeline Project with Jason Johnston of the Effect team and so much more. Below are our show notes from the episode with time codes for your reference: Pixar Post Website Updates At the top of the episode we chat about Pixar Post getting on Tumblr. We have some great plans for how to use Tumblr to bring you the latest...

In episode 032 of the Podcast we continue our Pixar Pipeline Project by chatting with Angelique Reisch, of Pixar's lighting department. Angelique is the character lighting lead on the upcoming film Inside Out, and although we didn't chat specifically about details from Inside Out, we're certain that you'll thoroughly enjoy the day-to-day details of a lighting artist coupled with fantastic film references from Up and Monsters University. Additionally, her thoughtful advice for those looking to...

In episode 031 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: Pixar Post Website Updates At the top of the episode we chat about the wrap-up of last month's Book Club discussion of The Pixar Touch as well as the announcement of our next book, The Art of WALL•E. Be sure to check out more details on the Book Club page.   Pixar News Starting at 4:09 into the podcast - we chat about the amazingly hilarious Toy Story That Time Forgot Sky Broadband commercial. Starting at 13:40 into the podcast - we...

In episode 030 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: Pixar Post Website Updates At the top of the episode we chat about two new changes to our site - the addition of a dedicated Book Club page to help readers more easily identify which book we're reading and the addition of a new Fan Art / Gallery page which should make our images much more viewer friendly. Additionally, the Gallery will now also feature images from Disney Infinity, Pixar movies and even have a section for your own fan art...

In episode 029 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: Pixar Post Book Club We chat about our lessons learned from the first run-through for Creativity, Inc. and have retooled slightly to put a more centralized focus on the process to engage more readers. Be sure to stay tuned to the Pixar Post Book Club Forum page for more details and get ready - we'll be discussing The Pixar Touch at the end of July.   Inside Out & Lava News Starting at 2:20 into the show - We chat about the Pixar's...

In episode 028 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: Pixar News of the Week We kick off by discussing the announcement of Michael Giacchino scoring Inside Out. With included audio from the pre-concert Q&A session where Michael discussed the project to the rumors of another composer who may have been scoring Inside Out as well, we chat about our thoughts on the news. Pixar Post Book Club news - we announce that we'll be delaying the video wrap up discussion of the book by one week to...

In episode 027 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: Pixar News of the Week We kick off by discussing the new Pixar items that are new to the Disney Store - from the Buzz iPhone case to the return of the Hamm bank (including a discussion of the differences between the old and new version). What's your Ratatouille? We chat about the forum topic which asks about the foods, smells, sights or sounds which take you back to your childhood...much like Remy's ratatouille dish took Anton Ego back...

In episode 026 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: Our World Record To kick off this episode, we chat about the fun world record that we set - wearing the most Pixar-themed T-Shirts at once. We discuss how the idea came about and some of the fun outtakes from our trial run the night before.   Ed Catmull's, Creativity Inc. Book & Our New Contest Starting at 10:55 into the podcast - We've started reading our review copy of Ed Catmull's book and we chat about how engaging the book has...

In episode 025 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: Toy Story That Time Forgot - Follow Up As we mentioned in our last podcast, we believe we found a connection to a book, The Land That Time Forgot and Pixar's upcoming holiday-inspired TV special. We discuss some potential connections between the story and the special. To read about the special, check out our original post on Toy Story That Time Forgot. You can also read some of the initial discussions from our readers (regarding Toy Story...

In episode 023 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: Toy Story That Time Forgot - Christmas Special We dig into Pixar's latest news of a 2014 holiday special called Toy Story That Time Forgot. Thanks to a hearty discussion on this forum post, we have dug into the story that may have inspired Pixar's upcoming special called, The Land That Time Forgot. We discuss the many ways in which we feel the special is connected to the original story and invite others to read the book since we'll...