Pixar Post Podcast: Animation News, Interviews & Reviews

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. Cars 3 and NASCAR press event with images of Dinoco Cruz Ramirez and the additional vocal cast announcements. Cars 3 merchandise - we chat about the NASCAR store apparel/collectibles, the Poster Art of the World of Cars book and even some rumors of Funko Pop Vinyl Cars 3 characters coming soon. We touch on the Piper Q&A session with Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer and play clips from the session and offer our thoughts. The Pixar tour featuring Nick Pitera was fantastic and we chat about the video as well as the pote

� 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 dig into the Annie Awards and discuss our thoughts on Piper's big win as well as Finding Dory being overlooked. The VES Awards were held on February 7, and we discuss the win for Outstanding Animated Performance for Hank in Finding Dory. We think it's a highly deserved win and we describe why. We then dive into the highly-anticipated short film, Lou, and discuss the rumors that it may be like Woody interacting with Sid in Toy Story, as well as how it tackles playground bullying. Cars 3 is up next, and we discuss the products h

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, Stitcher, or Overcast. Kicking off the show (as usual), we put Julie to the test and ask her some Pixar-themed quiz questions...but for episode 50, she turns the tables on T.J. and asks a few questions of him as well. At 6:00 into the show we talk about Dory's reach to $1 Billion...and beyond. 9:58 - We summarize and provide insights into Lee Unkrich's Twitter Q&A session — with a few Coco details. 24:36 - Back to Finding Dory, we chat about some recently released deleted scenes which will be part of the Blu-ray & D

  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 show we transition and start talking about the short film, Lou, which was teased last week. At 8:30 we talk about Piper's 2-week run on the Disney Movies Anywhere app as well as our reiteration of the soundtrack review (read our review and purchase the score). At 15:35 we talk about Finding Dory coming out on Digital & Blu-ray and we run through the store-exclusive versions as well as discuss which version we recommend. Additionally, we talk about Dory's approach to $1 Billion dollars at the box office. At 28:43 we dive

  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 adorable six-minute short film. left to right around the table - Alan Barillaro, Erik Smitt, Ferdi Scheepers, Jason Deamer, Rich Horine & Sarah Reimers We're not the only ones that seem to have fallen for Piper either — when speaking with fans or other critics, we've only heard people utter "10-out-of-10" when asked what their rating would be. The number one comment is the film's adorable lead character, Piper, followed quickly be the gorgeous visuals. Listen to our interview (posted below) as we chat with

      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 pressure and ask her a question from the Ultimate Inside Out Trivia Quiz (via Oh My Disney). At 1:37 into the show, we discuss Lee Unkrich's tweet regarding the kickoff of the animation team on, Coco. 3:01 Finding Dory news We discuss some recent fun facts released and get geeky calculating the average number of storyboards created by the story team (103,000) and breaking that down per year (1,635 - assuming 18 average story team members over 3.5 years) and per day (6.28 - assuming a 5 day work-week). Also chat about the release da

  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, VES awards and the Annie Awards. At 13:34 into the show, we chat about the wonderful For Your Consideration promotional videos for The Good Dinosaur and Sanjay's Super Team.   ROB THOMPSON & KEVIN O'HARA INTERVIEW   Kevin O'Hara & Rob Thompson Starting at 21:19 into the podcast, we share our interview with Directing Animator, Rob Thompson and Animator, Kevin O'Hara. Rob and Kevin share amazing insights into the process of animating a quadruped (4-legged animal) and talk through some great insights into th

  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 and share your thoughts regarding the awards in the Pixar Post Forum. Ten minutes into the show, we discuss the gorgeous re-design of the Petersen Automotive Museum and their integration of the Cars franchise into one of their exhibits. At 14:30 into the show, we chat about Michael Giacchino officially signing on to score The Incredibles 2 and Tom Hanks' return to the recording booth for Toy Story 4.   KELSEY MANN & MEG LAFAUVE INTERVIEW Photo of the East side #6 story room for The Good Dinosaur   Starting at

  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, Steve Purcell, to chat about the release, the special features and some additional behind-the-scenes details from the television special.   EASTER EGGS During the episode, Steve mentioned a few additional Easter Eggs and hidden items which were previously uncovered. He noted that the three stylized posters behind Bonnie & Mason in the video game room represented upcoming Pixar films - Coco, Inside Out and Cars 3 — each crafted to subtly hint at the films (for instance, Rainbow Unicorn's mane was stylized to represent I

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 Behind-the-Scenes look at the film as well as our visit to the Pixar Archives. (Future podcast episodes will also share additional details on the event and interviews with employees.)     GOOD DINO CAMPUS CRAWL Starting at 31:39 into the show, we chat about our visit to a Good Dino Campus Crawl event at Eastern Michigan University with Lighting Supervisor, Jonathan Pytko (additional details from the event are included in this post).   SHARON CALAHAN INTERVIEW Starting at 39:30 into the podcast, we share our group interview f

  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 and the Disney Interactive panel at the 2015 D23 Expo. Once you listen, be sure to leave a comment on our post or chat about the game with other users in the Pixar Post Forum - we want to know, what is the first play set and figure you're planning to pick up on launch day? Feel free to listen to the Podcast using the player below, subscribe and listen directly in iTunes, or subscribe and listen on Stitcher or Overcast. Related Posts - Disney Infinity 3.0 'Inside Out' Play Set Preview - Browse all previous episodes of

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 discuss the announcements regarding Riley's First Date The Good Dinosaur (included in our wrap up review) Finding Dory (with the first Easter Egg) Coco (read all about Coco in our detailed post looking at the film from 2012 to now). Toy Story 4 (read the buzz about Lasseter's comments that the film will feature a love store between Woody and Bo Peep) We also include the news of Don Rickles' return as Mr. Potato Head (along with the newly announced returning voice actress, Kristen Schaal - yeah, Trixie is back) Other Pi

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 full-length The Good Dinosaur trailer rating - when can we expect its release? At 3:48 into the show, we chat about Brave's Merida appearing in an upcoming episode of Once Upon A Time.  Starting at 6:52 into the podcast we chat about the August 30, 2015 release date for Disney Infinity 3.0, the exclusives to watch out for, the benefits of pre-ordering and the August 16, 2015 event at the 2015 D23 Expo. At 12:53 into the podcast, we present our review of The Legacy Collection: Toy Story soundtrack. We chat about the packaging

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 give our thoughts and feedback. We also chat about our custom The Good Dinosaur T-Shirts we made in honor of the new poster artwork for our Live Google Hangout to chat about the trailer. At 6:00 into the show, we chat about an Inside Out summary of recent news, TV commercials as well as the Pixar Post Products page and our recent review of 15 different Inside Out themed books. Starting at 9:34 into the podcast we sample a quick audio clip from Inside Out as well as chat about the recently released track listing as well. We al

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 Good Dinosaur The bevy of Inside Out clips, TV spots and trailers released in the last week Michael Giacchino's big summer blockbuster season of three movies Starting at 16:10 into the show, we discuss John Lasseter's speech at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as he discusses the changing landscape of technology and how it interplays with the film making. (Thank you to our friend who attended the event and was kind enough to send us audio from Lasseter's discussion.)   Be sure to let us know your thoughts

  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 podcast we chat about the news of the new short film featured ahead of The Good Dinosaur in theaters November 25, 2015 - Sanjay's Super Team. At 16:40 into the episode, we chat about the release of the Inside Out soundtrack on June 16.     Ralph Eggleston - image © Pixar Inside Out Interview with Ralph Eggleston Starting at 19:02 into the podcast we begin our design discussion with Ralph Eggleston. From Ralph's captivating discussion on Riley's "personality islands" to his insights into the film, we know you're going

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 about Ed Catmull's potential to have his likeness cast in wax for Madame Tussauds as well as my personal meeting Ed at the Studios. At 16:08 into the podcast, we chat about the new French trailer for Inside Out along with some of the Easter Eggs which were spotted in the trailer. At 20:10 into the discussion, we chat about the special advance screening of Inside Out on June 16 (3 days before it's broad theatrical release) as well as the live Q&A session and 15 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage. At 22:37 into the show,

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 extends IMAX distribution of Disney•Pixar films through 2017 - which means we'll get Finding Dory and Toy Story 4 on an even bigger, big screen. At 3:36 into the show, we chat about (and include audio from) an interview that Brad Bird did with NPR where he briefly discussed that he was starting writing The Incredibles 2 as well as gave the audience a taste of his brilliant vocal work for Edna Mode. At 8:37, we chat about an update to the Disney Inquizitive app and it's recent update with more quizzes - and we give Julie a l

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 with time codes for your reference: Pixar Post Website Updates At the top of the episode we chat about the Pixar Post Book Club kicking off for 2015 with a complete lineup for the year laid out. More details on the book club and how to read along can be found here.   Pixar News Starting at 1:53 into the podcast, we chat about a really fun video and photos that Michael Giacchino posted on Instagram with a sneak peek of the Inside Out score. Starting at 5:07 into the podcast - We chat about the amazing Inside Out concep

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 Pixar products on the web so you don't miss any of your favorite items when they go on sale.   Pixar News Starting at 2:45 into the podcast - we chat about the Toy Story That Time Forgot commercial that aired alongside the re-broadcast of Toy Story of TERROR! a few weeks back. Starting at 6:45 into the podcast - we chat about the two gorgeous images released for LAVA (the turtles and the whale) as well as several interviews with director, Jim Murphy. Starting at 11:18 into the podcast - we chat about the release (and disappea