Episode 027 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Announcing the Pixar Pipeline Project, our Book Club & the News of the Week
04/28/14 • 67 min
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 with his first bite.
- Fred Armisen's fake Pixar role.
- Disney Infinity's big announcement for the next version of the game.
- DCONSTRUCTED - We review and provide samples of the Pixar-themed tracks on the Disney•Pixar new EDM album.
- Starting at 17:58 into the podcast - We are extremely proud to announce the kickoff of our Pixar Pipeline Project. The Project is a nine-part series of Pixar interviews which will allow us to follow the path of a Pixar movie through it's journey from story to screen.
- Our first interview kicks off with Louis Gonzales in Pixar's story department. We chat about everything from how he kicks off his workflow, how the research process takes place (with a great story about Brave's Scotland research trip), keeping your sketching fresh as well as some of the skills that are essential to know if you're looking to work in the story department.
- During the interview Louis mentioned a few items that we wanted to specifically call out in our show notes in case you wanted to learn a little more about them.
- Who is Wes Anderson?
- Learn more about the 108 ̊ Rule in cinematography.
- Learn more about the Wacom Cintiq tablet which Pixar animators utilize.
- Starting at 57:14 into the show - We chat about another big announcement we had this week...the formation of our Pixar Post Book Club.
- We discuss the reason we started the book club and that our first book we're reading is Creativity, Inc..
- Be sure to grab a book, read more and start chatting with us - we'll even have a Live discussion once we've completed reading the book.
- Starting at 01:00:57 into the show - Earlier this week, Ed Catmull held a live question and answer session through the Guardian website. We were lucky enough to have had two of our questions answered by Ed and we chat about his responses.
Feel free to listen to the Podcast using the player below, subscribe and listen directly in iTunes, or subscribe and listen on Stitcher.
Pixar Post - T.J. & Julie
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 with his first bite.
- Fred Armisen's fake Pixar role.
- Disney Infinity's big announcement for the next version of the game.
- DCONSTRUCTED - We review and provide samples of the Pixar-themed tracks on the Disney•Pixar new EDM album.
- Starting at 17:58 into the podcast - We are extremely proud to announce the kickoff of our Pixar Pipeline Project. The Project is a nine-part series of Pixar interviews which will allow us to follow the path of a Pixar movie through it's journey from story to screen.
- Our first interview kicks off with Louis Gonzales in Pixar's story department. We chat about everything from how he kicks off his workflow, how the research process takes place (with a great story about Brave's Scotland research trip), keeping your sketching fresh as well as some of the skills that are essential to know if you're looking to work in the story department.
- During the interview Louis mentioned a few items that we wanted to specifically call out in our show notes in case you wanted to learn a little more about them.
- Who is Wes Anderson?
- Learn more about the 108 ̊ Rule in cinematography.
- Learn more about the Wacom Cintiq tablet which Pixar animators utilize.
- Starting at 57:14 into the show - We chat about another big announcement we had this week...the formation of our Pixar Post Book Club.
- We discuss the reason we started the book club and that our first book we're reading is Creativity, Inc..
- Be sure to grab a book, read more and start chatting with us - we'll even have a Live discussion once we've completed reading the book.
- Starting at 01:00:57 into the show - Earlier this week, Ed Catmull held a live question and answer session through the Guardian website. We were lucky enough to have had two of our questions answered by Ed and we chat about his responses.
Feel free to listen to the Podcast using the player below, subscribe and listen directly in iTunes, or subscribe and listen on Stitcher.
Pixar Post - T.J. & Julie
Previous Episode
Episode 026 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Creativity, Inc. teaser, Samuel L. Jackson talks Frozone and more
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.
- 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 been so far.
- There are so many interesting facts about Pixar, people and leadership included in the book - let's put it this way, we have even more reasons to be jealous of not working at the studio.
- Announcement of our new contest - for more details on how you can receive a free copy of Ed Catmull's new book, check out the details on our Forum post.
- Starting at 17:30 into the show - We chat about the Phineas and Ferb toy box pack that was released as well as the hidden Star Wars lightsaber weapon that you can use.
- We also provide a few tips and tricks if you're hunting for Wave 3 power discs.
- Starting at 28:17 into the show - We chat about the teaser that was shown for Inside Out at CinemaCon. We discuss the clip and throw out our predictions for when we'll see a broad release of the teaser.
- Starting at 32:47 into the show - Earlier this week, Samuel L. Jackson talked with Digital Spy UK about The Incredibles sequel and mentioned Frozone. Although many sites have reported this as a confirmation that Frozone will appear in the upcoming sequel, we take a different approach and discuss how this is a consideration rather than a confirmation.
Next Episode
Episode 028 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Our interview with Pixarian Chloe Kloezeman, Radiator Springs 500½ & much more
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 allow more readers a chance to catch up. Our full video discussion will now take place on June 4, 2014. Stay tuned for more details.
- Star Wars weekend just passed at the Disney Parks and another set of Pixar die cast Cars characters have been released. We chat about the set and ways that you can purchase the cars even if you're not able to make it to the park.
- Toy Story of TERROR! was recently announced to be released on Blu Ray / DVD / Digital on August 19 - we chat all about the special features and our excitement to dig into more of the behind-the-scenes moments.
- Starting at 17:00 into the podcast - We are excited to bring our second interview as part of the Pixar Pipeline Project. The Project is a nine-part series of Pixar interviews which will allow us to follow the path of a Pixar movie through it's journey from story to screen.
- Our second interview is with Chloe Kloezeman from Pixar's editorial department. We chat about everything from her work on Toy Story of TERROR!, to her journey to Pixar and some really amazing insights into the workflow and processes within the editorial team.
- We also chat about our fun conversation with Chloe after the main interview with a fun crew easter egg from Toy Story of TERROR!
- Starting at 45:00 into the show - We chat about our take and review on the newest Cars Toons short, Radiator Springs 5001⁄2.
- We discuss our reader's ratings of the short as well as the elements that really shined (the color and lighting) as well as the trickier moments (the fast-paced nature of the short).
- We also cover an amazing correlation that our forum user came up with and how a certain deleted scene from Cars might have been an inspiration for the Baja race scene.
- Starting at 01:05:03 into the show - At the top of the show, we discussed Toy Story of TERROR! coming out on Blu Ray, but we dig back into the special features for a few we forgot to mention.
- Additionally, we chat about a topic that we're working on for our next podcast - Inside Out. What is the new technology that was used and is there a certain connection to an early 90's television show called Herman's Head? Be sure to include your comments and we may include your thoughts as a part of our next show.
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