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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 potential spotting of Toy Story Easter Eggs. Following up on last episode's discussions surrounding Lou, we talk about the world premiere at the 2017 South-By-Southwest festival as well as Dave Mullins' exciting "How to pitch a compelling short project" presentation at the event. We touch on Andrew Stanton's direction on the upcoming season of Stranger Things as well as his wants to direct The Americans — we also segue into the Ask Pixar Post segment with Julie's prior workings with Stranger Things Producer, Shawn Levy. Finally, we wrap up with our continued segment titled, "Ask Pixar Post" in which we answer questions from you so you can get to know us more. If you have a question about Pixar, want to know more about us, or just want to inquire about an upcoming movie, let us know. Email us your questions here or send us a message through any of our social media channels. In the second edition, we answer two questions from our listener, HayLee, about what Cars character we would we be and why — along with our thoughts on which Pixarian we'd like to shadow for a week. Be sure to let us know your thoughts on the episode by leaving a comment on iTunes, writing a comment below or sending us an email - we'd love to hear from you. Pixar Post - T.J. & Julie
In episode 022 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: THE BLUE UMBRELLA We discuss the omission of The Blue Umbrella from the Animated Shorts nomination category of the 2014 Academy Awards. We provide our candid reactions to the news and compare The Blue Umbrella to the remaining ten short films. Additionally, we read comments from our readers with their reactions to the news as well. FOLLOW UP FROM EPISODE 021 We also follow up from an earlier discussion in Episode 021 where we interviewed Toy Story of Terror, Supervising Animator, Michal Makarewicz. During the interview Michal answered one of our reader's questions and elaborated on the animation dailies. Thanks to our reader and friend, Jeff from This Day in Pixar, he noted that Craig Good (longtime Pixarian) had started a blog and specifically mentioned the animation dailies as well. We dig into Craig's article and pull out some great advice for people looking to enter animation - or any other field frankly...it's about making the work better, not taking feedback personally. We then wrap up with a open discussion about our own personal experience taking feedback too personally and explained how the turned out in the end. Have you experienced a moment of frustration when you received feedback that you weren't hoping for or expecting on your project? How did you rally? Did you find the work to be better in the long run? Let us know in the comments below or join in the conversation on the Pixar Post Forum. Pixar Post - T.J. & Julie
In episode 021 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: NEWS SNIPPETS FOR THE WEEK We discuss the closing of Pixar Canada that took place on October 8, 2013 and thank all of our friends from the studio. Forum discussion: One of our forum users brought up the topic of the age difference between Charles Muntz and Carl Fredricksen. We share our thoughts and discuss the real age difference of the characters according to Lee Unkrich. Disney Infinity released the highly anticipated Toy Story in Space playset. MONSTERS UNIVERSITY We discuss the release of not only the digital version of Monsters University but the Blu Ray release as well - including our favorite extras. We chat about the possibility of a broad release of the Monsters University Scare Cards. Be sure to check out our full write-up on the scare cards. CARS 3? We discuss the interview with Michael Wallis, voice of Sheriff and how he revealed that he is busy working on Cars 3, with the crew traveling on Route 99. THE GOOD DINOSAUR We discuss our thoughts on the "leaked" teaser poster and how we didn't feel that it was a true Pixar produced image. We share two voicemails from our listeners regarding the changes with The Good Dinosaur. TOY STORY OF TERROR (& EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW) We share our reactions to watching Pixar's first 30-minute television special. We discuss some of our favorite hidden references and easter eggs. We chat with Michal Makarewicz, longtime Pixarian and Supervising Animator on Toy Story of Terror. During our discussion, Michal shares his journey to Pixar as well as his passion for teaching at the Animation Collaborative. In addition, we also discuss many of the exciting and challenging moments from Pixar's first television special. We also wanted to provide a little additional information regarding The Animation Collaborative for our readers - we can't recommend checking out their website enough. The Animation Collaborative's goal is to provide a focused, professional environment that fosters creative growth, community and collaboration. With instructors who are passionate about teaching with experience in both school and studio settings. These talented instructors currently work some of the most successful studios for animation and are here to give students individual attention in smaller workshops rather than larger classrooms - a perk that sets The Animation Collaborative apart from other schools. Pixar Post - T.J. & Julie
In episode 013 of the Pixar Post Podcast we discuss: Monsters University (MU) Vinylmation set being released on June 14. Disney Infinity new trailers and details about the MU playset as well as a look into the many ways to race opponents in the Toy Box mode. The seven new MU trailers/commercials/tool kits and more that have been released in the last week-and-a-half. The Lowe's Build and Grow workshops with a tie-in to MU and Pixar in general. The final part in our three-part MU press-event series, we talk about - Physics 250: Global Illumination - with a ton of extra discussion around the topic and a link to the Pixar technical article we referenced in the discussion ("Multiresolution Radiosity Caching for Efficient Preview and Final Quality Global Illumination in Movies"). Roundtable discussion with MU producer, Kori Rae. Snack Time with Pixarian, Peter Sohn, who voiced "Squishy" in MU. Roundtable discussion with The Blue Umbrella Director, Saschka Unseld. Our write-up reviews of the MU press event can be found in our recap posts - The Monsters University Pixar Press Event Day One recap. The Monsters University Pixar Press Event Day Two recap. Pixar Post - T.J. & Julieinfo@pixarpost.com
Introduction - Welcome to Episode 10 of the show! Rachel is the Acting Director and Host for this episode, joined in the studio by The Star Swordsman as Co-Host. Thomas is also part of the Radio Pixar team, and we welcome our new Editor, Brad. General Pixar news - Up preview screenings, Monsters, Inc. Ride and Go Seek! roller-coaster opens in Tokyo Disneyland, Disney-Pixar's Greatest Hits CD release, Pixar goes to Germany and more! Trivia Question - We hope you've watched Toy Story lately! Forum Talk and Pixar Planet news - TSS and Rachel discuss a couple of topics that have gotten people talking over at the forums, as well as highlight an outstanding thread and fan creation. Plus an update on the news surrounding "the Planet". Happy birthday to our forum members! Round Table discussion (Part 2) - Last episode two special guests joined us to talk about all things Pixar, so here's the second half of the roundtable. Hosted by Thomas. Song request - Want to hear a song from any Pixar feature or short? Send us a line. 'Up Tour 2009' project - Hog-Hug had a chat with Radio Pixar about her fan project to give thanks to Pixar Animation Studios. Upcoming Pixar events and Pixarian birthdays - get ready to jot down information of the best events for Pixar fans to know about. And a "happy birthday" to the Pixarians who recently celebrated their special day. Contest winner announcement - Last episode we held a contest to kick off our hiatus-ending episode. Listen out to hear who is the winner of The Art of Pixar Short films book. Trivia answer - We know you're dying to know if you got the question correct... WALL-E "The Axiom" - A very talented Pixar Planet member let us play his piano performance of this song. Thanks a lot, theowne! Outro - We hope you enjoyed Episode 10 - let us know what you thought of it: pixarplanet.com/forums or radiopixar [at] pixarplanet [dot] com.
• Introduction - Rachel is the Acting Director and Host for this episode, joined in the studio by Thomas as co-host. it's a new season of Radio Pixar and we've got new members in the Radio Pixar team, we're aiming for a 3-weekly release from now on, details of a giveaway to celebrate the fresh season of Radio Pixar and the first episode for 2009! • General Pixar news - Monsters, Inc. 2, Pixar comics, Toy Story + Toy Story 2 double feature, and more. • Wrap-Up - all the news surrounding Pixar's "Up"coming feature. • WALL•E news - was WALL•E the success we hoped it would be? • Trivia Question - The Star Swordsman is back with his noodle-scratching trivia for this episode. • Round Table discussion (Part 1) - two special guests join us in chatting about topics surrounding Pixar. Part 2 of the round table will be played in Episode 10. • Upcoming Pixar events and Pixarian birthdays - get ready to jot down information of the best events for Pixar fans to know about. And a "happy birthday" to the Pixarians who recently celebrated their special day. • Pixar at the Oscars - a re-cap of how Pixar fared at the biggest awards ceremony of the year. • Song Request - want to hear your favourite Pixar song on the next episode? Contact us! • Up video game report - a downloadable demo of the Up video game was released for PC. Mitch gives it a test run. • Pixar Planet events and member birthdays - a lot has happened around the 'Planet since the last episode of Radio Pixar, plus we give birthday shout outs to our regular members. • Vox pops: "why are you looking forward to Up?" • Mitch's report - forum member, Mitch, talks about her experience at the Oscar-Nominated Animation Feature Symposium event, then joins Radio Pixar for an interview. • Trivia Answer • Outro - thanks for listening - send us your feedback!