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Episode 033 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Exclusive First Look at 'To Protect and Serve', Our Interview with Effects Artist, Jason Johnston & More Oct 30, 2014

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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 disappearance) of Party Central from Disney Movies Anywhere.
Starting at 14:52 into the podcast - we chat about the announcement of Peter Sohn moving into the lead director role on The Good Dinosaur.
Starting at 18:30 into the podcast - we chat about our exclusive first look at To Protect and Serve, Pixar's 2015 Cars Toons release. We dig into all the gritty details from the synopsis, to what we can gather from the screenshot, to our predictions for the story elements of the short.

Image © Debbie Coleman/Pixar Part Seven of The Pixar Pipeline Project

Starting at 32:26 into the podcast - We are excited to bring our seventh 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 its journey from story to screen.
Our interview this month is with Jason Johnston from Pixar's Effects department. We chat about everything from a day-in-the-life of an effects artist, to his Visual Effects Society award winning work on Ratatouille, Up and WALL•E, all the way to his brilliant advice for those looking to get into the effects field.
Finally, we wrap up with a discussion on Jason's journey to Pixar.
We're certain you'll be amazed with the level of detail and work that goes into the effects team's work - enjoy the interview.

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Episode 032 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Our Interview with Angelique Reisch of Pixar's Lighting Department Oct 06, 2014

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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 enter the lighting arena (or Pixar in general) we be invaluable information for eager listeners.

Part Six of The Pixar Pipeline Project

For those that may not be familiar with our series of interviews called the Pixar Pipeline Project, this is our sixth interview in the group. Overall, the Project is a nine-part series of Pixar interviews which will allow us to follow the path of a Pixar movie through its journey from story to screen. Be sure to follow along each month as we interview a new department within Pixar.

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Episode 031 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Our interview with Pixar Animator Aaron Hartline, News from 'Inside Out', 'LAVA', 'Toy Story That Time Forgot' and More Sep 01, 2014

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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 chat about the release of the Toy Story of TERROR! Blu-Ray and play our favorite clips from the vintage toy commercials (including a lot of laughter) - we even dig into the Pixar employees who worked on these three pieces. Finally, we cover the Partysaurus Rex director's commentary which certainly tops the list as one of our favorite commentaries to date.
Starting at 28:00 into the podcast - we chat about the Inside Out sneak-peek that was released and cover our thoughts on our first glimpse at Riley.
Starting at 34:19 into the podcast - we chat about the first clip of LAVA which was recently released as well. We cover our thoughts on the song, visual elements as well as our anticipation for the entire short being released ahead of Inside Out.

Part Five of The Pixar Pipeline Project

Starting at 42:38 into the podcast - We are excited to bring our fifth 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 its journey from story to screen.
Our fifth interview is with Aaron Hartline from Pixar's animation department. We chat about everything from a day-in-the-life of an animator, to his work as the Supervising Animator on LAVA (with additional insights and details from the project).
Finally, we wrap up with a discussion on Aaron's journey to Pixar as well as some amazing stories of inspiration and perseverance on getting into animation.
Like we mentioned in the podcast, we want to hear from you - did Aaron's interview inspire you, did it make you think deeper about the career path you're on? Let us know - send us an email (info@pixarpost.com) or leave us a voicemail and we may even play it on our next episode (voice mail line (415) 799-7678[POST]).

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Episode 030 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Our interview with Mahyar Abousaeedi of Pixar's Layout Department, the Toy Story That Time Forgot news from SDCC & more Jul 30, 2014

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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 (coming soon).

Pixar News

Starting at 4:19 into the podcast - we chat about the exciting news that Angus MacLane's LEGO WALL•E has reached the 10,000 votes mark on Lego Ideas - we chat about what this means and out hopes for the fun project.
Starting at 8:13 into the podcast - we chat about the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) merchandise news and cover the Pixar Villain Vinylmation news as well as some Toy Story That Time Forgot merchandise.
Starting at 15:40 into the podcast - we chat about the SDCC panel discussion surrounding Toy Story That Time Forgot. The links we discussed during the podcast were - Our event summary of the panel, our Live Google Hangout to discuss the news of the day and our forum page where readers have been really digging into the Toy Story That Time Forgot news.

Part Four of The Pixar Pipeline Project

Starting at 27:48 into the podcast - We are excited to bring our fourth 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 its journey from story to screen.
Our fourth interview is with Mahyar Abousaeedi from Pixar's layout department. We chat about everything from a day-in-the-life of a layout artist, to some amazing insights into Up and how Mahyar's vision helped tweak a moment from the iconic Married Life sequence.
Finally, we wrap up with a discussion on Mahyar's journey to Pixar as well as some great insight as to how someone would navigate their way to a layout position at an animation company.

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Episode 029 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Our interview with Craig Foster of Pixar's Art Department & the News of Inside Out and Lava Jun 30, 2014

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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 newly announced short, Lava, covering the official synopsis, the comparison to other musical love stories and a few details on the music. We wrap up the Lava discussion with a little background on the short films director (James Ford Murphy) and producer (Andrea Warren).
Starting at 12:15 into the show - We continue our earlier Google Hangout discussion regarding Inside Out and expand on the news from the Director's Guild of America event. We cover the new concept art that was revealed as well as some of the additional story elements which were discussed at the event.
Additionally, we dig into a topic that Dan the Pixar Fan brought up on the Forum in which he explored some of the previous projects (non-Pixar) which have similarities to Inside Out. We chat about Herman's Head, Cranium Command, Reason & Emotion and finally, Body Wars.

Part Three of The Pixar Pipeline Project

Starting at 38:00 into the podcast - We are excited to bring our third 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 third interview is with Craig Foster from Pixar's art department. We chat about a range of work from his experiences on Monsters University (including the creation of Art's famed Dream Journal), WALL•E and even some of the design work for Cars Land in Disney's California Adventure.
Finally, we wrap up with a discussion on Craig's journey to Pixar as well as some inspirational words he shares about working towards your goals.

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Episode 028 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Our interview with Pixarian Chloe Kloezeman, Radiator Springs 500½ & much more May 28, 2014

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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.

Part Two of The Pixar Pipeline Project

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!

Radiator Springs 500½ Discussion & Review

Starting at 45:00 into the show - We chat about our take and review on the newest Cars Toons short, Radiator Springs 500½.
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.

Looking at The Next Podcast

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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Episode 027 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Announcing the Pixar Pipeline Project, our Book Club & the News of the Week Apr 28, 2014

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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.

Announcing the Pixar Pipeline Project

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.

Pixar Post Book Club Announcement

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 cluband 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.

Ed Catmull's Live Q&A Session

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.

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Episode 026 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Creativity, Inc. teaser, Samuel L. Jackson talks Frozone and more Apr 04, 2014

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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 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.

Disney Infinity

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.

Inside Out Teaser at CinemaCon

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.

Samuel L. Jackson Chats About The Incredibles Sequel

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.

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Episode 025 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Our Interview with Party Central director Kelsey Mann, News on The Incredibles 2, Cars 3 and much more Mar 24, 2014

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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 That Time Forgot) in this forum post.

Ed Catmull's, Creativity Inc. Book

We chat about Ed Catmull's upcoming book titled, Creativity, Inc. and how the release of it inspired us to start our Pixar Post Book Club.
Read more about how to pre-order Catmull's book or to view the dates for the speaking events he will be at to promote the release of his book (both at the bottom of the post).

Incredibles 2 and Cars 3 News

Earlier this week, the internet was ablaze with the news that a sequel was in the works for The Incredibles as well as Cars. We discuss the initial news and touch on our predictions for where the story may take place for The Incredibles sequel.
In our discussion of Cars 3 we candidly talk about how the reactions to this news were mixed and why we feel people may be too harsh.

Radiator Springs 500-and-a-Half

News of the short, Radiator Springs 500½ may have been released a while ago, but we discuss the new plot details and release date for the upcoming toon.
During the episode we also chat that the short will premiere as part of the Disney Movies Anywhere app - read more details and download the app.

Party Central - With Exclusive Kelsey Mann Interview

Hot on the heels of the theatrical release of Party Central alongside, Muppets: Most Wanted we chat about our theater experience and the audience's reaction.
We were also lucky enough to chat with Party Central's writer and director, Kelsey Mann. We're happy to pass our interview along to you since Kelsey gets into great discussions around the story, the vocal work on the short and shares some details on his personal journey to Pixar.
During the discussion, we also mention that we'd love to know what you thought of the short - feel free to rate the short and leave your feedback in the Pixar Post Forum.

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Episode 024 of the Pixar Post Podcast - Toy Story That Time Forgot discussions and Toy Story 2 & 3 story comparisons Jan 22, 2014

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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 discuss it in more detail on the next podcast episode. We want more of your input as well - if you find another connection to the book, or just want to chat about the special, add your comments to the Toy Story That Time Forgot forum post.

Comparison of Toy Story 2 & 3 Story Elements

We invite Dan "the Pixar fan" Taylor on the podcast to discuss his amazing forum post which dug into the many story similarities between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 - we even share a few laughs along the way as we discuss our favorite moments.

Monsters University & the Oscar Snub

The podcast is rounded out with a discussion on Monsters University and how we feel it was snubbed by not being included among the list of nominees in the Best Animated Film category.
We also chat about the very thoughtful comments we have received on our post regarding the Academy Awards.

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