Monday, January 26, 2015

Images and Concept Art From 'Inside Out'

Pixar's next feature film, Inside Out, is less than five months away from being released! The movie takes place inside Riley's mind (an eleven-year-old girl), and she is guided by five emotions who live in the Headquarters: Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling), and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). When Riley and her emotions can't adjust to her new life in the city of San Francisco, trouble arises in the Headquarters. It's up to Joy to keep things positive while the other emotions disagree on how to best direct Riley through a new city, house, and school.
Images

Source: DisneyPixar Facebook Page

The first movie still above shows the emotion Joy as she explores long term memory.

Source: Empire Magazine

The next image from Inside Out showcases the five emotions viewing a memory featuring Riley and her parents ice skating together.

Source: Rotoscopers

In the image above Joy is happily relaxing in the Headquarters.


Source: Pixar Post

In the fourth film still, Joy and Sadness are aboard the train of thought. On the left of the image you can see the vastness of Riley's mind.

Concept Art

Source: Pixar Post

This concept art from Inside Out was displayed at The Walt Disney Family Museum. The first picture is a train station by Daniel Holland and Ralph Eggelston, and the second one is the train of thought by Shelly Min Wan.


Source: Pixar Post

The second piece is from the 2015/2016 Pixar calendar (which is only sold in the studio store). This beautiful artwork of Joy is by Ralph Eggelston and Albert Lozano.


Source: Everything Pixar

In this digital painting Joy is luminously glowing in front the many memory orbs in Riley's Headquarters.


Source: Everything Pixar

In the final piece of concept art, Anger is showing off a few of his expressions.

Inside Out is directed by Pete Docter (director of Monsters, Inc. and Up) and produced by Jonas Rivera (producer of Up).  The "major emotion picture" comes to theaters on June 19, 2015.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Watch the New Trailer For 'The Dam Keeper'

The Dam Keeper is an original animated short  film directed by Pixar artists Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi. It's unique visual style that blends hand-drawn animation with lush brushstrokes and compelling story has earned the film several awards from numerous film festivals around the world. Watch the new trailer for The Dam Keeper below.


Here's the synopsis of the film: Set in a desolate future, one small town's survival is solely due to a large windmill dam that acts as a fan to keep out poisonous clouds. Despite bullying from classmates and an indifferent public, the dam's operator, Pig, works tirelessly to keep the sails spinning in order to protect the town. When a new student, Fox, joins Pig's class, everything begins to change.

Film Still from The Dam Keeper

For more information about The Dam Keeper, you can visit the official website or go to it's YouTube channel for behind-the-scenes videos.

Friday, January 9, 2015

New Poster For 'The Good Dinosaur'

For the first time ever, Pixar will release two movies in one year. The first one this year is Inside Out which will arrive to theaters on June 19th. The next one is The Good Dinosaur, and it will be released in November. Take a look at the new poster below.

Image Source: Everything Pixar

The Good Dinosaur has gone through many production troubles; It was originally going to be released last May, and Peter Sohn (Director of Partly Cloudy) replaced Bob Peterson (Co-director of Up) as the director of the movie. The synopsis slightly changed as well, in the original summary of the film, there is a traumatic event that changes Arlo's (the main dino character) community. In the new synopsis, the event changes Arlo's family instead. The first summary also mentions that arlo is 70 feet tall and a teenager, and that his human companion is named Spot, which the new synopsis does not.

'The Good Dinosaur' asks the generations-old question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In theaters November 25, 2015, the film is a humorous and exciting original story about Arlo, a lively Apatosaurus with a big heart. After a traumatic event unsettles Arlo’s family, he sets out on a remarkable journey, gaining an unlikely companion along the way - a human boy. 'The Good Dinosaur' is an extraordinary journey of self-discovery full of thrilling adventure, hilarious characters and poignant heart.

Arlo and Spot(?) featured in some concept art from The Good Dinosaur

The Good Dinosaur comes to theaters this year on November 25th.