Thursday, October 29, 2015

"INSIDE OUT" Pixar Animation Released by Walt Disney Pictures



As said by my son Ravi self watched the movie "Inside Out" , an American 3D computer animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by " Pixar" Animation studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

The film is set in the mind of a young girl, Riley Andersen where five personified emotions -  Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust try to lead her through life as she moves with her parents to a new city.

After premiering at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in May, Inside Out was released on June 19th, 2015. As a child director Pete Docter relocated with his family to Denmark when his father moved to study the music of Carl Nielsen. While his sisters had an easy time adjusting to the new surroundings. Docter felt he was judged constantly by peers. While other kids were interested in sports, docter sat alone drawing, a hobby that eventually led him to animation. His social anxiety ended by high school.

In late 2009, Docter noticed his pre-teen daughter, Elie, exhibiting similar shyness. She started getting more quiet and reserved, and that, frankly, triggered a lot of my own insecurities and fears, he said. He imagined what happens in the human mind when emotion set in. The idea to depict it through animation excited Docter, who felt it the ideal form to portray "strong" opinionated, caricatured personalities. He began researching information about the mind. Docter found surprise and fear to be too similar, which left him with five emotions to build charecters around. Keltner (A Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley) focused on sadness being an emotion that strengthens relationships.

The choice to focus the film as a girl come from research that claimed that females age 11 to 17 are more attuned to expressions and emotions than others. The idea to have Riley play hockey came from "Del Carmen", who noted that the sport is big in "Minnesota" ( is the second northern most  U.S. State after Alaska) (Midwestern United States).

"Kevin Nolting", editor of the film, estimated there were seven versions 0f "Inside Out" created before it even went into production.


"Docter" feels the emotions are meant to connect people together and that relationships are the most important things in life. He decided to replace fear with sadness, which he felt crucial to renewal. "John Lasseter" calls "Inside Out" cast "One of the most talented" in "Pixar history".

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