Andy Greenwald interviews Pete Docter, Director of Pixar’s new movie, Inside Out.Aside from adding to my already keen interest to see this movie, this interview was great to hear craftsman and critic really tease apart the story telling and creative process.Among the tidbits shared:–Three years into the five year writing process, Pete made a massive change to the script, substituting different main characters. The willingness to pivot, the openness to follow where the creative process goes, the giving something enough space to breathe out what’s inside, these all seem core.–The editing process is critical too. Eight scripts and screenings trying to get the story right. Multiple feedbacks collected, thousands of little decisions, tradeoffs, etc. Nothing falls from the sky fully formed.–There is no formula to the creative process.–How the audio is recorded first, then the animators look to bring to life the soul of the voice actor. (Although they didn’t mention it here, I imagine they both audio and video record the voice actors, for visual inspiration too.)–’The story is discovered, not made.’(via austinkleon; related article)
