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My Visit to Pixar Animation Studios for Incredibles 2 #Incredibles2Event

I visited Pixar Animation Studios as part of a press trip for the INCREDIBLES 2 Event.

During the past few years, I have had ups and downs personally. When I lost my parents and younger sister, I was not sure how I would move forward. I learned to survive by remembering the wonderful trips that we took together as a family.

I worked hard to go be able to make them proud of me and being part of the Disney family was one of my main goals.

Being able to visit Pixar Animation Studios has been on my bucket list since I envisioned myself being part of the Disney family . Who would have guessed that it would have been my first trip was going to be to the Pixar Animation Studios. It was a dream come true.

I’d see bloggers with their pictures with the Luxo ball and hope that someday I’d make the Pixar blog trip list. Magic Pixie Dust landed in my email, and this wish became a reality. I walked onto the Pixar campus and there were the Luxo ball and lamp.

Many Pixar fans don’t realize that the from story ideas to final animation everything is done in one place – the Pixar Animation Studio. Now, getting to Pixar isn’t as easy as just driving up to the property and walking in the front door. You have to be invited inside to see the campus. And earlier this month, I was invited with a great group of bloggers to check out the first part of the Incredibles 2, learn more about the company, the process of how the movie was made and explore a bit.

We learned so much about how characters were made, and while on campus we were given the chance to make our own super hero in a similar fashion to the character design artists.

Now, Pixar Animation Studios is an amazing place  for any artist and animator, and their work atmosphere is exactly that too. The Studio is referred to as a campus and if you saw it you would understand why. They have a pool, tennis court, gym, soccer field, volley ball court and guess what a Viking grill for outdoor activities. There is also a room dedicated to just milk and cereal.

Pixar Animation Studio isn’t open to everyone, I thought I’d share some of the great things you can see within the property with you. If you ever find your way onto the Pixar campus, be sure to stop in to the gift shop and get some limited edition items.

Visit Luxo and the Luxo Ball

As you walk up to the Steve Jobs building and along the main path you are immediately greeted with one of the most iconic images of Pixar. The Luxo lamp and Luxo Ball. Both larger than life they are a great backdrop for taking pictures with while you’re on campus. Strike a pose with these iconic pieces, but make sure to do it again at night time when Luxo is lit up and the path is glowing behind you.  We were able to take a group photo of all of us thanks to Marshall. I will treasure it always.

When you get inside you will see your favorite-life sized characters.

 

INCREDIBLES 2 Art Gallery

Walking up these stairs led to magic!  They say a picture tells a thousand words, and it is so true. It was fascinating to see the artwork in the INCREDIBLES 2 Gallery. We had no idea that we’d even be able to share these photos with you all, so this is a huge privilege.

These two pictures are of the collage they did instead of doing a traditional color script. A year was taken off the production of INCREDIBLES 2, so they didn’t have time to do a full color script. This, instead, shows the lighting and story points in the film.

You can also see the character portraits of the Parr family in the photo below. We’ve all seen THE INCREDIBLES, so we know what the family members look like. When THE INCREDIBLES came out in 2004, the technology was so different from what it is today. So while they look the same, they’ve been “upgraded” since the technology has upgraded.

I’m just going to post the rest of the pictures from the INCREDIBLES 2 Gallery just to give you an idea of what you may or may not expect from this movie. Remember, things do get cut!

Creating my own SUPER!

Once all of that creativity was flowing through my veins, I had to get creating! I demanded an office and got to work creating my own super! Okay, so it didn’t go quite like that….

But we DID get to get creative with Costume Designer Alonso Martinez. He showed us how collaging was used by artists to conceptualize characters and their costumes. It was so interesting to see how collaging geometric shapes can lead to such creative characters.

Press create their own Super at Incredibles 2 Long Lead Press day, as seen on April 4, 2018 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Marc Flores)

Press create their own Super at Incredibles 2 Long Lead Press day, as seen on April 4, 2018 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Marc Flores)

Press create their own Super at Incredibles 2 Long Lead Press day, as seen on April 4, 2018 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Marc Flores)

Press create their own Super at Incredibles 2 Long Lead Press day, as seen on April 4, 2018 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Marc Flores)

I wish that all of you could have seen this presentation. I was surprised by what goes into conceptualizing and creating a character. Concept artists break characters down into bold shapes and colors. And that is what we got to do in creating our own superhero. It was truly a remarkable activity. As you can see from my picture I am not that creative but I had such a great time trying.

Pixar Archives Tour

This was one of my favorite parts of the tour.  We got the opportunity to see the Pixar Animation Studios archives.

Being able to tour the Pixar Archives was an unbelievable experience. The archives are super secure with all types of fire suppression, climate control, dust control, etc. measures in place. It was so calm and quiet there that many of us asked how we could get a job there!

Everything that has significance to Pixar is stored in the archives. Newspaper clippings, maquettes, drawings, and more are treated with utmost care for future artists and generations of Pixar lovers. In fact, the animators on INCREDIBLES 2 used the archives to look at the original INCREDIBLES ideas. They had remembered villains that they’d already created for the original movie and wanted to see if they wanted to use those for INCREDIBLES 2.

I loved seeing these archives because it gave me such a sense of the history of it all. The work that goes into these films, and so much of it doesn’t even end up in the final version. It is so inspiring just seeing how ideas begin and change throughout the making of the films. It is incredible to see original notes on drawings or sketches because it helps tell the story of the artists/directors/animators thought processes while they were working on a film. We had the best tour guides, you could tell how much they love their job and really know the history of everything a Pixar.

Exhibitions archivist Melissa Woods and Archives Manager Juliet Roth at Incredibles 2 Long Lead Press day, as seen on April 5, 2018 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Marc Flores)

Lead Archivist and Pixar Historian Christine Freeman at Incredibles 2 Long Lead Press day, as seen on April 5, 2018 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Marc Flores)

Lead Archivist and Pixar Historian Christine Freeman at Incredibles 2 Long Lead Press day, as seen on April 5, 2018 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Marc Flores)

Architecture and Amphitheater

When designing the Pixar campus, one of the main features was to bring the inside out. You can see the brick pavers from outside follow through into the main atrium and large glass windows bringing in natural lighting. The design of the space over all is amazing, with large central meeting spaces and areas that can easily be adapted for multiple uses.

The above space was originally created for outdoor meetings, but that didn’t work out too well. Now they use it for family days and apparently the kids love it. We were told the kids love to run up and down the stairs. It is a great way to get your exercise in.

Even outside, meeting spaces are made in some places you wouldn’t normally expect. From a large out door amphitheater to a hidden tree house along the path between the soccer field and amphitheater. Artists and designers are encouraged to meet and work wherever they need to to inspire their creativity and from what we can tell, it’s definitely paying off!

Here are just a few more fun photos from my incredible time at Pixar Animation Studios.

This was my first Disney trip so making new friends on this trip was truly one of the best parts. I was truly blessed to be around these wonderful individuals. They accepted me and took care of me. I am thankful for each and every one of them.

Speaking of incredible, have you seen the newest poster and trailer for INCREDIBLES 2?

In INCREDIBLES 2, Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, while Bob (voice of Craig T. Nelson) navigates the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life at home with Violet (voice of Sarah Vowell), Dash (voice of Huck Milner) and baby Jack-Jack—whose super powers are about to be discovered. Their mission is derailed, however, when a new villain emerges with a brilliant and dangerous plot that threatens everything. But the Parrs don’t shy away from a challenge, especially with Frozone (voice of Samuel L. Jackson) by their side. That’s what makes this family so Incredible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5qOzqD9Rms

Like INCREDIBLES 2 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PixarTheIncredibles/

Follow INCREDIBLES 2 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheIncredibles

Follow INCREDIBLES 2 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theincredibles/

Visit the official INCREDIBLES 2 website here: http://disney.com/incredibles2

INCREDIBLES 2 opens in theatres everywhere on June 15th!

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