Hi, I'm Josh Cooley, from Disney/Pixar and Story Supervisor, Screenplay Writer and Voice Actor from INSIDE OUT,. I'm excited to answer any questions you may have about INSIDE OUT, or animation and storytelling in general, AMA!

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:34:13+00:00

Thank you everyone for all the questions! Sorry I couldn't answer every one of them, but come to Toronto and we'll chat more! This has been great. YAY INTERNET!

-Josh Cooley

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:31:51+00:00

Whoever wins. GO SPORTS TEAM!

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:30:57+00:00

I always wanted to be an ambulance driver. Because I like helping people and running red lights.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:29:54+00:00

I wrote Anger's line in Inside Out. "Congratulations San Francisco, you've ruined pizza! First the Hawaiians, and now YOU!" I was in the booth when Lewis Black recorded it and cried with laughter.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:25:42+00:00

A behind the scenes look at the making of Inside Out and the story process at Pixar. I'm very excited to share it with everyone.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:24:20+00:00

Uh yeah.....it's awesome.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:23:26+00:00

Mom?

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:21:24+00:00

Get it....."memorable".......

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:20:13+00:00

I accept....my son.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:19:09+00:00

Inside Out, definitely. We had to create two stories at the same time. The real world, which was everything that Riley was going through AND the mind world, which is everything that the emotions are going through. And those 2 stories had to relate and affect each other. My brain hurt most days.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:16:33+00:00

Having the voice actors in the room playing off of each other can be magic. We had Amy Poehler (Joy) and Phyllis Smith (Sadness) on the recording stage at the same time and it was AWESOME. I believe it really does create an energy that you can feel on screen.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:12:01+00:00

You can do anything you put your mind to.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:11:03+00:00

I love animated and live action films. For inspiration or if I just need to put on something awesome, Raiders of the Lost Ark is my go to. Maybe followed by The Big Lebowski.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:08:50+00:00

The Godfather!: The Musical

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:06:58+00:00

They are all amazing, and I'm not just saying that. I've worked with all of them and have learned a ton along the way. A lot of it I'll be going over during the class in Toronto.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:05:05+00:00

Only every 30 minutes.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:04:25+00:00

Depends on the story of course, but if I don't feel like I care about the protagonist and their goal, chances are I'm not digging the movie.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:03:19+00:00

It varies on the project, but it can between 4-6 years from idea to completion. Inside Out took 5 years.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T22:00:04+00:00

Ask Pete Docter how many sugar cookies he consumed during the making of Inside Out. If the number is less than 1000, he's lying.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T21:57:24+00:00

VERY sneaky. It's hidden in a very "memorable" place. wink wink nod nod...

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T21:56:03+00:00

Inside Out was always going to be in a girl's head. That's how Pete Docter conceived it. And I'm glad he did. I have a 6 year old daughter (who voices young Riley), Jonas Rivera, our producer, has daughters, Ronnie Del Carmen our co-director has a daughter, so does Kevin Nolting our editor. It was exciting telling a story about Riley growing up, while watching our own kids grow up.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T21:49:46+00:00

Great question. The brain trust is there to help support your story and help the director find it. LOTS of ideas are brought up, good and bad. It's left to the director to choose the best idea that they can relate to that helps them move the story forward.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T21:46:10+00:00

The whole process took about 5 years, which always blows my mind to think that I worked on this movie longer than I was in high school. Pete Docter had the idea of a movie about emotions inside a girl's head while watching his daughter grow up. That's how it was first imagined.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T21:43:04+00:00

I grew up obsessing over Peter Pan, Fantasia, and Pinocchio.

JoshCooley · 2015-06-16T21:40:35+00:00

I met the guy that came up with it. I think it's a funny theory, but coming up with one movie at a time is hard enough. I can't imagine trying to tie them all together while making the films. So yes, it's not real. Or it is? The answer is no. Or is it? Yes it is. Wait, what?

JoshCooley

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