In this episode, the Lighter Darker team welcomes director Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4, Transformers One) to talk about combining humor and heart in filmmaking as he does so well in his films. Josh shares the story of getting his dream shot at Pixar and how he almost had a very different job!
September 17, 2024
Content Markers
[00:00:00]
Intro
[00:01:41]
Questions from the mailbag
[00:04:46]
What is virtual production?
[00:13:00]
Rejection letters
[00:17:05]
Humor and heart in animation
[00:33:15]
The Martini
[00:39:21]
Outro
Episode Links and Show Info
Films/Projects/Artists
Featured Topics
Nathan Camp performs epic mocap stunts for Transformers One virtual story reels.
The Martini
Rob (and the rest of the internet) is obsessed with the Star Tours StarSpeeder Play Set
2005 Star Tours – Original – Disneyland Anaheim
Jenny scrambled to come up with something last minute because Rob stole her martini (see above). She is reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë | Goodreads and obsessing over the Oxford comma debate. What Is the Oxford Comma (or Serial Comma)? | Grammarly. Yes, she is boring.
Josh is staying true to the current Transformers hype by adopting a Flagship Optimus Prime from Robosen.
Featured Music
The Lighter Darker theme was created by Khatsho Orfali
This episode features music by Ben Charles aka chromasy
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