Have you gotten your copy of Inside Out yet? If you haven’t, what are you waiting for? The combo pack is literately filled with tons of bonus material, including deleted scenes, the theatrical short film LAVA, an all-new animated short “Riley’s First Date?” and more, you can see a list of the bonus material at the end of this post. Speaking of Ryle’s First Date?, on our recent trip to San Francisco, we got to sit down with Josh Cooley (Riley’s First Date? Director) and Mark Nielsen (Riley’s First Date? Producer). Today, I want to share with you some of the fun facts I learned about the making of Riley’s First Date?!
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Riley’s First Date? – Featurette
So, if you were wondering if Riley’s First Date? was an after thought as the production of Inside Out was wrapping up? The answer is rather simple, Inside Out took 4 to 5 years to develop. Towards the end of production, Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera wanted to do a short for the DVD release and asked the filmmakers to come up with ideas for the short.
Fun fact #1: Several ideas were pitched to Pete, Jonas and John Lasseter (executive producer of Inside Out), including an idea to make a short featuring Bing Bong. Wouldn’t that had been fun? 🙂
Fun Fact #2: Riley’s First Date? is 4 minutes long and it took 10 months from pitch to sound mix at the Sky Walker Ranch to complete.
Continuing with our conversation with Josh Cooley (Riley’s First Date? Director) and Mark Nielsen (Riley’s First Date? Producer). I won’t spoil the music selection from the short, but why did the filmmakers choose the band featured in the short and not any other band? Mark had this to say about that: “We did go down a lot of roads with music and we tried a lot different bands and a lot of songs. I think we really wanted to settle on something that was iconic. It also had to be something that both Jordan as a kid can be into and could be familiar with, as well as, the Dad.“
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There comes a time for every dad, when their little princess goes on their first date! As father’s of girls, did Josh and Mark drew inspiration for Riley’s First Date? from personal experiences? The answer to that question is a YES, the idea came after Josh had a conversation with one of the editors from Inside Out. As Josh stated and in the words of that editor “Oh, you have nothing to worry about until she brings home the first boy.” and that is the way the seed for this idea was planted.
Fun Fact #3: Josh’s favorite emotion is Sadness “Because without sadness, Joy wouldn’t have anything to play off of. So sadness was always the one that was just knocking her down and it was really fun to do that.” For Mark, Joy had to be his favorite emotion because as he stated, “I love what Amy Poehler brought to that character. Also, I’m kind of an optimistic person by nature.”
Fun Fact #4: In Riley’s First Date?, Josh voices Sadness inside Riley’s dad head. Look for the line “Go back to jail!” that’s Josh’s voice. And in Inside Out, Josh voices Jangles the Clown!
Fun Fact #5: In Riley’s First Date? Look for the line from one of Jordan’s emotion, “Dude what is he lookin’ at?” That’s Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Fun Fact #6: Also listen for Bill Hader doing the voice, “HOOO, HOOO, HOOO” from one of Jordan’s emotions.
Thanks to Josh and Mark for taking the time to seat with us and sharing these fun facts from Riley’s First Date? If you are wondering what’s next for Josh and Mark? Josh is currently working on Toy Story 4, he is actually a co-director along side John Lasseter. Yes, you read that correctly, John is back in the director’s chair for Toy Story 4. And as far as Mark goes, he is working on the early stages of top secret Pixar featured film! Umm, I wonder what Pixar has up their sleeves! 🙂
- The Misunderstood Art of Animation Film Editing – Learn more about the crucial role of an animation film editor, who helps take the story from its earliest, most exploratory versions, to the final, polished film you see onscreen.
- Into the Unknown: The Sound of Inside Out – What is the sound of a memory forming? Sound designer Ren Klyce describes the challenges – and the unique solutions – involved in creating the aural world of Inside Out.
- Our Dads, the Filmmakers – Elie Docter (daughter of director, Pete Docter) and Grace Giacchino (daughter of composer, Michael Giacchino) bring you behind the scenes for an inside look at the making of the film.
- Mapping the Mind – Inside Out’s artists take you through the years-long process of designing and creating a world everyone knows, but no one has ever seen – the human mind.
- Mixed Emotions – Inside Out’s filmmakers talk about how they decided which emotions to focus on in the story and how they went about creating each one’s distinct personality and visual identity
- Paths to Pixar: The Women of Inside Out – Inside Out filmmakers, from voice actors to animators to production crew, talk about their paths, their goals, the challenges they’ve faced and the lessons they’ve learned along the way
- Story of the Story – Director Pete Docter talks about the evolution of Inside Out, from the ideas and memories that inspired the story through the hurdles, explorations and experiences that helped shape it into the film it is today.
- LAVA (Theatrical Short Film) – Inspired by the isolated beauty of tropical islands and the explosive allure of ocean volcanoes, LAVA is a musical love story that takes place over millions of years.
- Riley’s First Date? (In-Home Exclusive Animated Short Film) – Riley, now 12, is hanging out at home with her parents in San Francisco when potential trouble comes knocking: a boy shows up at the door. Can Mom and Dad’s emotions handle “Riley’s First Date?”
- Deleted Scenes:
- Riley Grows Up – In this scene from a version of the film where the primary relationship was between Joy and Fear (then named Freddie), the emotions begin to notice a change in Riley.
- Joy’s Decline – Joy’s struggles to make sense of the limitations on Riley’s behavior that seem to be springing up at every turn.
- Misdirection – Joy and Freddie encounter a group of Riley’s “retired” imaginary friends, including an early version of Big Bong.
- Construction – Joy is guided through Riley’s mind by a radical non-conformist, Bing Bong, outraged by the demolition of older areas like Imagination Park.
- Commentary – Commentary includes participation from directors Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen, and producer Jonas Rivera.
- Mind Candy – A montage of toolkit and interstitials produced for Inside Out.
- Inside Out Trailers – A collection of domestic and international trailers made for Inside Out.
- Commentary – Commentary includes participation from directors Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen, and producer Jonas Rivera.
- Mind Candy – A montage of toolkit and interstitials produced for Inside Out.
- Inside Out Trailers – A collection of domestic and international trailers made for Inside Out.
Blu-ray 3D:
- LAVA
DVD:
- LAVA
- Commentary
Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) Exclusives:
- Designing Abstract Thought – Inside Out character designer Albert Lozano describes the challenging, exciting and appropriately nonlinear process of designing the films “Abstract Thought” sequence.
Deleted Scenes:
- Joy Alone – Pursuing a lost memory underneath the ocean, Joy is given a chance to fulfill her heart’s desire.
- Imagination Park – Joy is chased through a reactivated Imagination Park by an antagonistic Freddie.
Disclosure: I was provided an all expense paid trip to San Francisco to attend the #GoodDinoEvent, #MilesEvent, #Waltagram, and #InsideOutBloggers events. No additional compensation was be received.