In our recent trip to San Francisco, we had the opportunity to seat down and chat with Kyle MacLanchlan and Kaitlyn Dias about their characters in Disney*Pixar animated hit film, Inside Out. You might be familiar with Kyle MacLanchlan work from such TV hits as Sex in the City, Desperate House Wives, or Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and from the big screen in the live action film version of The Flintstones. In Inside Out, Kyle lends his voice to Ryle’s Dad. While you might not know Kaitlyn Dias, this bright young lady is the voice behind Riley from Inside Out. Kaitlyn is now 16 years old, but began working on the film when she was just 11 years old. Can you imagine that? As we mature our voices change and this happened to Kaitlyn through the time she worked in the movie. Riley’s voice, voiced by Kaitlyn, is a combination of her own 11-year old voice and a more high pitched voice she had to use to continue sounding as an 11-year old. Phew, so much work that goes behind the scenes!
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In Inside Out, 11 year old Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions: Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. Although Joy, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school brings turmoil to Riley’s life. I won’t spoil how the movie ends, however, now you can grab a copy of the movie. That’s right, Inside Out is now available everywhere. The combo pack includes an extensive line-up of bonus features including deleted scenes, the theatrical short film LAVA and an all-new animated short “Riley’s First Date?”. See a complete list of bonus features at the end of this post.
Riley’s First Date? – Featurette
In Riley’s First Date?, we see how Riley (now 12 years old) is hanging our with her parents, when adventure comes knocking on the door. A BOY is at the door and now the question is how do Riley’s parents’ emotions will deal with a possible first date? Riley’s first date?, It is a funny and hilarious take on how parents processes their kid’s going on the dreaded first date. How about in real life, has Kaitlyn experienced her first date yet? And the answer is no, but she hope that when it happens, it goes as smoothly as Riley’s First Date! After seeing the new animated short, we took the opportunity to ask Kyle and Kaitlyn about their participation in both the movie and the short.
*Exclusive* Interview with Kyle MacLachlan (Riley’s Dad) and Kaitlyn Dias (Riley) from Inside Out
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Inside Out is such a great family movie and after seeing the film with the kiddos, they had lots of questions about the emotions. What was Kyle’s 7-year old son reaction to the movie? Kyle had this to say about that “The movie has some complexity to it, but the fact that my son was with it the whole way and asking the right questions. Meant, he got the story, which I think it is a good sign. He recognizes the emotion and identify with it and is able to discern who is sort of guiding his attitude at the time.“
Now that Kyle can add voice acting to his resume, does he want to continue doing it? Kyle had this to say “Yes, I would love to. It is a different experience altogether, because I found the focus to be very much more in my head, because we didn’t always necessarily voicing to a scene or an existing scene and try and match dialogue. It’s kind of from the beginning where in my mind, I’m kind of running whatever part of the film I think it’s going to be or how I might do it.“
For Kaitlyn, voice acting was a new experience, it was actually her first time doing voice acting. She was actually brought in as a scratch voice at the age of 11 and began voicing Riley little by little for the next four years. After having worked on the movie for four years, did it changed Kaitlyn’s perspective and views on emotions? Kaitlyn had this to say “A little bit, yes. The concept of it definitely gets inside your head, especially after watching it. It was just like, oh, Joy must be at the controls now or Anger must be at the controls now. And it sort of gets into the way you think about your own thoughts.“
Speaking of emotions, what is Kaitlyn’s favorite emotion from the movie? She had this to say “I’m gonna have to go with Anger, ’cause he has hilarious facial expressions. Plus the fact that he explodes and you make s’mores off of him.“
Thanks to Kyle MacLachlan and Kaitlyn Dias for taking the time to answer our questions and for those parents out there wondering what Kyle and Kaitlyn want you to take away from the movie they had this to say.
Kyle: “When I saw the film, I found it incredibly emotional, surprisingly emotional. And I was moved a couple times. As an adult, you’re revisiting territory that you aren’t gonna be able to experience, except in a movie like this. ‘Cause you don’t want to go back into those worlds, because they’re very painful and you recognize that in order for your child to grow, there are painful things they’re gonna have to go through. And I think the acceptance of that and realizing that ultimately the thing that’s gonna make it easier is just to have to be present as a family.“
Kaitlyn: “I’d just say to the parents watching this, make sure that you try and make sure that you can recognize when your own child’s going through this so that you can make sure that you’re there for them and make sure that they know that you are supporting them.“
- 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.