EMERYVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Fear, anger, disgust, sadness and joy have taken over Pixar headquarters, and things are going great.
The Oscar-winning animation studio is celebrating the completion of “Inside Out,” a film that features each of those emotions as personified characters controlling operations inside in a little girl’s head.
Sculptures, sketches, paintings and other concept art from the film 5½ years in the making fills a gallery at the studio’s resort-like headquarters in Northern California. Some 350 artists and technicians collaborated under the direction of Pete Docter (“Up,” ”Monsters, Inc.”) to bring the imaginative adventure to life.
“Inside Out” tells a story of two worlds – the external, human world and the internal landscape of the mind – and how they influence one another. As 11-year-old Riley navigates the human world, including a move from her native Minnesota to San Francisco, her mind’s staff of emotions handle her internal goings-on.
Joy (Amy Poehler) was the de facto leader of the emotion team, but when she and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) get lost deep in the recesses of Riley’s subconscious, Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black) and Disgust (Mindy Kaling) are left in charge. Joy and Sadness, with the help of a character named Bing Bong, must bridge their differences to ensure Riley’s happiness and the ongoing development of her personality – heady territory for an animated, family film.