This weekend marks the take-off of the film Buzz Lightning (Lightyear), which features the essential astronaut of the series toy story (Toy Story). In the large team that worked on this feature film, we find in particular Émilie Goulet, a Quebecer who has worked for Pixar for six years.
After working on toy story 4 and Soul (Drunk), which respectively won the Oscar for best animated film in 2020 and 2021, she dedicated a year and a half of her career to polishing the scenes of the last great film from the Californian studio.
The artist says she entered the job with a list of films to watch, commissioned by director Angus MacLane – a finished fan of sci-fi and action films, according to her — in order to have an idea of the aesthetics wanted for the film.
On the menu : Terminator 2, Alien, Star Wars and cinema classics by Jean-Pierre Melville, to name a few.
” I think a lot of people will feel the references to those films. […] The cinematography inLightyear” is super important. “
Creative talk
If artistic coherence is important in a mega-production like that of Buzz Lightningthis does not mean that the animators have their hands tied, according to Émilie Goulet.
She explains presenting her ideas in the form of sketches to the director in order to see with him if they can fit into the project. It becomes a conversationshe illustrates.
If the idea works with “the big story”, then we go all out and it can even influence scenes that will come later, or an element of the character that will reappear later in the film.
” That’s the magic of the creative process: it’s always in motion as you continue to animate. “
grow with Toy Story
The universe of Toy Story will always have an important place in the heart of Émilie Goulet.
She remembers being still in high school when the first film in the series was released in 1995. A work that set the tone for future animated films, and which encouraged her to continue her studies in this domain.
I was just old enough for it to impact what I wanted to do in the future.explains Emilie Goulet.
Now that she is part of the Pixar family, Émilie Goulet admits to having a dream that she maintains in parallel with her work: to create her own animated film.
This text was written froman interview conducted by René Homier-Royshow host club culture. Comments may have been edited for clarity and conciseness.
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