Lighter Darker | Episode 2 | "Transformers One with Josh Cooley"
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About this episode
In Episode 2 of the #LighterDarker podcast, the team welcomes #TransformersOne director Josh Cooley to talk about combining heart and humor in his filmmaking. Josh also shares the story of getting his dream shot at Pixar, working on Toy Story 4, and how he almost had a very different career path!
Chapter 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 Josh Cooley - IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2155757/?ref_=tt_ov_dr Joe Ranft - IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710020/ Toy Story 4 (2019) - IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979376/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_t_1 Transformers One (2024) - IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8864596/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_transformers%2520one
The Martini
Rob (and the rest of the internet) is obsessed with the Star Tours StarSpeeder Play Set https://wdwnt.com/2024/09/starspeeder-3000-vehicle-d23-dhs/
2005 Star Tours - Original - Disneyland Anaheim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw09wFwhaEM&t=353s
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 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6185.Wuthering_Heights and obsessing over the Oxford comma debate. What Is the Oxford Comma (or Serial Comma)? | Grammarly. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/what-is-the-oxford-comma-and-why-do-people-care-so-much-about-it/
Yes, she is boring.
Josh is staying true to the current Transformers hype by adopting a Flagship Optimus Prime from Robosen. https://www.robosen.com/us/flagship-optimus-prime
Featured Music The Lighter Darker theme was created by Khatsho Orfali. This episode features music by Ben Charles aka Chromasy.
Questions Email us at lighterdarker@ilm.com
Transcript https://www.ilm.com/transcripts/s1e2-transformers-one-with-josh-cooley/
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