Industrial Light & Magic | Lighter Darker | Episode 2 | "Transformers One with Josh Cooley" @ILMVFX | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
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 imdb.com/name/nm2155757/?ref_=tt_ov_dr
Joe Ranft - IMDb imdb.com/name/nm0710020
Toy Story 4 (2019) - IMDb imdb.com/title/tt1979376/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_t_1
Transformers One (2024) - IMDb 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 wdwnt.com/2024/09/starspeeder-3000-vehicle-d23-dhs
2005 Star Tours - Original - Disneyland Anaheim 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 goodreads.com/book/show/6185.Wuthering_Heights
and obsessing over the Oxford comma debate. What Is the Oxford Comma (or Serial Comma)? | Grammarly. 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. 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
ilm.com/transcripts/s1e2-transformers-one-with-josh-cooley
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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 imdb.com/name/nm2155757/?ref_=tt_ov_dr
Joe Ranft - IMDb imdb.com/name/nm0710020
Toy Story 4 (2019) - IMDb imdb.com/title/tt1979376/?ref_=nm_flmg_knf_t_1
Transformers One (2024) - IMDb 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 wdwnt.com/2024/09/starspeeder-3000-vehicle-d23-dhs
2005 Star Tours - Original - Disneyland Anaheim 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 goodreads.com/book/show/6185.Wuthering_Heights
and obsessing over the Oxford comma debate. What Is the Oxford Comma (or Serial Comma)? | Grammarly. 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. 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
ilm.com/transcripts/s1e2-transformers-one-with-josh-cooley
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