Didn’t take
long for Brad Bird to come back, did it? Today we’re looking at Ratatouille
This
originally started as the brainchild of Jan Pinkava in 2000, she went through
several drafts but none everyone was absolutely happy with. Bob Peterson was
brought in and given control of the story for a while, but ultimately left to
work on UP, a film that we will get to soon. Brad Bird, after his success on
the Incredibles was brought in and was quick about changing things, certain
designs changed to fit his vision.
In terms of
animation, there were challenges here, a small scene in the sewers had more
complex water animation than Finding Nemo did and there was also the challenge
of making appetising looking food using CGI. The crew did their research in
culinary arts, including taking classes and dining around the restaurants, they
also had to learn about how a restaurant kitchen works and Brad Bird even
interned at one for a time. As per usual, Pixar goes above and beyond in their
research.
