1 00:00:12,304 --> 00:00:13,724 Hi, guys. It's Katy Perry. 2 00:00:13,805 --> 00:00:17,555 I'm shooting American Idol at the Disney Aulani Resort. 3 00:00:17,643 --> 00:00:18,893 You're gonna love it. 4 00:00:18,977 --> 00:00:22,687 Stargirl is about a different girl coming into an environment 5 00:00:22,773 --> 00:00:25,323 where everyone needs to conform. I relate to that. 6 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,700 I'm Kori Rae, the producer of Onward, and welcome to Pixar. 7 00:00:43,252 --> 00:00:44,712 This is the real behind-the-scenes. 8 00:00:44,795 --> 00:00:47,755 Like, we say, "Cut," and now we're gonna go eat some food. 9 00:00:58,100 --> 00:00:59,850 Hi guys. It's Katy Perry here. 10 00:00:59,935 --> 00:01:03,145 And you are getting the exclusive behind the scenes 11 00:01:03,230 --> 00:01:04,690 for the American Idol show. 12 00:01:04,773 --> 00:01:06,693 I am so excited that you're joining me 13 00:01:06,775 --> 00:01:08,985 because look at how beautiful it already is. 14 00:01:09,069 --> 00:01:12,779 It's in Hawaii. I mean, I think you're gonna love it. 15 00:01:18,912 --> 00:01:20,542 It's not a bad time, is it? 16 00:01:20,622 --> 00:01:22,212 I was thinking about that. 17 00:01:22,291 --> 00:01:25,091 Looking at the hard work we have to do through the year. 18 00:01:25,169 --> 00:01:26,549 - Yeah. - This is great. 19 00:01:26,628 --> 00:01:28,588 - Sleeves are rolled up. - This is American Idol. 20 00:01:28,672 --> 00:01:30,132 This is great. 21 00:01:30,215 --> 00:01:31,255 It's so beautiful. 22 00:01:31,341 --> 00:01:33,891 I got up early this morning to see the sun come up, 23 00:01:33,969 --> 00:01:36,559 feel the humid air and it changed my disposition. 24 00:01:36,638 --> 00:01:37,888 Did you get in the water? 25 00:01:37,973 --> 00:01:39,933 - Well, I got in up to here. - Right. 26 00:01:40,017 --> 00:01:42,017 - I'm afraid of rocks. - Are you? 27 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:44,942 - Rocks, they're scary. - Those rocks can jump out at you. 28 00:01:45,022 --> 00:01:46,572 Hi, honey! 29 00:01:46,648 --> 00:01:51,198 So this is my co-star, Luke Bryan. Super successful... 30 00:01:51,278 --> 00:01:52,738 - Ah! - Country artist. 31 00:01:52,821 --> 00:01:54,531 I went to "super successful." 32 00:01:54,615 --> 00:01:55,615 Darling! 33 00:01:56,658 --> 00:01:58,988 Other amazing co-star Lionel Richie. 34 00:01:59,077 --> 00:02:02,077 Yes, the Lionel Richie. There's only one Lionel Richie. 35 00:02:02,164 --> 00:02:06,294 Yes, but I'm now just a co-star because the star is right here next to me. 36 00:02:06,376 --> 00:02:08,876 I love this woman, see. You make me feel special. 37 00:02:08,962 --> 00:02:11,422 Well, you are special. You're Lionel fricking Richie. 38 00:02:19,223 --> 00:02:22,733 This episode is an incredible challenge. It's a massive challenge. 39 00:02:22,809 --> 00:02:24,979 I oversee the ENG field team. 40 00:02:25,062 --> 00:02:28,612 Anything that's filmed off stage is my responsibility. 41 00:02:28,690 --> 00:02:32,440 Okay, camera speeds. We're ready, Norm. Quiet on set, please! 42 00:02:33,070 --> 00:02:34,910 Ready? And action. 43 00:02:34,988 --> 00:02:38,738 Don't forget to watch American Idol. February 16th. 44 00:02:38,825 --> 00:02:40,195 Nothing like being subterranean. 45 00:02:40,285 --> 00:02:44,205 Katy's the most down-to-earth, fun, easy person to work with. 46 00:02:44,289 --> 00:02:45,289 This is the dream. 47 00:02:45,374 --> 00:02:46,674 Go back. 48 00:02:46,750 --> 00:02:48,340 And cut! 49 00:02:48,418 --> 00:02:51,338 This is going straight on Instagram. 50 00:02:53,674 --> 00:02:55,684 I think people can tell that I love this job. 51 00:02:56,468 --> 00:02:58,848 I really love connecting with people. 52 00:02:58,929 --> 00:03:01,469 I really love empowering people. 53 00:03:01,557 --> 00:03:03,307 - Thank you so very much. - Thank you. 54 00:03:03,392 --> 00:03:05,732 Helping them see outside themselves. 55 00:03:05,811 --> 00:03:09,691 No matter if you go far in this competition, you are worth it. 56 00:03:09,773 --> 00:03:12,783 Three looks, one day, no big deal. 57 00:03:12,860 --> 00:03:15,240 Give the people what they want. 58 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,530 Now it's time to give the final look. 59 00:03:17,614 --> 00:03:20,704 We're gonna get ready to go and enjoy the show 60 00:03:20,784 --> 00:03:25,294 and see if the real talent comes out on American Idol. 61 00:03:31,670 --> 00:03:33,670 We did it. We made it. We're here. 62 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,800 As you can tell, I'm in my polka dot robe 63 00:03:37,885 --> 00:03:42,425 which is for my KatyCats, which is the name of my fans. 64 00:03:42,514 --> 00:03:45,934 They know this robe because I've had it pretty much my whole career. 65 00:03:46,894 --> 00:03:52,524 So anyways, my showrunner right here is breathing down my neck. 66 00:03:52,608 --> 00:03:54,608 - Hi, everyone. This is Trish. - Hello. 67 00:03:54,693 --> 00:03:57,953 This is the woman that runs the whole show 68 00:03:58,030 --> 00:04:02,120 and has run all of American Idol for as long as it's been on ABC, 69 00:04:02,201 --> 00:04:03,661 which is the most important part. 70 00:04:04,203 --> 00:04:07,253 Um, but for a very long time, and she knows everything. 71 00:04:07,331 --> 00:04:09,211 - She's a Scorpio just like me. - I am. 72 00:04:09,291 --> 00:04:12,211 We read each other's minds a little bit. 73 00:04:12,294 --> 00:04:14,134 - How are you? - Great, thank you. 74 00:04:14,213 --> 00:04:15,633 It's amazing working with Katy. 75 00:04:15,714 --> 00:04:19,344 Exactly what you see on screen is how she is off screen. 76 00:04:19,426 --> 00:04:22,926 She's passionate, she really cares about these contestants, 77 00:04:23,013 --> 00:04:25,023 and also, she's a real lot of fun. 78 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:27,178 - Now it's all fine. - Couple of curveballs. 79 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:28,767 - Yeah. - We like to roll with them. 80 00:04:37,444 --> 00:04:39,494 We have an incredible band. 81 00:04:39,571 --> 00:04:42,161 Give it up for our incredible band back here. 82 00:04:42,324 --> 00:04:44,624 These amazing performers. 83 00:04:45,994 --> 00:04:50,174 All right, now make some noise for American Idol judges Luke Bryan, 84 00:04:51,250 --> 00:04:56,050 Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie. 85 00:04:58,799 --> 00:05:02,429 It's so amazing to be able to plant the seed of confidence 86 00:05:02,511 --> 00:05:05,851 in some of these kids' lives and mentor them through that. 87 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,020 My whole life changed because someone believed in me. 88 00:05:09,101 --> 00:05:13,311 It was one or two people going, "I'm gonna be your cheerleader." 89 00:05:13,397 --> 00:05:14,897 It was ultimately up to me. 90 00:05:14,982 --> 00:05:18,902 But you gotta have those cheerleaders to keep you going through the game. 91 00:05:28,871 --> 00:05:31,671 I see a lot of myself in these contestants. 92 00:05:31,748 --> 00:05:36,128 With where they came from, I was never given a silver spoon. 93 00:05:36,879 --> 00:05:40,879 I was signed and dropped three times, had two cars repossessed, 94 00:05:40,966 --> 00:05:43,796 I was couch surfing and living off of chicken nuggets. 95 00:05:44,803 --> 00:05:48,433 They say that, literally at the end, it feels like a blink. 96 00:05:48,515 --> 00:05:52,555 And 12 years has already felt like a blink. 97 00:05:53,145 --> 00:05:54,725 - What's your name? - Morris. 98 00:05:54,813 --> 00:05:55,813 - Morris? - Yeah. 99 00:05:55,898 --> 00:05:58,228 Oh, my gosh. I'm Katy. Nice to meet you. 100 00:05:58,317 --> 00:06:00,987 - Are you having a great time here? - Yeah! 101 00:06:01,069 --> 00:06:04,359 Now knowing that all the money in the world, 102 00:06:04,448 --> 00:06:06,488 all the clothes in the world, 103 00:06:06,575 --> 00:06:11,075 all of the all in the world that is outside me, will not make me happy. 104 00:06:11,163 --> 00:06:12,213 Love you all... 105 00:06:12,289 --> 00:06:18,129 And how I can help translate that message to other people 106 00:06:18,212 --> 00:06:20,762 to find their true happiness inside, 107 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:22,379 that motivates me. 108 00:06:23,759 --> 00:06:27,509 You know, I'm only 35, I've rung that popstar bell. 109 00:06:27,596 --> 00:06:29,676 Like, what else can I do? 110 00:06:30,390 --> 00:06:33,060 What else can I do? Why do I have to be one thing? 111 00:06:33,143 --> 00:06:35,903 I don't think women are one thing. And I know I'm not. 112 00:06:35,979 --> 00:06:38,899 So, start discovering new dreams. 113 00:06:54,331 --> 00:06:59,001 Won't you let me walk you home from school? 114 00:07:03,048 --> 00:07:07,218 Won't you let me meet you at the pool? 115 00:07:07,302 --> 00:07:12,222 Stargirl is a movie that was, uh, a movie adaptation of the book Stargirl. 116 00:07:12,307 --> 00:07:16,097 Maybe Friday I can 117 00:07:16,186 --> 00:07:18,686 Stargirl is about a homeschooled girl. 118 00:07:19,606 --> 00:07:25,236 Classic story, I think, of a different girl coming into an environment 119 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,740 where everyone needs to conform, 120 00:07:27,823 --> 00:07:31,083 and the story just follows her along her journey. 121 00:07:35,205 --> 00:07:37,035 - This is the one. - Okay. 122 00:07:37,124 --> 00:07:40,464 - You ready? - Yeah, I had a couple bites of a bagel. 123 00:07:40,544 --> 00:07:41,804 Let me see your teeth. 124 00:07:42,254 --> 00:07:45,224 "Thirteen" is the main song of Stargirl. 125 00:07:45,299 --> 00:07:48,679 The lyrics are very innocent and cute and sweet 126 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,600 which, I think, matches the theme of Stargirl. 127 00:07:52,431 --> 00:07:56,021 I first heard "Thirteen" when I was either in high school 128 00:07:56,101 --> 00:07:58,191 or early on in college. 129 00:07:58,353 --> 00:08:01,153 It's the most romantic love song ever. 130 00:08:01,231 --> 00:08:03,981 It's just so simple and beautiful 131 00:08:04,067 --> 00:08:09,157 and it just felt like Alex Chilton almost could've written it for Stargirl and Leo. 132 00:08:09,239 --> 00:08:13,329 Rock and roll is here to stay 133 00:08:13,410 --> 00:08:17,040 Come inside where it's okay 134 00:08:20,042 --> 00:08:25,212 And I'll shake you 135 00:08:26,048 --> 00:08:29,468 Grace is so talented in many different ways, 136 00:08:29,551 --> 00:08:32,221 but she really does have an actual gift as an actor. 137 00:08:34,389 --> 00:08:37,729 It was a really fun experience getting to make a proper musical. 138 00:08:37,809 --> 00:08:40,479 And when you have someone like Grace as your lead, 139 00:08:40,562 --> 00:08:45,112 you can really go for it because she can sing, dance, play ukulele. 140 00:08:45,192 --> 00:08:46,362 She does everything. 141 00:08:50,072 --> 00:08:52,322 I don't know how to make plans with you. 142 00:08:52,407 --> 00:08:54,487 You wanna make plans with me? 143 00:08:54,576 --> 00:08:57,826 Stargirl's very human and she still has insecurities. 144 00:08:57,913 --> 00:09:02,753 And feeling like you stand out too much, of course I faced that growing up. 145 00:09:02,835 --> 00:09:05,835 I wasn't very popular in middle schools 146 00:09:05,921 --> 00:09:10,261 where I faced probably the most pressure to conform. 147 00:09:10,843 --> 00:09:15,513 Everything else since then has just been growing 148 00:09:15,597 --> 00:09:18,847 and every day has been different, and every day has been better. 149 00:09:19,518 --> 00:09:23,768 I think that young people are just a lot more complex 150 00:09:23,856 --> 00:09:28,896 and engaged and ready than we often give them credit for. 151 00:09:29,695 --> 00:09:32,065 We made a movie for young people 152 00:09:32,155 --> 00:09:36,785 and I hope that they feel loved and respected when they watch it. 153 00:09:41,582 --> 00:09:43,212 - That was a good time. - Good one. 154 00:09:43,292 --> 00:09:44,792 That was a good one. 155 00:09:48,630 --> 00:09:50,420 Starting is the hardest part. 156 00:09:50,507 --> 00:09:52,757 For an original film, you start with nothing. 157 00:09:52,926 --> 00:09:54,636 You come up with ideas, 158 00:09:55,012 --> 00:10:00,312 and then we talk about different ways that kernel of an idea could go. 159 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:04,099 All of those conversations happen over the course of years. 160 00:10:04,188 --> 00:10:07,478 It's time-consuming and a lot of fun. 161 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:09,988 And terrifying. 162 00:10:15,282 --> 00:10:17,332 So here's a little bit of code. 163 00:10:18,243 --> 00:10:21,123 You'll see people drawing, doing art, 164 00:10:21,205 --> 00:10:23,745 you'll see animators animating at their desks, 165 00:10:23,832 --> 00:10:26,672 but this is also how we make computer animated films. 166 00:10:26,752 --> 00:10:28,002 By writing a lot of code. 167 00:10:29,505 --> 00:10:31,625 Today I'm gonna show you around Pixar 168 00:10:31,924 --> 00:10:35,054 and, uh, introduce you to folks who helped me make the movie 169 00:10:35,302 --> 00:10:37,762 and just tell you about how we did it. 170 00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:40,720 Making a movie for five or six years, 171 00:10:40,974 --> 00:10:44,524 it's really hard to keep it a secret and keep it to yourself. 172 00:10:44,603 --> 00:10:48,023 And, uh, I'm just so excited to share it with the world, finally. 173 00:10:48,232 --> 00:10:51,282 Onward is the story of two elf brothers 174 00:10:51,610 --> 00:10:54,950 and their father passed away when they were both young. 175 00:10:55,030 --> 00:10:57,490 Using magic, Ian and Barley Lightfoot 176 00:10:57,574 --> 00:11:00,334 try to spend one more day with the father that they lost. 177 00:11:00,410 --> 00:11:03,080 This spell brings him back. 178 00:11:03,956 --> 00:11:06,286 - Hey, Dan. How are you? - Hey. Good. 179 00:11:06,583 --> 00:11:07,963 Good. Wanna come and chat a bit? 180 00:11:08,043 --> 00:11:09,043 - Sure. - Cool. 181 00:11:09,503 --> 00:11:12,843 When we started work on this project about six years ago, 182 00:11:12,923 --> 00:11:14,933 we have a film under our belts 183 00:11:15,092 --> 00:11:18,852 and so we were able to start with a real understanding of one another. 184 00:11:18,929 --> 00:11:21,269 I think that Kori and I were both excited 185 00:11:21,348 --> 00:11:23,388 about doing something that we felt was honest, 186 00:11:23,475 --> 00:11:26,305 and therefore, uh, coming from a personal place. 187 00:11:26,395 --> 00:11:27,435 Right. 188 00:11:27,521 --> 00:11:33,151 We hit on the idea of my relationship with my brother, 189 00:11:33,235 --> 00:11:36,235 and our questions about our father that passed away 190 00:11:36,321 --> 00:11:37,991 when we were both very young. 191 00:11:38,073 --> 00:11:42,243 As soon as Dan started talking about that aspect of his life and his history, 192 00:11:42,536 --> 00:11:47,996 um, it reminded me of my sister and the role she played in my life. 193 00:11:48,250 --> 00:11:51,380 If it was a topic that interested us that much 194 00:11:51,461 --> 00:11:56,841 and something that we, um, got excited about and there was emotion behind it, 195 00:11:57,092 --> 00:11:59,892 we figured audiences would respond to it, too. 196 00:12:01,972 --> 00:12:05,522 Just Kori and I are not enough to really figure out the story. 197 00:12:05,601 --> 00:12:09,521 So a big part of what Kori was doing behind the scenes 198 00:12:09,605 --> 00:12:11,975 was getting people in the room who could help us. 199 00:12:12,441 --> 00:12:15,821 So this is a story room. It's not very exciting. 200 00:12:15,903 --> 00:12:17,993 No. And as you can tell, it's very empty. 201 00:12:18,155 --> 00:12:22,025 You literally come into a room like this with nothing 202 00:12:22,326 --> 00:12:23,826 and try to come up with ideas. 203 00:12:23,911 --> 00:12:26,711 So, as you can tell, it's a lot of Kori and I talking 204 00:12:26,788 --> 00:12:32,288 and throwing out ideas and getting up and writing on the board. 205 00:12:32,461 --> 00:12:34,131 - You know. - Yes. 206 00:12:34,421 --> 00:12:35,461 Idea. 207 00:12:35,547 --> 00:12:36,757 - Right. - Uh-huh? 208 00:12:37,090 --> 00:12:40,430 The energy that actually happens in this room 209 00:12:40,761 --> 00:12:42,511 once we get a few more people in here, 210 00:12:42,596 --> 00:12:47,426 when we have the story artists in here, and the writer, and everyone is firing. 211 00:12:47,518 --> 00:12:50,478 To me, that's my favorite time on the movie. 212 00:12:50,562 --> 00:12:51,902 I miss being in this room. 213 00:12:52,189 --> 00:12:53,189 Yeah... 214 00:12:53,315 --> 00:12:57,895 to come into this windowless nightmare with nothing 215 00:12:58,028 --> 00:13:00,658 - and come out with something is magic. - Yeah, it is. 216 00:13:02,658 --> 00:13:05,658 When I see the team really, really working well together, 217 00:13:05,744 --> 00:13:10,624 you see how much they're thriving and pushing themselves in that moment 218 00:13:10,707 --> 00:13:14,877 to excel and do something maybe they haven't done before. 219 00:13:17,422 --> 00:13:19,972 - I think that's our director, Dan. - I think so, yes. 220 00:13:21,635 --> 00:13:23,925 - I think that... - 221 00:13:24,096 --> 00:13:26,306 - The pants. The dad pants. - The pants, yeah. 222 00:13:26,390 --> 00:13:29,310 Animating just pants was interesting. 223 00:13:29,643 --> 00:13:31,253 We'd never done anything like that before. 224 00:13:31,270 --> 00:13:35,020 The dad, this character, we only get his pants. 225 00:13:35,107 --> 00:13:38,397 You can't see, so what would that be like if you couldn't see anything. 226 00:13:38,485 --> 00:13:42,195 You didn't have your arms or hands and you had to use your legs to move. 227 00:13:42,281 --> 00:13:45,621 So, we took the animation team to a studio with a green screen 228 00:13:45,701 --> 00:13:49,661 and put on these suits and we all acted with just our legs 229 00:13:49,746 --> 00:13:51,866 and we were trying to do things and say hello 230 00:13:51,957 --> 00:13:54,587 - and experiment with what that felt like. - Exactly. 231 00:13:54,668 --> 00:13:56,298 So that we could then perform that. 232 00:13:56,378 --> 00:13:57,918 This is actually me. 233 00:13:58,005 --> 00:14:00,165 I'm trying to be mad. 234 00:14:00,257 --> 00:14:01,627 - And then I stomp off. - Yes. 235 00:14:01,717 --> 00:14:02,967 I've had enough of this. 236 00:14:03,051 --> 00:14:05,511 That's it. Storm off. 237 00:14:06,013 --> 00:14:07,723 You pants. 238 00:14:08,765 --> 00:14:11,345 This is the first project I've worked on with Kori. 239 00:14:11,435 --> 00:14:14,805 And this is why I came up to Pixar. To work on this movie. 240 00:14:14,897 --> 00:14:20,237 Your job as the editor is to keep the pacing from the cut storyboards, 241 00:14:20,319 --> 00:14:24,029 kind of through all the various types of shots that get delivered to you. 242 00:14:24,114 --> 00:14:27,454 The hardest part is swapping over from storyboards to layout. 243 00:14:27,534 --> 00:14:30,584 Now we have this great camera. 244 00:14:30,662 --> 00:14:33,792 We have the models and they're moving and stuff. 245 00:14:33,874 --> 00:14:35,674 And they're doing so many wonderful things, 246 00:14:35,751 --> 00:14:38,171 so it's hard not to open up the movie and make it long. 247 00:14:38,253 --> 00:14:40,303 Remember we had trouble with that? 248 00:14:40,380 --> 00:14:43,880 It was like, "What do we really need and how do we tell the story?" 249 00:14:47,179 --> 00:14:49,679 And then we even added people noticing it. 250 00:14:49,765 --> 00:14:51,725 My favorite scene might be the ending. 251 00:14:51,808 --> 00:14:54,018 And it was like we threw everything in it. 252 00:14:54,102 --> 00:14:55,812 It was like the end of our journey, too. 253 00:14:55,896 --> 00:14:59,776 It was like the struggle of the movie, the struggle of the animation. 254 00:14:59,858 --> 00:15:03,488 I mean, that last scene with the dragon was really fun. 255 00:15:03,570 --> 00:15:05,570 I love that it's not just one thing. 256 00:15:05,656 --> 00:15:09,536 That it's kind of the dance between action and emotion. 257 00:15:19,169 --> 00:15:20,799 The film has a couple of themes, 258 00:15:20,879 --> 00:15:24,549 but the main one is really about sacrifice. 259 00:15:25,884 --> 00:15:29,434 Thinking about those people in your life who went the extra mile, 260 00:15:29,555 --> 00:15:33,175 who, kind of, went above and beyond, on your behalf. 261 00:15:33,851 --> 00:15:35,601 What did they have to give up? 262 00:15:36,687 --> 00:15:40,227 It is a sacrifice and we see that with Ian and Barley in the film. 263 00:15:42,860 --> 00:15:45,400 I definitely had that person in my life. 264 00:15:46,864 --> 00:15:48,874 It was, um, my sister. 265 00:15:48,949 --> 00:15:51,699 My family was going through a really difficult time 266 00:15:51,994 --> 00:15:54,664 and she had moved out of the house. 267 00:15:54,746 --> 00:15:56,496 She lived about an hour away 268 00:15:56,790 --> 00:15:59,710 and she would come over every single weekend, pick me up, 269 00:15:59,793 --> 00:16:03,213 drive me back to her house and have me spend the weekend with her. 270 00:16:03,297 --> 00:16:07,297 I would sit in my house and wait on Saturday morning 271 00:16:07,593 --> 00:16:11,053 and kind of wait by the window, uh, for her to drive up. 272 00:16:11,263 --> 00:16:16,523 Um, because I knew that I was gonna have a better weekend than the previous week. 273 00:16:16,768 --> 00:16:18,018 She didn't have to do that. 274 00:16:18,103 --> 00:16:20,903 She didn't have to spend her entire weekend 275 00:16:20,981 --> 00:16:22,861 with her little sister tagging along. 276 00:16:23,358 --> 00:16:24,478 Uh, but she did. 277 00:16:25,694 --> 00:16:28,454 And she did that for me and it completely changed my life. 278 00:16:28,780 --> 00:16:32,280 Come, dear brother. Our destiny awaits.