The Sound of Young America: Lee Unkrich, Director of Toy Story 3 and Pixar Veteran

Episode 154

4th November 2010

Lee Unkrich is the director of Toy Story 3. He’s worked at Pixar for more than 15 years, and co-directed Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc. and Toy Story 2.

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Lee Unkrich is the director of Toy Story 3. He’s worked at Pixar for more than 15 years, and co-directed Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc. and Toy Story 2. Before he worked at Pixar, he was an editor in non-animated film = his credits include a TV movie called “Separated By Murder” and the erotic TV thriller Silk Stalkings.

Lee talked with us about being a non-animator in an animation company, and what his traditional film-making skills mean in a Pixar context. He also talks about introducing themes of mortality into kids’ movie, and the pressure of making a Pixar film.

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