Lou is an amazingly sweet Pixar short that is showing right now before Cars 3. While at the Cars 3 press junket, Lou Director Dave Mullins and Producer Dana Murray gave a behind the scenes presentation on the making of Lou. Here are some fun facts about Lou that we learned from Dave and Dana.
13 Fun Facts About Pixar’s Lou
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Dave Mullins pitched Pixar for 8 years before he got to direct his own short.
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It then took 4 years to create Lou.
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Lou is the only red thing in the film. They really wanted him to pop on the screen.
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Lou tells a fun story with a great message without getting too “after school special” on you.
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They use lighting and colors to express emotions, the lighting goes from cool to warm in Lou
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Lou is made up of timeless toys that really connect with kids, not the latest craze, (like fidget spinners).
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There are some fun movie references in Lou including one that needs to phone home!
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They repurposed kids from other Pixar movies to be in Lou, kids from Inside Out and Finding Dory.
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JJ is based on a kid in Riley’s new class in Inside Out.
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JJ shares his initials with Dave Mullin’s mom.
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Lou is composed by Christophe Beck, who was the composer for FROZEN.
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Copyright issues prevented the short from being called Lost and Found.
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John Lasseter said that Lou looked like a pain to make, so Dave Mullins had to do it.
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Everything was animated by hand for Lou.
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All Pixar films must have heart, setting, and animation.
Make sure you arrive early to see Cars 3, you wouldn’t want to miss this super sweet short from Pixar.
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