We love a good Pixar movie for the fun and the feels. They make us laugh, they make us cry. But there\u2019s more just a great script that brings these stories to life and Frost Science in Downtown Miami is here to tell you all about it.<\/p>\n
Deco\u2019s Alex Miranda, whose dream job is really a Disney Imagineer so that he can get free Mickey Mouse ice cream bars, has more. <\/p>\n
From \u2018Toy Story\u2019 to \u2018The Incredibles\u2019, Frost Science is now taking you inside your favorite Pixar blockbusters because movie magic really comes down to a science.<\/p>\n
Pixar knows how to push our buttons. But behind all those feelings, some serious brain power.<\/p>\n
Analisa Duran: \u201cThe creativity, the science, the technology, the problem solving that goes into bringing these films to life is inspiring.\u201d<\/p>\n
And at Frost Science in Downtown Miami, the science behind Pixar takes you from watching the magic to getting your hands on how it happens.<\/p>\n
Analisa Duran: \u201cIt really has brought the characters and the stories to life and brought science to life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Turning pixels into movie stars is a process.<\/p>\n
Analisa Duran: \u201cThere are steps that go into creating this 3D animated film, and so we can explore that through \u2018Monsters, Inc.\u2019 Through \u2018Toy Story.\u2019 The animators at Pixar actually made him move a little bit more freely when he was Spanish Buzz, when he danced and he talked, versus when he\u2019s regular Buzz.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Brave.\u2019<\/p>\n
Kelly Macdonald [as Merida]: \u201cI am Merida.\u201d<\/p>\n
Analisa Duran: \u201cThe animators created a set of code that says, this hair is going to behave in this way. So, we can see in this scene, Merida is on a horse. There\u2019s wind blowing in her hair. When she moves forward, the hair goes behind her. Normal, right? That\u2019s what would happen in the real world. If we turn off the simulation, her hair doesn\u2019t do anything.<\/p>\n
Alex Miranda: \u201cNow it\u2019s a horror movie.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Finding Nemo.\u2019<\/p>\n
Ellen DeGeneres [as Dory]: \u201cChico?\u201d \u201cFabio?\u201d \u201cBingo?\u201d<\/p>\n
Albert Brooks [as Marlin] \u201cNemo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ellen DeGeneres [as Dory]: \u201cRight, right.\u201d<\/p>\n
Analisa Duran: \u201cWhere is the sun facing? Where are the shadows going to fall? All of that is done through lighting at Pixar. So, for example, right now, Dory looks like she might be in a scary situation. Maybe there\u2019s some sharks coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018A Bug\u2019s Life.\u2019<\/p>\n
Roddy McDowall [as Mr. Soil]: \u201cI don\u2019t think we need to involve the queen in this. She\u2019s got enough on her plate already.\u201d<\/p>\n
Analisa Duran: \u201cAt Pixar, they used reference footage of cameras in the grass to try to get the perspective of a bug. Because when you\u2019re making a movie about bugs, you have to show the audience what the bug sees. It\u2019s pretty nice in here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex Miranda: \u201cDo you know how to get out?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018WALL-E.\u2019<\/p>\n
Analisa Duran: \u201cThe directors used a virtual camera in this 3D environment to film the movie. It\u2019s pretty, I know. Like, what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018The Incredibles,\u2019 and more.<\/p>\n
Holly Hunter [as Elastigirl]: \u201cA simple thank you will suffice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Craig T. Nelson [as Mr. Incredible]: \u201cThanks, but I don\u2019t need any help.\u201d<\/p>\n
Analisa Duran: \u201cWhen you\u2019re watching a Pixar film, it flows pretty seamlessly. But if you stop it, you\u2019ll see that it\u2019s just a series of pictures. A lot of pictures. Isn\u2019t that cool?\u201d<\/p>\n
Alex Miranda: \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tickets start at $30.<\/p>\n
Analisa Duran: \u201cWith that, you can see the science behind Pixar and the rest of our museum.\u201d<\/p>\n
For a 90-minute Pixar movie, since there are 24 frames per second and every frame is a picture, that\u2019s nearly 130,000 pictures in that movie. <\/p>\n