'Brave' Sound Design/Editing Featurette

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Jeremy Jahns Reviews 'Brave' and 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'

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Still from 'Brave'

Simply beautiful, which may sound obvious but that's not (automatically) the case with animation.

Remarkable level of detail. That hair...amazing.

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Snippets from Pixar's 'Brave'

Fully loaded with exposition but so cute you wouldn't notice. This movie is going to rake.






















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Latest 'Brave' Eye Candy

No matter how quirky they get these ads are still charming. If it was a lesser movie, you'd have to be brave indeed to release trailers like this.


















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New Featurette for Pixar's 'Brave' Tips Its Hand

A second or two new footage and a spoiler toward the end.


















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Witch's Magical Mystery Brew! -- As Seen on TV Trailer for Pixar's 'Brave' (Offer Void Where Prohibited)

When they roll out a trailer like this you know they know they have something good.


















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New Featurette for Pixar's 'Brave'

Looking more and more like the best animation I've ever seen. From a story/character perspective 'Brave' could be one of the best of the year.

Very entertaining featurette.


















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Mother's Day Trailer for 'Brave'

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Breaking! New Japanese Poster for 'Brave' Introduces New Characters/Plot Elements? Hmm...

New poster is okay. Getting busier, more elements, way too saturated (I toned it down quite a bit if you can believe that).

Very nice. But, who's this behind the rock wearing Johnny Depp's Tonto crow-hat?

I don't remember seeing a witch (no offense, and excuse me if I'm judging a book by its cover, but that's what she looks like) in trailers. I think I'd remember. New plot element?

Really, though, the rendition is a bit goofy for Pixar. Maybe that's the gag: This is the goofy witch of the west, or something. They could be dipping their toe into some slapstick plotlines. Prefer to think (hope) that's not the case. Makes me shiver.

Anyway...interesting. But! That's not all! Who/what, pray tell, is this?

Did Goofy Witch conjure up the sparkly spirit of a wolf or perhaps a bear? (Can you tell Pixar is in bed with Disney)? You'd think I'd remember seeing that in a trailer.

So exciting! Will Princess Merida be able to (INSERT: unknown storyline) with the aid of (INSERT: name of wolf/bear spirit) summoned by Goofy Witch? Rest assured, I'll keep watching the web for any further clues and will pass them on to you instantly. Stay tuned!






















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Pixar's 'Brave' First Movie to Showcase Dolby Atmos Total Surround Sound

From Pixar's blog:

• Atmos is more than just the biggest leap in theatre sound since Dolby Surround 7.1 was introduced with Toy Story 3 in 2010. “This is, I think, the biggest breakthrough in sound that has happened in my career,” Transformers: Dark of the Moon sound man Erik Aadahl told The Hollywood Reporter.

• With speakers 'positioned around the theater and overhead' for near-complete immersion in sound, the system is "capable of transmitting up to 128 simultaneous and lossless audio channels, and renders from 5.1 up to 64 discrete speaker feeds."

10-15 theaters showing 'Brave' will test the new setup.

Here's a video from Dolby.


About Dolby Atmos from Dolby Laboratories on Vimeo.

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Very Disney-y Trailer for Pixar's 'Brave' Tries Way Too Hard

We're getting the hard sell. Not nearly as charming as teasers. Very brass tacks marketing. Keep this up and they'll start losing box office.

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Pixar's 'Brave' Triplets/Family Values Trailer

Very fun. With new footage, a couple snot-takes (don't ask, just watch), and a killer tag. Killer. 'Brave' is looking killer. The best from Pixar (or probably anyone) yet.

















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Pixar's 'Brave' -- Princess Merida Featurette

I'm thinking this is the best animation I've ever seen. Stunning.

Expect a huge hit -- even by Pixar standards.





















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Lovely Japanese Poster for 'Brave'

Just plain charming. The Japanese have a way with this stuff.

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Fantastic Japanese Trailer for Pixar's 'Brave'

Gobs of new footage. Plot points, reveals, unintended consequences -- this is a loaded trailer.

Movie is looking great. Epic, even for Pixar.


















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Cue Lute Music -- Story Placards for Pixar's Brave

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Pixar's 'Brave' Character Images/Posters

There's a bunch of them. I like these.

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Clip from 'Brave'

Plays great. Very thematic at 1:40 when Princess Merida can't draw the bow because her impractical woman's garb is constricting, so she tears the dress, breaking free of social constraints and shoots better than the men.




















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New Teaser Poster for 'Brave'

Gotta say, love this. Stunning. Seems better than what you would expect from Pixar. Yeah, I don't know what that means, either. Let me rephrase: Can't believe how good this looks.

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