Pixar’s Oscar-winning journey inside a girl’s mind was made at the studio in Emeryville, California, with her new home set in real San Francisco.
Where was Inside Out made?
Inside Out is a computer-animated Pixar film, made at the studio in Emeryville, California. Much of it takes place inside a girl’s mind, but her family’s move to San Francisco is a real city.
How Inside Out was made
The studio – Emeryville
Pixar built the film at its campus in Emeryville, California.
Computer animation
The mind, the emotions and Riley’s world were all rendered digitally.
Directed by Pete Docter
Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen consulted psychologists to shape how emotions work.
Set partly in San Francisco
Riley’s family moves to San Francisco, a real city, at the start of the story.
Where you can go instead
You can visit San Francisco, where Riley’s family moves – its hills, houses and pizza (famously not with broccoli) all feature in the film.