Behind the Scenes of Pixar’s Brave
Tons of research—everything from a trip to Scotland to archery training—went into the making of Pixar's first film starring a female protagonist.
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Director Mark Andrews, center, guides staff members in swordfighting techniques outside Pixar's Emeryville, California offices. Andrews served as an unofficial consultant for Chapman, who wrote the story and pitched the original idea to Pixar, on most of the action-oriented details of the movie.
