Behind The Scenes

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Sculptor Greg Dykstra and Shading Art Director Tia Kratter drape a traditional, wool tartan kilt for kilt design reference in the Art Room on January 15, 2008 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar)

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Pixar Animation Studio film crew members currently working on Brave, including Producer Katherine Sarafian, receive instruction from San Francisco Archery store owner Edward Rosario, and participate in an archery class in Golden Gate Park on November 11, 2006 in San Francisco, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar) ©2012 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

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Sculptor Greg Dykstra, Production Designer Steve Pilcher and Shading Art Director Tia Kratter drape a traditional, wool tartan kilt for kilt design reference in the Art Room on January 15, 2008 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar)

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John Lasseter talks with Brave Producer Katherine Sarafian and Director Mark Andrews, with Jim Murphy sitting by, in the atrium at Pixar Animation Studios on February 18, 2011 in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar) ©2012 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

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"Brave" Mark Andrews fences with production members before work during a day on the Brave production on December 8, 2011 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar) ©2012 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Director Mark Andrews fences with production members, including animator Becki Tower and (left) Story Supervisor Brian Larsen, before work during a day on the Brave production on December 8, 2011 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar)

Director Mark Andrews fences with production members, including animator Becki Tower and (left) Story Supervisor Brian Larsen, before work during a day on the Brave production on December 8, 2011 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar)

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"Brave" (Left to right) Brave animators Travis Hathaway, Ken Kim, Daniel Campbell, Terry Song and Carlo Vogele chat and eat breakfast in the atrium wearing kilts, a weekly routine on Fridays, as seen on January 27, 2012 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar) ©2012 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

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"Brave" Production Designer Steve Pilcher and Mark Andrews during a Master Lighting review in the East Side Screening Room during a day on the Brave production on December 8, 2011 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar) ©2012 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

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Brave Production Designer Steve Pilcher is photographed working in his office on February 13, 2012 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar)

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Brave Shading Art Director Tia Kratter is photographed working in her office on February 16, 2012 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar)

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A Brave Story review with Director Mark Andrews, including reviewing a sequence with story artist Louis Gonzales, on October 27, 2011 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar)

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(Right) Brave Simulation Supervisor Claudia Chung watches simulation artist Rogan Griffin wear a wig for reference of Merida's hair sliding against surfaces such as a wall, as seen on February 23, 2012 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar)

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(Right) Brave Simulation Supervisor Claudia Chung and (left) simulation artist Meng Yu discuss Merida's cloak while using (center) simulation artist Fran Kalal as reference, as seen on February 23, 2012 at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman / Pixar)