Inner Workings

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| name = Inner Workings

| image = Inner Workings (film) poster.jpg

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| director = Leo Matsuda

| producer = Sean Lurie

| writer = Leo Matsuda

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| starring = Raymond S. Persi

| music = Ludwig Göransson

| cinematography = Jean-Christophe Poulain

| editing = Shannon Stein

| studio = Walt Disney Animation Studios

| distributor = Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures{{efn|name=Disney|Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Walt Disney Pictures banner.}}

| released = {{Film date|2016|06|17|Annecy Animation Film Festival|2016|11|23|with Moana}}

| runtime = 6 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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Inner Workings is an animated adventure short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It is written and directed by Leo Matsuda and produced by Sean Lurie. It premiered in theaters on November 23, 2016 along with Walt Disney Pictures' Moana.

Plot

The short follows the inner workings of Paul, a man living in California during the 1980s.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/18/disney-inner-workings-short-moana |title=Go inside the human body in Disney's new short film before Moana — exclusive |author=Snetiker, Marc |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 18, 2016 |access-date=December 4, 2016}} Paul's Brain, Heart, Lungs, Stomach, Bladder and Kidneys all awaken on a typical day for work. Heart expresses desires to try a large breakfast special at the urging of Stomach, play around on the beach, and try out a new pair of sunglasses at a stand that is run by an attractive sunglasses vendor named Kate. However, Brain simply wants Paul to get to work on time at Boring, Boring & Glum and avoid possible hazards that Brain thinks will kill Paul along the way. Fed up with Heart's constant sidetracked nature, Brain takes away Heart's control so that Paul can get to work on time. He and dozens of other employees sit at desks and enter data into their computers, moving simultaneously. Brain takes notice of the dreary routine of Paul's life and comes to realize that this cycle will eventually lead to his death as a miserable old man.

During lunch, Brain gives control of Paul back to Heart, who sends him off to partake of the activities that Brain had passed up on the way to the office. Paul returns to work afterward, happy and content, and begins to dance to a lively beat whose energy quickly spreads to his coworkers and even to his elderly bosses. During the credits, Paul starts performing other fun activities with his bosses and coworkers, marries Kate, and has children with her.

Cast

Tucker Gilmore
Raymond S. Persi{{cite web|last1=Wolfe|first1=Jennifer|title=Disney Unveils New Trailer for 'Inner Workings' Short|url=http://www.awn.com/news/disney-unveils-new-trailer-inner-workings-short|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=December 8, 2016|date=November 28, 2016}}
Terri Douglas
The Loop Troop
Toms Vilnis Pujiņš

Production

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In April 2016, it was announced that Walt Disney Animation Studios had developed another short film, titled Inner Workings, about the internal struggle between a man's pragmatic, logical side and his free-spirited, adventurous half.{{cite news|last1=Evry|first1=Max|title=Moana Footage & Inner Workings Coming to Annecy Fest|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/679169-disney-to-premiere-moana-footage-new-short-inner-workings-at-annecy-fest#/slide/1|access-date=April 25, 2016|work=ComingSoon.net|date=April 22, 2016|language=en-US}}{{cite news|last1=Fernandez|first1=Surya|title='Moana' sneak peek, debut of new Disney short 'Inner Workings' coming to Annecy Film Festival|url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2016/04/moana-sneak-peek-debut-of-new-disney-short-inner-workings-coming-to-annecy-film-festival/|access-date=April 25, 2016|work=Inside the Magic|date=April 22, 2016|language=en-US}} Leo Matsuda, a story artist on Big Hero 6 and Wreck-It Ralph, directed the film, which Sean Lurie produced.{{cite news|last1=Mayorga|first1=Emilio|title=Disney to Screen Never-Seen 'Moana' Sequences at Annecy|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/disney-moana-annecy-1201759131/|access-date=April 25, 2016|work=Variety|date=April 22, 2016|language=en-US}} According to Matsuda, the film was loosely based on biological transparent overlays he read from Encyclopædia Britannica as a child.{{cite news|last1=Truitt|first1=Brian|title=Short seen with 'Moana' tracks battle of heart vs. mind|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/inner-workings/|access-date=November 24, 2016|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=November 24, 2016}}

The short combines hand-drawn and CG animation, using Walt Disney Animation Studios' 2D interpolation software Meander, which was employed before in their Oscar-winning shorts Paperman and Feast.

=Music=

The short's music was composed by Ludwig Göransson. The Miami Sound Machine-esque theme song "California Loco", featuring Este Haim, was released on Amazon.com on December 16, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/12/15/ludwig-goranssons-california-loco-from-disneys-inner-workings-to-be-released/ |title=Ludwig Goransson's 'California Loco' from Disney's 'Inner Workings' to Be Released |publisher=Film Music Reporter |date=December 15, 2016 |access-date=December 16, 2016}}