My fondest internship memory was my first animation dailies. I saw Brad Bird sitting in the director's chair as the animators filed into the screening room and thought, "Wow. I can't believe I'm going to be working with the director who wrote one of my favorite Pixar films!" But what really blew my mind that morning was the beautiful work the animation department was producing. Every shot, even ones that were just seconds long, had to be meticulously animated. Sitting there listening to Brad's comments was inspiring, to say the least.