Vaibhav Vavilala is currently pursuing a PhD in computer science at the University of Illinois. He talks with Jimmy about growing up together in Carmel, the importance placed on education in his home, and his previous work as a technical director at Pixar. Vaibhav explains how Pixar films are produced, detailing his experience on Coco, Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4, & Soul. A fun conversation for anyone interested in animation & the filmmaking process.