Article: UP,UP and away; It took a trip of a lifetime to prepare for Disney-Pixar's latest animated extravaganza. Just how did they tempt their boffins out from behind their desks? asks Rob Driscoll.(Features)

Byline: Rob Driscoll

WHO said film animators are boring boffins stuck in front of their computers as they painstakingly create their fantasy adventures? For their latest box office-conquering sensation Up - the enchanting tale of a 78-year-old man who floats his house to South America with the help of thousands of balloons - the backroom boys at Disney-Pixar went a bit further afield than just the office coffee machine.

In fact, to prepare for the film's premise of a magical journey to one of the most beautiful and mysterious places on earth, director and ...

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