The title, Bao, actually has a double-meaning in China.
One way, it means steamed bun, but it also means something precious.
A treasure, says Shi.
We [basically] recreated those shots with her hands and used them as the reference for animation.
Baoalso offered its own challenges in terms of getting the look of the dumplings right.
We learned theres a very fine line between looking delicious and appetizing and looking wrong or gross.
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Making our food look delicious was a big triumph.
Check out the first look atBaobelow.
The short film will be attached toIncredibles 2, which hits theaters on June 15th.
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