For movie fans, Pixar's Californian studios are infamous.

As the place that birthed some of the grea𓂃test animations of all time, a peek b🌱ehind the Steve Jobs-designed doors is a rarity.

Along the way, we took part in a few Monster Masterclasses of our own (cue embarrassing recording booth silliness), chatted to the movie legends behind Mike and Sulley, John Goodman and Billy Crystal, had a natter with producer Corey Rae and director/co-writer Dan Scanlon, and caught up with the director and creator of the amazing short before Monsters Uni , called The Blue Umbrella .

Monsters University and its short The Blue Umbrella open in the UK on 12 July 2013.