In the credits he is listed as Technical Development Supervisor. Gordon, who will be taking to the red carpet with his parents, Iain and Liz, said working on the studio’s tartan epic had been one of the best moments of his career.

The man with the widest smile will be the 44-year-old animation software engineer, who must pinch himself every time he walks into work in northern California. The movie, which arrives in Scottish cinemas on August 3, serves as the Grand Finale of the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Saturday.

Gordon, from Banff, is the only Scot working at Pixar and will be a special guest when Brave, the studio’s 13th film, has its European premiere in Edinburgh this week. WHEN Gordon Cameron got a job at Pixar Studios, the Scots computer expert thought his wildest dreams had come true.īut that was nothing compared to the moment, just a few years later, when he found out that the Disney-owned hit factory were making a movie set entirely in Scotland, filled with Scottish scenery, characters and voices – and it was to be part of his job to bring it all to life.

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