Pixar

 About Pixar:

·      Bass it around their own thought when younger

·      Billy Crystal turned down Toy Story, saw the success of it then decided to accept the part in Monsters Inc

·      Movie doesn’t come to life unless you visualize it

·      Long process, takes around 2 years to make

·      California institute of the arts was started by Walt Disney

·      Animation program was made in A113, placed it in most films as a good luck charm

·      John Lasseter watched the film Tron in 1982, this inspired his imagination

·      John Lasseter made the idea of computer animation in Pixar

·      Steve Jobs bought Pixar in 1986, he made apple

·      Luxo Junior was made originally as a short movie but Pixar changed it to be pixars logo

Toy story:

·      Catch phrase ‘to infinity and beyond’

·      Made Woodys character dislike Buzz Light-year because of jealousy

·      If the making of the movie was fun, its going to be on screen

·      The first animation test was in1992

Bugs Life:

·      Had a tiny camera put in grass to see from a ants prospective

·      Research a lot about ants to make the movie

·      Difficult film to make but once complete they were certain they can produce any film

·      ‘Ant March: Director, John Lassetter (1998)

·      No individual ants have there own thoughts

Up:

·      Made in 2009

·      Real life balloons would lift a with 25 million but in an animation they used 20,000

·      Unusual idea, never shy away

Monsters Inc:

·      Made in 2001

·      Mike and Sulley: director of characters, Pete Doctor

Film mainly based around Mike and Sulley’s relationship

·      Film the voice overs to create the character

Nemo:

·      Made in 2003

·      Marlin Loses Nemo: Director, Andrew Stanton.

·      Scene of Marlin losing Nemo based around the director of the scene about being protective over his child. He used this story because he thought it is a universal situation.

·      Work on the scene a lot

The Incredibles:

·      Made in 2004

·      Display their powers; director, Brad Bird

·      Power matches the character

·      Producer, John Walker

Toy Story 3:

·      Made in 2010

·      Ken meets Barbie; director, Lee Unkrich

The voice:

·      Pixar has the same voice overs in more than one film

·      The voice overs are made before the animation

·      The voice overs are films whilst practicing