Pixar Animation Studios' Short Films
The eighteen (18) short films created by Pixar Animation Studios which are showcased on this lens are a testament to the creativity and commitment of the people who work at Pixar.
Watch the YouTube videos of the short films, read about them, and fall in love all over again with Pixar.
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The 18 Pixar Short Films
Here are the 18 Pixar short films Pixar has made so far:
- The Adventures of André and Wally B. (1984)
- Luxo Jr. (1986)
- Red's Dream (1987)
- Tin Toy (1988)
- Knick Knack (1989)
- Geri's Game (1997)
- For the Birds (2000)
- Mike's New Car (2002)
- Boundin' (2003)
- Jack-Jack Attack (2005)
- One Man Band (2005)
- Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
- Lifted (2006)
- Your Friend the Rat (2007)
- Presto (2008)
- Burn E (2008)
- Partly Cloudy (2009)
- Dug's Special Mission (2009)
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The Adventures of André and Wally B.
The Adventures of André and Wally B. (1984)
The Pixar short film "The Adventures of André and Wally B." proved that computer animation was possible.
(The image in the Polaroid above this module was taken from Pixar Wiki.)
Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Project
The short film "The Adventures of André and Wally B." was created at the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Project, which later spun off Pixar Animation Studios.
Luxo Jr. (1986)
In this Pixar short film you'll meet Pixar's logo "Luxo" and his son "Luxo Jr."
Luxo Jr. was the first film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, following its establishment as an independent film studio. It's the source of the small hopping desk lamp included in Pixar's corporate logo.
Pixar Tidbit #1
When John Lasseter was learning to make models he chose the nearest object to work on: the architect's lamp sitting on his desk.
He started moving it around and the lamp became the star of another short film by Pixar that was nominated for an Academy Award.
Red's Dream
Red's Dream (1987)
In this Pixar short film, written and directed by John Lasseter, you'll meet Red--the unicycle--and Lumpy the Clown.
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Pixar Tidbit #2
Some of the challenges faced by Pixar while creating "Red's Dream" were the following:
- It was a nighttime scene.
- They added raindrops.
- There's juggling in the film.
- Pixar's first "organic" character appears in this shortfilm: Lumpy the Clown.
Red's Dream on Wikipedia
'''Reds Dream''' is a short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by John Lasseter, which was released in 1987. To date, this is the only short that has not been attached to one of Pixars feature films, the only Pixar Short to be rendered on the Pixar Image Computer, and the first Pixar Short to feature an organic character: the circus clown known as Lumpy.
Tin Toy (1988)
"Tin Toy" laid the ground work for what would become "Toy Story", the first feature-length computer animated film.
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Knick Knack
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Knick Knack (1989)
The Pixar short film Knick Knack was directed by John Lasseter.
Pixar Tidbit #3
The Pixar short film Knick Knack won the Best Short Film award at the Seattle International Film Festival in 1990.
In 2001 Terry Gilliam selected it as one of the ten best animated films of all time.
The Pixar short film "Gerri's Game" won an Oscar for best animated short film of 1997.
Geri's Game (1997)
'''Geris Game''' was written and directed by Jan Pinkava.
The first Pixar production to have a human main character, Geri's Game was produced with the goal to perfect human animation.
Geri's Game on Wikipedia
'''Geris Game''' is a five-minute animated short film made by Pixar in 1997. It was written and directed by Jan Pinkava. It was the first Pixar Short created after Toy Story, the previous short being Knick Knack'' in 1989. The film won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film.
"The first four small birds to land on the power line are named Bully, Chipper, Snob and Neurotic."
For the Birds (2000)
This Pixar short film won an Oscar for best animated short film of 2001.
The Art of Pixar Shortfilms
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"N]one of the art-of Pixar books to date have taken us behind the creative process, and deeper into the history of the company, the men and women who made the company the juggernaut it is today. That has changed with Mr. Amidi's terrific The Art of Pixar Short Films. A lovingly packaged and in-depth look at not only the films themselves, but also a de-facto history of Pixar, and their critical importance in the development of digital animation in general."
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Mike's New Car
Mike's New Car (2002)
In this Pixar short film we see Mike and Sully, two of the characters we know and love from "Monsters, Inc.".
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"In this world of ups and downs, it's so nice to know there are jackalopes around."
Boundin' (2003)
Pixar's Bud Luckey found inspiration for "Boundin" in the Montana of his youth.
Pixar Short Films Collection - Volume 1
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Includes the following 13 Pixar short films:
- The Adventures of Andre & Wally B. (1984)
- Luxo Jr. (1986)
- Red's Dream (1987)
- Tin Toy (1988)
- Knick Knack (1989)
- Geri's Game (1997)
- For the Birds (2000)
- Mike's New Car (2002)
- Boundin' (2003)
- Jack-Jack Attack (2005)
- One Man Band (2005)
- Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
- Lifted (2006)
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Jack-Jack Attack (2005)
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Mr. Incredible: "Aren't we all?"
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One Man Band
One Man Band (2005)
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Lifted
Lifted (2006)
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Lifted
"Lifted" was directed by Gary Rydstrom. According to the director's mother, this short is partially based on Rydstrom's experiences in driver's education.
Pixar Tidbit #4
At the close of the film, when the farmer plummets into the crater, the scream heard is the famed Wilhelm scream, a stock sound effect used in many films since its recording in 1951 that has taken on some notoriety as an in-joke among film and sound buffs.
Your Friend the Rat (2007)
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Presto
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Presto (2008)
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Burn E (2008)
This Pixar short film is based on the film Wall-E.
BURN-E on Wikipedia
BURN-E is a short film by Pixar Animation Studios based on the movie WALL-E that is attached to the movie's DVD and Blu-ray Disc release on November 18, 2008.
The short film, directed by WALL-E lead animator Angus MacLane, was produced at the same time as WALL-E, and is included as bonus material to the DVD and Blu-ray release. BURN-E features music composed and conducted by J.A.C. Redford, who was also orchestrator on the film WALL-E.
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- Nerf-Toys Nerf-Toys Sep 3, 2009 @ 2:01 pm
- Thanks it is great to have these all together. I have a lot of them on various DVD's. But, would normally just watch them when the kids plan to watch the feature film they are included with.
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- tandemonimom tandemonimom Aug 23, 2009 @ 2:26 am
- Great idea for a lens! I love ALL the Pixar shorts; when I see one I say "that's my favorite!" ... until I see another and say "that's my favorite too!"
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- missbat missbat Aug 9, 2009 @ 7:49 pm
- Although I've loved Pixar since the first time I ever saw the Luxo/Luxo Jr shorts, I think Lifted and Partly Cloudy are my two most favorite Pixar shorts. Great lens!
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda Jul 25, 2009 @ 1:56 pm
- Nicely done & blessed.
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