Partly Cloudy is a Pixar short film that achieves the impossible. Animating clouds, floating blobs of moisture and light, and making them sentient is actually a tall order. But Pixar does it masterfully in this adorable gem. Director Peter Sohn took inspiration from the film Dumbo , which he loved as a child. The story centers around storks and clouds working together to get babies to humans and other animals.
A gray cloud is responsible for baby alligators and porcupines. From the creative team who worked on The Iron Giant and Spiderman , One Man Band is the story of rival musicians competing for the attention, and gold coins, of a young girl. Pixar shorts often go through a standard development process, but this short was developed from the start with music as its emphasis.
There is no dialogue whatsoever. One of the most charming short films, and another Oscar-winner for Pixar, For The Birds is almost deceptive in its simple storytelling.
It was released in with the feature film Monsters, Inc. Animating feathers with movement is difficult, and this film is technically flawless. For the Birds delivers a short morality lesson with hilarious consequences. At just over three minutes in length, this film uses funny animated birds to explore heavy topics like bullying and inclusion. Pixar did not develop new technology for the production of For the Birds. The success of Geri as a beloved Pixar old man led years later to the creation of Carl Fredricksen, yet another Pixar old man, in Up.
A senior citizen in an empty park challenges himself to a game of chess. He acts out the role of his opposing player as he goes from one side of the chessboard to the other. The film is light in tone, but with a feeling of loneliness and hope that gives it depth. The animation is stellar, the story succinct and emotional.
It was produced by Pixar Clocking a modest two minutes in length, Luxo Jr. The technique continues in feature-length films like Cars. It tells the story of an older lamp, Luxo Sr. It is two minutes well spent. It was the first computer-generated imagery film to be nominated for an Academy Award. It showcases an excellent use of shadow mapping. The goal of filmmaker James Ford Murphy in the short film Lava is to prove he can tell a story through song. The events of the film takes place over millions of years, but only take up seven minutes of screen time.
A lonely volcano, waiting to find love, goes extinct. He is brought back to life by the song of another volcano, who has fallen in love with him. The animation is beautiful. The detail in the plumes of smoke during eruption is truly mesmerizing. Do yourself a favor.
Watch this short with a child. Released in with the The Incredibles , this Disney Pixar short film deserves to be as much of a classic as the feature it opened. Written, directed, narrated, and composed by animation godfather Bud Luckey , this short animation film is about a proud dancing sheep who loses confidence after getting sheared.
A wise Jackalope helps bring back his mojo. A rhyming musical in the same vein as a Western frontier Dr. Seuss, this is the perfect length and tone for viewers young and old. This is chronologically the first in the list of Pixar shorts with words.
Previous Pixar short films include music and sound, but no words. A tongue-in-cheek look at alien abduction, Lifted is a beautifully realized short film. With a score by Michael Giacchino and a relatable premise of being evaluated by a superior while aiming to please, Lifted becomes fun, universal viewing for adults and children.
The Oscar-nominated Pixar short Lou was released with the feature film Cars 3. This story is about the beast that lurks within a lost-and-found box — a beast who takes it upon himself to reform a playground bully.
Lou is a morality tale with humor and heart. The child characters are all so human, so real, and so diverse. The outlines of the characters are achieved using 2D animation. Within their bodies is Pixar 3D animation at its finest. It appeared before the wildly successful Wall-E in the theaters in It is the story of a increasingly desperate magician, and the rabbit who tries to best him. Pixar shorts often elevate sight gags and slapstick humor familiar to viewers of Looney Tunes and Bugs Bunny cartoons.
Presto takes this influence to new and hilarious levels. While there is no actual dialogue, there is significant voice acting in the form of sounds and character reactions. Animating the audience would have required a lot more time and money without relying upon the cutting-edge application.
Presto was nominated for both an Annie Award and the Oscar. Director Doug Sweetland would go on to direct the film Storks.
La Luna is yet another one of the Pixar short films that reaches the peak of technical and storytelling achievement. A stunningly beautiful story, La Luna follows three generations as they venture into the open sea to do their traditional work. Exupery and the fantasy short stories of author Italo Calvino. It also evokes the anime style of Hayao Miyazaki. This marked the first short film Oscar for Pixar since For the Birds won the category in Are you in the midst of a career crisis?
Wishing for more out of life? This is one of the many Pixar shorts YouTube offers. The dialogue-free story follows a discount unicycle who dreams of being a circus star. This Pixar short film was technically made by The Graphics Group, the division of Lucasfilm that would spin off into its own company, Pixar, in Sully and Mike from Monsters, Inc. It was also nominated for the Best Animated Short Oscar in Technically a home video offering rather than a theatrical short, this title was included with the Monsters, Inc.
Any short film that brings us the joy and wonder of Toy Story should be included here. Hawaiian Vacation has all our favorite characters in a snappy little tale. It kicks off the arcing storyline in the Toy Story Tunes short film series. Selling anyone on the virtues of the rattus rattus is no easy feat. But by the end of this short film, which accompanied the feature Ratatouille on home video, you will respect and maybe even love the species.
Who knew that learning the historical path of a rodent could be so entertaining? The film mixes live action, traditional 2D animation, stop motion, and 3D animation. It also includes a delightfully retro score. With an amazing musical sequence and a cameo by a pre-release Wall-E that will make you sit up and pay attention. Write and collaborate on your scripts FREE. Create script breakdowns, sides, schedules, storyboards, call sheets and more.
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More and more people are flocking to the small screen to find daily entertainment. So how can you break put from the pack and get your idea onto the small screen? Poor little Piper, growing up is difficult, nevertheless, your caring mother believes in you. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Trivia Director Alan Barillaro said the impetus for the short came from what watching the behavior of feeding sandpipers, who forage on the shore but flee the water each time the waves flow.
Crazy credits In a post-credits scene, Piper's sleeping with shells and wet. Connections Featured in The Oscars User reviews 55 Review. Top review. Piper was certainly another worthy Pixar computer-animated short. Shown just before Finding Dory, this short is about a young bird on the beach who's a little afraid of the waves when they move quickly especially when it's trying to get something. Everything in this one looks so lifelike, for a while, I didn't think it was computer animated at all!
Both funny and a little touching, the minutes seem to go by pretty quickly by the time it ends. Such a natural feel looking at all those birds' movements not to mention the ocean when it movies to and fro most of the time.
The 3-D glasses I viewed this with may have been a plus, I don't know. Certainly, I was riveted throughout this short. Really, all I'll say now is Piper is another worthy Pixar short. Details Edit. Release date June 17, United States. United States. Official site. Walt Disney Feature Animation - S. Pixar Animation Studios. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 6 minutes. Dolby Atmos. Related news. Jun 16 Indiewire.
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