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Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1
''Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1'' is a home video compilation released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on November 9, 2007, containing 13 of Pixar's short films. It was followed by '' Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 2'', which was released on November 9, 2012, and '' Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 3'', which was released on November 9, 2018. Background and development Commenting on ''Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1'', John Lasseter said: I am really excited about finally coming out with a collection of the Pixar short films because these have been so much a part of the history of Pixar. The early short films before ''Toy Story'' came out really shows the evolution and the focus of kind of the history of Pixar and the development of the technology, the development of me as a filmmaker and a storyteller, and then our continued dedication to creating short films after ''Toy Story'' and the coming out of, trying out of new talent and continuing the R&D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1
''Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1'' is a home video compilation released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on November 9, 2007, containing 13 of Pixar's short films. It was followed by '' Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 2'', which was released on November 9, 2012, and '' Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 3'', which was released on November 9, 2018. Background and development Commenting on ''Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1'', John Lasseter said: I am really excited about finally coming out with a collection of the Pixar short films because these have been so much a part of the history of Pixar. The early short films before ''Toy Story'' came out really shows the evolution and the focus of kind of the history of Pixar and the development of the technology, the development of me as a filmmaker and a storyteller, and then our continued dedication to creating short films after ''Toy Story'' and the coming out of, trying out of new talent and continuing the R&D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxo Jr
''Luxo Jr.'' is a 1986 American computer-animated short film produced and released by Pixar. Written and directed by John Lasseter, the two-minute short film revolves around one larger and one smaller desk lamp. The larger lamp, named Luxo Sr., looks on while the smaller, "younger" Luxo Jr. plays exuberantly with a ball to the extent that it accidentally deflates. ''Luxo Jr.'' was Pixar's first animation after Ed Catmull and John Lasseter left Industrial Light & Magic's computer division of Cinetron Computer Systems. The film is the source of Luxo Jr., the mascot of Pixar. Lasseter aimed to finish the short film for the 1986 SIGGRAPH, an annual computer graphics conference attended by thousands of industry professionals. The film would come from his experiments with modeling his Luxo lamp. Lasseter worked to improve the story within the allotted two minutes. In animation, the film demonstrates the use of shadow maps within the rendering software. Lasseter applied the classic an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |