Pixar Short Films Collection - Volume 1
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Pixar Short Films Collection – Volume 1 is a DVD and Blu-ray title released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment
that shows all of Pixar
's short works from 1986 to 2006, plus an early short from when Pixar was still the computer department at Lucasfilm
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is the home video distribution division of The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment also operates as Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Also, "Buena Vista" translated in Spanish is "Good View"...
that shows all of Pixar
Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
's short works from 1986 to 2006, plus an early short from when Pixar was still the computer department at Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm Limited is an American film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco, California. Lucas is the company's current chairman and CEO, and Micheline Chau is the president and COO....
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Shorts included
- The Adventures of André and Wally B.The Adventures of André and Wally B.The Adventures of André and Wally B. is an animated short made in 1984 by The Graphics Group , which was later spun out as a startup company called Pixar...
(December 18, 1984) - Luxo Jr.Luxo Jr.Luxo Jr. is the first film produced in 1986 by Pixar Animation Studios, following its establishment as an independent film studio. It is a computer-animated short film , demonstrating the kind of things the newly-established company was capable of producing...
(August 17, 1986) - Red's DreamRed's DreamRed's 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 Pixar's feature films in some form, the only Pixar short to be rendered on the Pixar Image Computer, and...
(November 30, 1987) - Tin ToyTin ToyTin Toy is a 1988 short film using computer animation. It was directed by John Lasseter and produced by Pixar. It was the first testing of PhotoRealistic RenderMan...
(August 21, 1988) - Knick KnackKnick KnackKnick Knack is a computer animated short film produced by Pixar, and directed by John Lasseter. It was released in 1989, and was the last short film produced by Pixar until the success of their full-length motion picture Toy Story and the final short Pixar made as a hardware company. It was also...
(January 3, 1989) - Geri's GameGeri's GameGeri's Game is a five-minute animated short film made by Pixar in 1997, written and directed by Jan Pinkava. It was the first Pixar Short created after Toy Story, the previous short being Knick Knack in 1989....
(April 2, 1997) - For the Birds (May 1, 2000)
- Mike's New CarMike's New CarMike's New Car is a 2002 Pixar animated short, starring the two main characters from Monsters, Inc., Mike and Sulley. Directed by Pete Docter and Roger Gould, it is the first Pixar short to utilize dialogue and the first to take characters and situations from a previously established work.It...
(November 4, 2002) - Boundin'Boundin'Boundin' is a 2003 Pixar short film, shown at the start of the film The Incredibles. The film was written, directed, narrated and featured the musical composition and performance of PIXAR animator Bud Luckey.-Plot:...
(May 7, 2003) - Jack-Jack AttackJack-Jack AttackJack-Jack Attack is a 2005 short film produced by Pixar based upon their film The Incredibles. Unlike many of their previous shorts, it was not given a theatrical release, but was included on the DVD release of the film...
(May 6, 2005) - One Man BandOne Man Band (film)One Man Band is a 2005 Pixar animated short film. The film made its world premiere at the 29th Annecy International Animated Film Festival in Annecy, France, and won the Platinum Grand Prize at the Future Film Festival in Bologna, Italy...
(May 5, 2005) - Mater and the GhostlightMater and the GhostlightMater and the Ghostlight is a 2006 Pixar computer-animated short created for the DVD of Cars, which was released on October 25, 2006 in Australia and in the United States on November 7, 2006...
(October 31, 2006) - Lifted (December 21, 2006)
Other features
- "The Pixar Shorts: A Short History" - a 23-minute documentaryDocumentary filmDocumentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
on the beginning of Pixar and its first short films. Included are interviews with John LasseterJohn LasseterJohn Alan Lasseter is an American animator, director and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering....
, Eben Ostby, Ed Catmull, Alvy Ray SmithAlvy Ray SmithAlvy Ray Smith III is an American engineer and noted pioneer in computer graphics. He is a co-founder of the animation studio Pixar.- Life and career :...
, William ReevesWilliam ReevesWilliam "Bill" Reeves is a pioneer in the field of computer graphics. He was the technical director who worked with John Lasseter on the animation breakthrough shorts: Luxo Jr and The Adventures of André and Wally B.....
and more. - A series of four rarely seen Pixar shorts produced for Sesame StreetSesame StreetSesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
. They are "Surprise", "Light & HeavyLight & HeavyLight & Heavy is a Pixar animated short created by Pixar Animation Studios for Sesame Street in 1990. It starred Luxo Jr. from a previous Pixar film.-Detail:...
", "Up and Down" and "Front and Back". They feature the characters from Luxo Jr.Luxo Jr.Luxo Jr. is the first film produced in 1986 by Pixar Animation Studios, following its establishment as an independent film studio. It is a computer-animated short film , demonstrating the kind of things the newly-established company was capable of producing...
. - The Japanese version also included "The Pixar Story", a documentary by Leslie Iwerks.
DVD Easter eggs
- Luxo Jr.Luxo Jr.Luxo Jr. is the first film produced in 1986 by Pixar Animation Studios, following its establishment as an independent film studio. It is a computer-animated short film , demonstrating the kind of things the newly-established company was capable of producing...
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accessible under the "Boundin'" icon on the "Short Films" page. - "Flags and Waves", a short film made by William ReevesWilliam ReevesWilliam "Bill" Reeves is a pioneer in the field of computer graphics. He was the technical director who worked with John Lasseter on the animation breakthrough shorts: Luxo Jr and The Adventures of André and Wally B.....
and Alain Fournier in 1986 to test the features of computer animation. This easter egg can be found by pressing on the right button on your DVD remote when the "English" selection on the Audio Options page is selected. - "Beach Chair", a short film made by Eben Ostby in 1986 to test the features of computer animation. This easter egg can be seen by selecting a hidden icon above the "English for the Hearing Impaired" selection on the Subtitles page.
Blu-Ray Easter eggs
On the Blu-ray version, all the above Easter-Eggs can be accessed by scrolling through the list of short films using the up button on the remote (rather than the left or right buttons).- A Luxo lamp icon appears over "Red's Dream" to access the 'Luxo Jr. wireframe tests.
- A flag icon appears above "Tin Toy" to access "Flags and Waves"
- A chair icon appears above "Geri's game" to access "Beach ChairBeach Chair (film test)Beach Chair was a short computer animation test clip created by animator Eben Ostby for Pixar in 1986. It depicts a chair walking across the sand, dipping its leg into the water, and then moving along. Ostby made the project, with the feedback of John Lasseter, to work out details of rendering...
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External links
- Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 - Official Site