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Instead of tech-talk, SIGGRAPH veteran, Ed Catmull is back at the convention he calls his “home community” to talk about managing Pixar’s creative environment.
He spoke at the convention about the early days and how he’s tried and failed and learned from his mistakes to build such an outstanding company (Pixar) to what it is today. Catmull says Pixar’s success comes from change, and how they always do something new.
One thing the technical guru and WDAS/Pixar president says will not change anytime soon, is the fact that Pixar is an animation studio, and they plan to focus on that. As you may know, Pixar directors Brad Bird and Andrew Stanton are venturing into the live-action medium and involving Pixar in some way. Just like in WALL-E, Catmull shares that Pixar won’t do the special effects or live-action on these films: “…we don’t want to turn Pixar into a live action studio. In fact, the intent is that the special effects will not be done at Pixar.” Instead, Pixar plans to support the directors vision in any way possible.
In which way will this be? We’ll find out in time. Read this article from AWN for more information on Ed’s keynote speech.
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]]>This blog has some great information on scoring YFTR (more information on creating the short can be found at Jim Capobianco’s blog), but I was most intrigued by this post, "Violet" Screens At Mill Valley Film Festival. "What’s Violet?" I hear you ask.
"Violet" is a live-action short drama directed by Mark Andrews (Incredibles, Ratatouille, One Man Band). It’s the first film release from Pixar University.
You can check out it’s IMDB page here. The Mill Valley Film Festival site says this of the short film.
Partings are often loaded times of in-betweenness. Mark Andrews’ Violet (US 21 mins) looks at what happens when someone never quite learns to let go.
Was anyone at the MVFF and did they catch this short film while they were there? Thoughts are always welcome.
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We have known for quite some time now that actor, Fred Willard will be appearing in WALL-E come June next year. What we didn’t know was, however, what form Fred Willard would take. We knew that Jeff Garlin would play the character, The Captain, and would be the only animated speaking character, but where did that leave Willard?
"I’m going to be the first live character in a Pixar movie," said Willard. "I appear on a TV monitor but I’m more than a voice. Jeff Garlin is a voice but people are saying, ‘Oh, you’re a voice.’ No, I actually appear. People will say, ‘Oh, that’s Fred Willard.’"
Willard also reconfirms that he is playing the CEO of the Buy ‘n’ Large Corporation. He also mentions that he has finished recording his material, however might be called back for another session. You can read the full article here.
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]]>Jim’s own synopsis of his article says…
Jim Hill asks: What’s it going to take to make the domestic release of a new Pixar film seem like a special event again? Will live action projects like "John Carter of Mars" & "1906" really be enough to re-energize this animation studio’s U.S. fanbase?
If you are interested, you can read the article here.
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