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Toy Story 3 Shot Progression!

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As we should all know, making a Pixar film (or any animated movie for that matter) isn’t as easy as pressing a magic button on a super computer.

In fact, it’s much more complicated than that, yet some people believe otherwise. Luckily, clarifications like this Toy Story 3 shot progression (recently found on the German PixarBlog) are readily available. Lotso and the gang from Andy’s room might do the trick, but for us Pixar fans it’s simply eye candy!

The animated GIF above breaks down as follows (click for still):

1) Storyboard – Story is king! (Example by Jeff Pidgeon)

2) Art – The color script is being created alongside all sorts of concept art. (Example by Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi)

3) Layout – Blocking the camera/Posing the characters.

4) Animation – Bringing the characters to life!

5) Final Picture – Lighting and final effects bring the film together.

One must remember that the snippets above represent years of hard work and dedication. Great stuff, although you could break the process down even more. Regardless, the folks at Pixar did an amazing job and reportedly had tons of fun at yesterday’s wrap party!

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Last modified: May 9, 2010