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It was recently revealed that in August, Pixar will be hosting a panel at SIGGRAPH titled, “Smash and Grab: Off-The-Rails Filmmaking at Pixar.”<\/a>\u00a0The summary of the panel gave us some\u00a0insight into what some of the talented folks have been up to in between projects at the studio:<\/p>\n

“Pixar launched an internal, experimental storytelling initiative to create short films without executive oversight, to explore new creative visions and increase studio opportunities. This talk shares Pixar’s six-month journey of creating seven-minute shorts, with limited resources, amidst the backdrop of a busy studio, juggling multiple feature productions.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cartoon Brew<\/a> reported the first film produced through this new division is aptly titled Smash and Grab<\/em>, and\u00a0will be directed by Brian Larsen. Larsen himself has plenty of experience at Pixar in the story trenches – serving as Story Supervisor on Brave<\/em> and Head of Story on <\/a>Piper, <\/em>just to name a few.
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\nPixar’s first few short films,\u00a0The Adventures of Andr\u00e9 and Wally B <\/i>and Luxo JR.,\u00a0<\/i>initially put the studio on the map and showcased what was to come with\u00a0technology driving animation. The fact that the studio is continuing to push the boundaries of storytelling with their famed short films, and finding time to make new projects with an already grueling film schedule is quite impressive and inspiring.
\nWe can’t wait to find out more about Smash and Grab<\/em>, and their new shorts unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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