You can also find it on the Toy Story page, and it’s without all the extra ABC junk in the way :]
It was very moving, to watch Andy’s choices and of course the toys’ reactions. It’s crazy to watch how the animation had developed and yet it still feels very much like the Toy Story we’re use to. Glad to read others are agreeing. Like the dialogue between Andy and Molly remind me so much of how the exchanges between characters were in the first two films, like Andy and his mum at the gas station and in the drive way at home. It’s like it’s all still made up of the same DNA. Loving it.
Another part that reminded me a lot of the original film was Mrs. Davis almost tripping over the bag Andy left on the floor, similar to her stepping on one of the Green Army Men at his birthday party thinking he was leaving them lying around.
I thought about that, but I thought perhaps it was before the whole clip. The way Mrs. Davis says "What ARE you going to do with these old toys seems like they were just talking about them, perhaps Molly just left the room. But who knows, there could just be a few little clips of Andy looking at Buzz and Woody longer or things like that, which they cut out so the old score could be used.
Yes! I agree. And even though I think part of the clip being condensed was that some things were rushed and sped up - but when Andy is packing the toys the speed and sharp cuts were very similar to a lot of the photography in the first two films. It’s nice that these comforts are so obvious.
I just noticed a little detail while watching the HD version of the clip…
[spoil]When Woody is watching Andy take down the ladder to the attic, you can still see the toys’ names on the corner, from when Andy was measuring their heights as a child in the trailer.[/spoil]
Saw this clip while it was on ABC. What really stood out in this film, apart from the first two films was the quality and texture of the toys. They look a lot more stylized in this film, and the lighting and shading (especially inside the bag) remind me of UP.
Also noticed that they reused music from Toy Story 2. Guess they’ll add in Randy Newman’s score later.
Well this is just my opinion, you don’t have to agree with me, but the toys in Toys Story 1 looked the most realstic, with rough rigid plastic, which is partly due to the technology. In Toy Story 3, however, the features are softer and the quality of the toys is enhanced, a kind of super-realism, which is kind of a result of the new lighting and shading.
Note: I’m using stylized in the sense that it means “using artisic forms to create effects”, which is what PIXAR’s Renderman is for.
The biggest difference you’ll notice is Ambient occlusion, a form of global illumination that they didn’t have in 1995. it gives everything its soft almost shadow less look. The shadows are still there, their just very vague because you got light coming from all directions, bouncing all around. The different plastics also have modern more realistiic shading. Really its a combination of both more stylized and more realistic. I think part of the stylized thing is that they have light scattering up pretty high on the human models, which can make things more realistic, except they even added it to the toys I believe. This was first used in the incredibles (or maybe Nemo, not sure) and has been used ever since, mainly for humans.
I think Woody is probably the most stylized, because he’s body supposed to look like cloth, except it animates more like a bendy rubber. More so than previous films. You’ll notice there’s never any wrinkles in his vest or the rest of his body, its too perfect. not that I’m complaining, because it looks great with all the squash and stretch, but that’s stylized for ya.
Wow, impressive Kyle! I’ve also noticed that even though Woody is supposed to be a cloth ragdoll, there are no apparent wrinkles in his sleeves and his vest always seems to be ironed and pressed exactly to his jacket. Oh well, I think it would be extremely difficult to do in computer animation otherwise.
I, too, wish I had your willpower. My curiosity always gets the best of me and I end up watching almost every clip released! Sigh.
Anyways, so yes, I took a look at this clip and yes, I enjoyed it (as expected). It made me feel a little sad, though…
On another note, I also love that Lee Unkrich introduced the clip - I love that Pixar always gets the guys “behind” the movie to introduce us to clips, they’re the most enthusiastic!
Not at all. During the days of the first one and maybe the second one, sure. But these days it would be no problem. Have you looked at Andy’s shirt on young Andy in the trialer? it looks so fluid, like silk. Their to the point where they have control over how realistic versus stylized (pleasing to the eye but unrealistic) the sim is.
They started to really stylize it in UP with Carl’s clothing. A man that with that shape and proportion would create a lot more folds in the real world, but they toned it down so that it didn’t have to look so awkward. They could have added subtle folds to Woody’s body, and vest, maybe make it open up a bit too but they didnt.
This was a clear conscious decision this time around. I’m thinking their logic is that is reads clearer when you can remove unnecessary clutter. Most people aren’t going to miss it on someone like Woody, but you have it where you need it, the human characters, blankets, etc.
You’re right, I guess after doing from both films it was kind of an unconscious decision. But, it would have been nice nonetheless I suppose, as it would have added to the realism.
This reminds me of an interesting quote from Brad Bird:
I think that while it is technically possible to have Woody’s vest and ragdoll body flex and wrinkle like actually cloth, it would be extremely time consuming and arduous for the animators.
From what we’ve seen, I kinda agree they looked more realistic in the first films. In toy Story 2, when Woody talks to Jessie in the begining, his hair looks exactly like the plastic found on the real toy.
speaking of realism, does anyone know if the same sound company is doing the movie as the one who did the first? I love some of the sounds they use, like the patter of Woodys feet as he runs by scud, it’s just part of the whole experience.
Hmmm… Not too sure about the company that produced the sounds, but the sound designer of both TS films was Gary Rydstrom. Based on the credits, he might be an independent worker. So I would doubt that he’d be doing the sounds on TS 3, since he’s currently working on PIXAR’s newt.
Update: It was Skywalker Sound that produced the sounds in Toy Story and Toy Story 2, and probably Toy Story 3 as well.
