February 20 at 7:37am

PIGEON: IMPOSSIBLE

Did you ever wonder why you shouldn’t give guns and other dangerous weapons to birds? Next time you eat a bagel, think twice before feeding flying friends — at least if you happen to have any nuclear bombs within your reach.

We think this has a bit of feel like a Pixar picture in progress.

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January 17 at 11:27am

Making New Stuff Out Of Their Old Stuff: Upular

This music was composed using chords, bass notes, & vocal samples from one very excellent movie. Nothing like borrowing from a friend to make something new.

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December 6 at 2:21pm

Styles of Animation #8: Studio Spin Off

Pixar wants you to think about UP. We happen to like that movie so we are happy join in the thinking.

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November 11 at 11:06am

Pixar’s UP


Where were we?  How’d we miss that this was Pixar’s next?  And no robot?  No cute creature?  A grumpy old man?!  I guess it’s clear we didn’t go to ComicCon.  Still it looks pretty neat.

Here’s the description we found:
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. UP takes audiences on a journey where the unlikely pair encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures.

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October 23 at 5:37pm

Pixar’s Presto


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July 18 at 12:39pm

Totoro Forest Project


The forest on the edge of Tokyo that inspired Miyazake to create MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO is being threatened.  Where does beauty go when we let it disappear? Hmmm.

The good folks at Pixar are sponsoring an auction (you know, like on eBay) of all these great drawings to help save the forest.  Tell your folks.  Tell your friends.
But you don’t have to buy anything.  The best things in life are always free, right?  They have set a website showing work by other artists inspired by this movie.  I could look at this site for hours.  In fact, I have!
Everyone loves this movie, but how great is it to see how it has inspired so many imaginations? Now there’s another project for a rainy day: where’s your Totoro?  Let’s see those drawings.

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