Synopsis:
Behind the scenes of Cars with Academy Award-winning filmmaker John Lasseter in this interview about the making of Pixar’s beloved animated film. As the creative director of Pixar since its founding and the Chief Creative Officer of both Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, John Lasseter shares fascinating insights into the creative process, storytelling and technical innovations that brought Cars to life.
- Year:
- 2025
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 54 min.
- Technique:
- 3D Animation, Making-of
- Production type:
- Professional
- Genres:
- Documentary, Making of
- Audience:
- Adults
- Language:
- English
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Pixar has been at the forefront of 3D animation innovations for nearly 30 years, developing new methods and technologies with nearly every new project. With their newest feature film “Elemental” hitting theaters, we take a look back at the ways Disney/Pixar has evolved over time. The studio has made advancements in how characters move, going from robotic motion in 1995’s “Toy Story” to characters who can intricately play music in “Coco” and “Soul.” In the early Pixar days, human characters were hidden in the shadows, but breakthroughs in movies like “The Incredibles” and “Brave” paved the way for more believable human characters. And clothes, which were once stiff, took center stage in “Onward” thanks to innovations from movies like “Monsters Inc.”
- Documentary
- Making of
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Finnish directors’ Q&A, Animatricks 2022
2021 16+ 62 min
The festival’s creative director Hämid Shajarian interviews the participants of the National Competition category of Animatricks 2021: Tove Johnson – Jumalolento by Juho Maurinen (2019), Left Behind by Minna Eriksson (2020), Rinse and Shine by Iiris Korjus ja Katariina Haukka (2021), The Things I Saw: Monday by David Graham (2020), Bad to the boner by Robert Lönnqvist (2021), Tiedänkö mitä etsin by Ylva-Lii Wahlström (2019)
- Documentary
- Making of
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How Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 4’ Was Animated (Movies Insider)
2019 7+ 14 min
The fourth installment in the beloved “Toy Story” franchise achieves a level of detail and realism unseen in any Disney/Pixar project yet. See how it all came to life at the legendary Pixar studios, step by step: beginning with the story and artwork stage, onto 3D computer modeling, shading and surfacing, layout, voice acting, character animation, simulation, lighting, effects, scoring, sound mixing, and the final render.
- Documentary
- Family
- Making of
- Adventure
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Austrian animation director and media-artist Reinhold Bidner is working in the fields of animation, media art and games. In his Masterclass Encounters & Inbetweens, Reinhold talks about and discuss his artistic animated experiments in between various disciplines, formats and techniques. He will also present images and video excerpts. The session was moderated by Animatricks Creative Director Hämid Shajarian.
- Documentary
- Making of
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How Stop-Motion Movies Are Animated At The Studio Behind ‘Missing Link’ | Movies Insider
2019 7+ 7 min
“Missing Link” is the latest feature from Laika Studios, which makes some of today’s biggest stop motion animated movies. Their latest stars Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, and Zoe Saldana. Director Chris Butler talked to us about all the work that went into bringing this movie to life. It involved years of work and over 100 handcrafted sets.
- Documentary
- Adventure
- Family
- Making of
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Animation within the context of contemporary art
2020 Adults 76 min
The lecture covers animation in the context of new media and how it changes under the influence of other types of contemporary art, such as games, performance, installation. What kind of new animation tools emerged? How to use bugs and mistakes in search of innovation? How to use AI in contemporary animation?
- Documentary
- Making of
- Experimental
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Stop-Frame Animation (How It’s Made – Science Channel)
2025 4+ 10 min
Bringing a make-believe world to life through stop-frame animation takes a large and talented team! See how all the pieces come together to make a stop-frame animation scene.
- Documentary
- Making of
- Family
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Punto y Raya Academy 2024 / Masterclass by Candas Sisman (TR)
2024 16+ 66 min
Candaş Şişman, an artist who manipulates human perceptions using different disciplines, talks about his multi-sensory installations that appeal to different senses at the same time, and the production processes of his experience-centered projects.
- Documentary
- Making of
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Punto y Raya Academy 2024 / Masterclass by Jonathan Gillie (UK)
2024 16+ 53 min
In this presentation, experimental animator Jon Gillie will discue his early work in moving image, using analogue and digital mediums. Illustrating with examples, he discussed some influences in his work, approaches to abstraction, and the importance of sketching.
- Documentary
- Making of
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Ignas Meilunas – Director interview, Animatricks 2022
2021 Adults 22 min
Director interview with Ignas Meilunas at Animatricks 2021.
- Documentary
- Making of
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John Musker and Ron Clements’ Annecy Masterclass and Q&A
2020 16+ 76 min
ASIFA-Hollywood presents, “A conversation with John Musker and Ron Clements (Masterclass)” at the Annecy Film Festival.
- Documentary
- Making of
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The cast of of the Toy Story 4 providing insights and offering samples of recording in the vocal booth.
- Documentary
- Making of
- Comedy
- Family