Short Films

SHORT FILMS



Background1
After A Bug’s Life, all of Pixar’s films have been released alongside a short film. The other shorts were released on home video and were filmed as a way to show what Pixar was capable of doing. They were also filmed for specific clients. In 1986, Pixar released test animations: Beach Chair and Flags and Waves. They were each 10 to 20 seconds long. Before the release of Geri’s Game, the first shorts were being made while Pixar was still a computer hardware company. John Lasseter was the only professional animator. After becoming a major animation studio, all of Pixar’s shorts were produced using a bigger budget and crew.

Pixar also made several shorts starring Luxo Jr. and Luxo for the program Sesame Street. These were designed to show different weights and directions. They are called “ Surprise” (1992), “ Light and Heavy” (1990), “ Up and Down” (1993), and “ Front and Back” (1994).

Starting with A Bug’s Life, there are some shorts that comprised outtakes from a Pixar full-length theatrical film and were shown during the closing credits. Beginning with Monster’s Inc., these were released as shorts for the DVD edition of the film. The only exceptions are Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3.

Short Films:
The Adventures of André and Wally B. (1984) ** Made by Lucasfilm

Luxo Jr. (1986)

Red's Dream (1987)

Tin Toy (1988)

Knick Knack (1989)

Geri's Game (1997)

For the Birds (2000)

Mike's New Car (2002)

Boundin' (2003)

Jack-Jack Attack ( 2004)

One Man Band (2005)

Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)

Lifted (2006)

Your Friend the Rat (2007)

Presto (2008)

BURN-E (2009)

Partly Cloudy (2009)

Dug's Special Mission (2009)

Day & Night (2010)

La Luna ( 2011)

Other Places to Check Out:
Link to the Ricky Grove’s book review of The Art of Pixar Short Films by Amid Amidi (2009): http://www.renderosity.com/book-review-the-art-of-pixar-short-films-cms-14503

Link to Pixar Site: http://www.pixar.com/shorts/index.html

Sources:
1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pixar_shorts