Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1

Original title: Pixar Short Films Collection 1

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20072007
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55min

Pixar Short Films Collection 1 (2007)

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A collection of many Pixar shorts.A collection of many Pixar shorts.A collection of many Pixar shorts.

Directors
- John Lasseter
- Alvy Ray Smith
- Roger Gould(co director)
Writer
- Ralph Eggleston(segment For the Birds)
Stars
- Larry the Cable Guy(voice)
- Michael Wallis(voice)
- Mel Blanc(archive footage)

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Pixar Short Films Collection 1 (2007)

Pixar Short Films Collection 1 (2007)

Pixar Short Films Collection 1 (2007)

Pixar Short Films Collection 1 (2007)

Pixar Short Films Collection 1 (2007)

Pixar Short Films Collection 1 (2007)

Pixar Short Films Collection 1 (2007)

Pixar Short Films Collection 1 (2007)

Pixar Short Films Collection 1 (2007)

Pixar Short Films Collection 1 (2007)

Larry the Cable Guy

Materas Mater
(voice)

Sheriffas Sheriff
(voice)

Luxo Jras Luxo Jr
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Directors
- John Lasseter
- Alvy Ray Smith
- Roger Gould(co director)
Writer
- Ralph Eggleston(segment For the Birds)
All cast & crew
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Pixar Short Films Collection 2

8.2

Pixar Short Films Collection 2

Pixar Short Films Collection 3

8.2

Pixar Short Films Collection 3

Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection

7.7

Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection

Tin Toy

6.5

Mater and the Ghostlight

6.6

Mater and the Ghostlight

Knick Knack

7.5

Red's Dream

6.3

Luxo Jr.

7.3

Mike's New Car

7.1

Boundin'

6.9

Burn-E

7.6

Jack-Jack Attack

7.6

Jack-Jack Attack

Pixar's unprecedented string of hit animated features was built on the short films in this collection. John Lasseter and Ed Catmull used these cartoons the way Walt Disney used the "Silly Symphonies" during the 1930s: as a training ground for artists and a way to explore the potential of a new medium. Although it's only 90 seconds long, "Luxo, Jr." (1986) ranks as the "Steamboat Willie" of computer animation: For the first time, audiences believed CG characters could think and feel. (It was also the first CG film to make audiences laugh.) The long-unseen films for Sesame Street are an unexpected bonus.

Trivia
The first short, "The Adventures of André & Wally B.", wasn't actually made by Pixar, but by the Lucasfilm Computer Division, which otherwise was still animated by the same crew. In 1986, 2 years after the short was released, Steve Jobs, who got fired from Apple at the time, became the majority stockholder of the spun-off division and was eventually made into the company as we know of today: Pixar Animation Studios.

Connections
Referenced in Unique Congratulation (2014)

Top review

Beautiful short films

This is a collection of short animation films that Pixar produced.

I was particularly impressed by "Luxo Jr." and "For the Birds".

"Luxo Jr." is impressive because the film manages to convey personalities, emotions and communication without words or facial expressions. The two lamps are almost real life like. I am very impressed by how they build two characters and tell a story in just two minutes.

"For the Birds" is only three minutes long, but it already tells a lot of story. The little birds are really mean, and bullies the big bird. The big bird tries to be friendly, but is bullied by the small birds. The short animation is entertaining, and has a satisfactory ending.

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Release date
- October 4, 2007 (Germany)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official site
Language
- English
Also known as
- Pixar Short Films Collection, Vol. 1
Production company
- Pixar Animation Studios
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Runtime
- 55min
Color
- Color

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