Inspiring and surprisingly emotional compilation of thoughts and rants from writer/director Brad Bird (‘The Iron Giant’, ‘The Incredibles,’ ‘Ratatouille’) on his creative process and why animation is not a genre – assembled by Kees van Dijkhuizen Jr., a young film editor from the Netherlands. [Watch]
Join Pixar animators Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj for a look into how they challenged current expectations of animation with their CG short film “Borrowed Time,” an emotional sledgehammer with music by Gustavo Santaolalla (“Brokeback Mountain,” “Babel”) and awarded Best in Show at SIGGRAPH 2016. [Watch]
While buying gear at the auction for a bankrupt studio, animator, educator and film archivist Steve Stanchfield over at Cartoon Research spotted a VHS case labelled “Pixar Marketing Tape.” Prepare yourself. [Watch]
Saschka Unseld, the director behind the Pixar short “The Blue Umbrella” and cinematographer on “Toy Story 3,” “Cars 2” and “Brave” joins Passion as CD in the New York office. [Watch]
