The Adventures of André and Wally B.
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| Release date: | 1984 |
| Running time: | 1 minute, 48 seconds |
The Adventures of André and Wally B. was created at the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Project, which later spun off Pixar Animation Studios. Although it is technically not a Pixar short, the animation was by John Lasseter, it has been released on two Pixar home video collections, and featured on Pixar.com's website.
The animation on the feature included the first use of motion blur in CG animation. In addition, it was the first time that classic animation principles had been used in a computer animated film.[1] These principles were used to help make the characters move and look more naturally. Lasseter pushed the envelope by asking for manipulatable shapes capable of the squash and stretch style, as earlier CG models had generally been restricted to rigid geometric shapes.
The short involves a person named André being awakened in a forest by a pesky bee named Wally B. When André points in a different direction, the bee looks away and André gets his chance to run away. Wally chases André and eventually catches him, reappearing with a bent stinger. Soon though, Wally gets hit by André's tossed hat.
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Credits
- Concept and Direction by Alvy Ray Smith
- Animation by John Lasseter
- Technical Lead: Bill Reeves
- Technical Contributions by Tom Duff, Eben Ostby, Rob Cook, Loren Carpenter, Ed Catmull, David Salesin, Tom Porter, and Sam Leffler
- Filming by David DiFrancesco, Tom Noggle, and Don Conway
- Computer Logistics by Craig Good
- Sound by Ben Burtt
Home video
Trivia
- The title of the short appears on the binding of a book in Toy Story.
- John Lasseter made this short to entertain his sons and was suprised when the final project frightened them.
References
- ↑ Price, David A. (2008). The Pixar Touch, p.58. New York, Alfred A. Knopf
