Filmmakers behind Pixar’s SparkShorts “Burrow,” “Out,” “Float,” “Loop” and “Wind” will discuss their work in a free online PreVIEW talk presented by the View Conference, beginning at 10 a.m. Pt on Friday, Feb. 26. “Burrow” and “Out” are on the Academy’s shortlist for Oscar nominations.
The SparkShorts program was begun by Pixar in 2019 as a way for the studio’s staff to work on personal projects with limited studio oversight while exploring unique story ideas and storytelling techniques and testing new workflows.
“The Pixar SparkShorts program has already proven itself to be an inspiring way to nurture talent,” says View Conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez. “I am thrilled that these five talented directors will be joining us at our special View Conference PreVIEW event to talk about their work and offer further inspiration to aspiring artists and professionals alike.”
Madeline Sharafian, story lead on Disney-Pixar’s “Onward” and storyboard artist on “Coco,...
The SparkShorts program was begun by Pixar in 2019 as a way for the studio’s staff to work on personal projects with limited studio oversight while exploring unique story ideas and storytelling techniques and testing new workflows.
“The Pixar SparkShorts program has already proven itself to be an inspiring way to nurture talent,” says View Conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez. “I am thrilled that these five talented directors will be joining us at our special View Conference PreVIEW event to talk about their work and offer further inspiration to aspiring artists and professionals alike.”
Madeline Sharafian, story lead on Disney-Pixar’s “Onward” and storyboard artist on “Coco,...
- 2/22/2021
- by Terry Flores
- Variety Film + TV
When Pixar Animation Studios discovered their feature shorts were becoming a limited means to discover talent and explore new subject matter, the Walt Disney Studios subsidiary created the SparkShorts program. This allowed independent filmmakers from within the studio to apply for grant funding and create their own shorts while keeping their day job. Watch two-time Oscar winner Andrew Stanton (“Wall-e” and “Finding Nemo”) moderate a panel of five SparkShorts directors who helmed Pixar’s latest Oscar-eligible animated shorts above.
Madeline Sharafian (“Burrow”), Bobby Alcid Rubio (“Float”), Erica Milsom (“Loop”), Steven Clay Hunter (“Out”) and Edwin Chang (“Wind”) join Stanton to discuss their individual processes for creating each film and how they conceptualized their stories. Below is a synopsis of each of the animated short films discussed in this exclusive panel discussion from Pixar.
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Madeline Sharafian (“Burrow”), Bobby Alcid Rubio (“Float”), Erica Milsom (“Loop”), Steven Clay Hunter (“Out”) and Edwin Chang (“Wind”) join Stanton to discuss their individual processes for creating each film and how they conceptualized their stories. Below is a synopsis of each of the animated short films discussed in this exclusive panel discussion from Pixar.
See‘Soul’ director Pete Docter explains how jazz helped shape the spirit of the film and not...
- 2/2/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
With “Loop,” the animated short about the inner world of a non-verbal autistic 13-year-old girl (currently streaming on Disney+), Pixar achieved yet another inclusion and diversity breakthrough. It was written and directed by Erica Milsom, the studio’s in-house documentary filmmaker, who’s dedicated her life working with people with disabilities. And this week, “Loop” (made as part of the indie SparkShorts program), also streams at the Siggraph 2020 Computer Animation Festival, where it earned the Best in Show Award.
Milsom wanted to explore, through Renee (voiced by the autistic Madison Bandy), how we communicate and connect through sensory perception. She not only thoroughly researched autistic behavior but also invited a group of consultants from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network to dig deeper into the non-verbal characteristics that would help personify Renee. Something Milsom read online became her motto: “Nothing about us without us.”
But animation inspired her further with its unique ability to be non-verbal.
Milsom wanted to explore, through Renee (voiced by the autistic Madison Bandy), how we communicate and connect through sensory perception. She not only thoroughly researched autistic behavior but also invited a group of consultants from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network to dig deeper into the non-verbal characteristics that would help personify Renee. Something Milsom read online became her motto: “Nothing about us without us.”
But animation inspired her further with its unique ability to be non-verbal.
- 8/26/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Pixar isn't just the most beloved animation studio in the world -- it is one of the most beloved hive of creators on the planet. So when the studio's in-house documentary team sat down for their panel at this year's SXSW, it was standing room only. Erica Milsom, Tony Kaplan, and Debby Coleman are among those charged with taking behind-the-scenes photos, interviewing crew, and crafting special features for home releases. And yes, they had stories to tell. Although the bulk of the panel centered on how Pixar's creative process had rubbed off on them as documentarians, they had their fair share of juicy and entertaining anecdotes about working at one of the coolest places in the entertainment industry. Steve Jobs, the Micromanager It's no secret that...
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- 3/19/2015
- by Jacob S. Hall
- Movies.com
Cyrus and Jeff, Who Lives At Home filmmaker Mark Duplass will return to South by Southwest to keynote the 2015 edition of the annual Austin film conference, organizers announced today. Like 2014’s popular keynote speaker Lena Dunham, Duplass is making a homecoming of sorts to SXSW where he launched his career in 2005 by winning the SXSW Audience Award with brother Jay for The Puffy Chair. Last year at SXSW he and director/co-writer/co-star Patrick Brice debuted their microbudget horror Creep which Radius-twc and Blumhouse Tilt jointly acquired.
Also stopping by the Austin fest held from March 13-21, 2015 will be Bollywood actor and director Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, The Four Feathers), who will lead a Conversation session. Over 150 keynotes, conversations, panels, and mentor sessions are in the works for the annual confab, which has yet to announce its full lineup.
As for film panels, I’ll be talking shop at “So You...
Also stopping by the Austin fest held from March 13-21, 2015 will be Bollywood actor and director Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth, The Four Feathers), who will lead a Conversation session. Over 150 keynotes, conversations, panels, and mentor sessions are in the works for the annual confab, which has yet to announce its full lineup.
As for film panels, I’ll be talking shop at “So You...
- 10/21/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
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