While Pixar Animation Studios was creating beloved feature-length films such as Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, and WALLE, it was simultaneously testing animation and storytelling techniques in dozens of memorable short films. Andre and Wally B proved that computer animation was possible; Tin Toy laid the groundwork for what would become Toy Story; and Mike's New Car exposed Pixar's finely tuned funny bone. In The Art of Pixar Short Films, animation expert and short film devotee Amid Amidi shines a spotlight on these and many more memorable vignettes from the Pixar archive. Essays andinterviews illuminate more than 250 full-color pastels, pencil sketches, storyboards, and final rendered frames that were the foundation of Pixar's creative process.

The full list of short films:

• The Adventures of Andre & Wally B.
• Luxo Jr.
• Red's Dream
• Tin Toy
• Knick Knack
• Geri's Game
• For the Birds
• Mike's New Car
• Boundin'
• Jack-Jack Attack
• One Man Band
• Mater and the Ghostlight
• Lifted

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