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List of Pixar shorts

This is a list of animated short films produced by Pixar Animation Studios.

Beginning with Pixar's first feature-length film Toy Story, almost all subsequent Pixar feature films have been shown in theaters along with a Pixar-created original short film, known as a "short." Other Pixar shorts, released only on home media, were created to showcase Pixar's technology or cinematic capabilities, or on commission for clients.

Pixar began producing shorts in the 1980s.[1] The first shorts were made while Pixar was still a computer hardware company, when John Lasseter was the only professional animator in the company's small animation department. Starting with Geri's Game, after Pixar had converted into an animation studio, all later shorts have been produced with a larger crew and budget.

Pixar produced four CGI shorts for the educational TV series Sesame Street between 1990 and 1994. The shorts illustrate different weights and directions starring Luxo Jr. and Luxo — Light & Heavy, Surprise, Up and Down, and Front and Back.[2]

During the development of Toy Story, Pixar set up a division to work on Pixar video games called Pixar's Interactive Products Group, specifically Toy Story entries in the Disney's Animated Storybook and Disney's Activity Center. Due to the intense resources required, the division was eventually folded and the staff were redistributed to start creating short films to accompany Pixar's theatrical releases.[3][4]

Beginning with A Bug's Life, Pixar has created extra content for each of their films that are part of the main story. For their early theatrical releases, this content was in the form of outtakes and appeared as part of the film's credits. For each of their films, this content was a short made exclusively for the DVD release of the film.[5]

Toy Story 4 was the first film not to have a theatrical short before it.[6] Producer Lindsey Collins confirmed that SparkShorts replaces the need to pair short films with their major theatrical films; admitting that she felt "torn" over the decision.[7]

Shorts

Short films

Bonus features

SparkShorts series

SparkShorts is a series of animated short films produced by Pixar filmmakers and artists, similar to its sister series Short Circuit from Walt Disney Animation Studios. It consists of longer independent shorts. Under the project, Pixar's employees are merely given six months and limited budgets to develop these animated short films.

Pixar Popcorn

Notes

Short series

Cars Toons

Cars Toons is an American animated short series based on the Cars franchise, featuring Lightning McQueen, Mater, and other characters in comedic adventures. Larry the Cable Guy reprises his role as Mater, while Keith Ferguson voices Lightning McQueen until Owen Wilson returns in “The Radiator Springs 500 ½”. The series premiered on October 27, 2008, with “Rescue Squad Mater” and aired on Disney Channel, Toon Disney, and ABC Family. The shorts were also released on home media and in theaters. The series concluded on May 20, 2014.

Mater's Tall Tales

Tales from Radiator Springs

Mater's Tall Tales

Tales from Radiator Springs

Toy Story Toons

Forky Asks a Question

Dug Days

Cars on the Road

Compilations

Other work

Pixar made a series of shorts featuring Luxo Jr. for Sesame Street, which were Light & Heavy, Surprise, Up and Down, and Front and Back.[2] Pixar also produced numerous animation tests, commonly confused with theatrical shorts, including Beach Chair and Flags and Waves. They also produced several commercials after selling their software division to support themselves until Toy Story became successful. Pixar continues to produce commercials related to their films.

Furthermore, in 1988, Apple's Advanced Technology Group produced "Pencil Test," a computer-animated short to showcase the Apple Macintosh II line.[39][40] Although Pixar was not officially affiliated with this film, several members of the Pixar staff advised and worked on it, including directors John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and producer Galyn Susman. John Lasseter was credited as "Coach" in the credits of the film.[41]

Some of their other work includes:

Animation tests

Commercials

The Pixar Co-op Program, a part of the Pixar University professional development program, allows their animators to use Pixar resources to produce independent films.[48][49]

Some of their Co-op work includes:

Co-op Program

Cancelled projects

Toy Story Toons: Mythic Rock

In 2013, it was revealed a fourth short of Toy Story Toons was in the works, entitled Mythic Rock.[60] However, it was never released.

Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs: To Protect and Serve

At the 2013 Disney D23 Expo, it was announced that a fifth episode of Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs, entitled To Protect and Serve, was in production.[61][62] However, it was never released.

Toy Story Toons: Mythic Rock

In 2013, it was revealed a fourth short of Toy Story Toons was in the works, entitled Mythic Rock.[60] However, it was never released.

Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs: To Protect and Serve

At the 2013 Disney D23 Expo, it was announced that a fifth episode of Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs, entitled To Protect and Serve, was in production.[61][62] However, it was never released.

See also

External links

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