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Feb
15
2010
UP Blu-Ray UK Release
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UP
Dir: Pete Docter

Pixar’s latest film Up is released on Blu-Ray today in the UK. I was looking forward to seeing this as I missed it at the cinema. Written and directed by Monsters Inc. director and veteran Toy Story animator Pete Docter

An interesting section in the making of documentary, describes how the story department fleshed out Carl and Ellie’s developing relationship. One idea shows them trading ’punches’ throughout the years to gain one-upmanship over each other! The idea was unsurprisingly discarded as the ‘cross your heart’ concept was deemed more prominent. It just shows that Pixar develop their stories to the full, exploring every possible avenue, while going through many rewrites before deciding on the final draft.

Dec
28
2009
District 9 Blu-Ray Release
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District 9
Dir: Neill Blomkamp

Released on Blu-Ray today in the UK. Believe the reviews, District 9 employs some groundbreaking film making from first time feature director Neill Blomkamp Behind the scenes info District 9: Making Of

Oct
12
2009
Coraline Blu-Ray UK Release
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Coraline
Dir: Henry Selick

If you are interested in animation in any way at all, CG or otherwise, I recommend that you buy Coraline on Blu-Ray. The film is a masterpiece of animation.

Jul
27
2009
Monsters Inc. Released On Blu-Ray
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Monsters Inc.
Dir: Pete Docter

Finally, released today in the UK, Monsters Inc. on Blu-Ray.
Includes full DTS-HD uncompressed sound.

Mar
09
2009
Pixar’s New UP Trailer 3 and New Posters
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Pixar’s UP Trailer 3 on YouTube.


Screenshot From Pixar’s New UP Trailer. Character Based on Kirk Douglas?

Quite a few items in this post as Pixar ramps up marketing for the film. The first half of the trailer features scenes that have been shown in the previous trailers although, in the second half we are treated to some new unseen footage. The above screenshot illustrates the excellent use of Subsurface Scattering on the characters skin. Watch the UP Trailer 3 HD

UP Posters of Carl Fredricksen, Russell and Dug the Dog

Also, new out are three high resolution posters to promote the film. One for the main character Carl Fredricksen, one for the boy explorer Russell (who I hope doesn’t become too annoying) and the other for Dug the talking dog. You’ll see how they got around the talking part in the trailer. UP is the first Pixar film to be released in Disney Digital 3-D and will be released in UK theatres on 16th October 2009.

Nov
24
2008
WALL.E Blu-Ray UK Release
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WALL.E
Dir: Andrew Stanton

Released today in the UK, WALL.E on Blu-Ray which features some great extras, including Pixar’s latest great animated shorts Presto and BURN.E

One of the most facinating extras on the disc is the part where the director, Andrew Stanton totally re-writes the ending (the switch between WALL.E and EVE) and due to his ‘gut feeling’ has the whole team doing their bit till all hours of the morning to get the film finished in time for the cinema release.

Jun
24
2008
Big Buck Bunny 3D Animation
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Poster For The 3D Short Big Buck Bunny



Low-Res YouTube Video. Download Hi-Res 1080p Movie here

Big Buck Bunny could easily be mistaken for a production by Blue Sky or Dreamworks, with brilliant character design, animation, lighting and above all, an excellent comedic storyline. I found this movie to be much more appealing than Blender Foundation’s previous work Elephants Dream although it is still a very well produced piece of work.

The entire production was created with the 3D Open Source Software Blender This proves that feature film quality can now be achieved by 8 guys in a room using free community based software.

Blender Foundation have released the character and scene production files for users to mess around with here

Feb
11
2008
Ratatouille Blu-Ray DVD UK Release
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Ratatouille
Dir: Brad Bird
Co Dir: Jan Pinkava

Released today in the UK, Ratatouille on Blu-Ray which features some great extras, including Pixar’s latest great animated short Lifted.

May
04
2007
Pixar Ratatouille 9 Minute HD Preview
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Ratatouille 9 Minute Preview

 




Screenshots From The Film

Pixar has just released 9 minutes of footage from Ratatouille in High Definition. (Broken Link Sorry)
Ratatouille looks set to be one of the best film Pixar has produced as they raise the bar once again.

Everything about this film shouts quality, from the slick animation and beautiful style to the intriguing characters and storyline.

Mar
23
2007
New Pixar Ratatouille HD Trailer
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Marketing Poster For The Film

Pixar’s new Ratatouille Quicktime HD Trailer in glorious 1080p format.

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