The heart warming story of our beloved Woody and Buzz finally comes to a close with the recent release of Toy Story 4. People of all ages have been able to enjoy this friendship that has blossomed the past 24 years, since the original movie’s release in 1994. But the unlikely relationship between a cowboy and astronaut isn’t the only thing that grew over the years- Pixar’s animation has improved dramatically, as seen in this new video released by Insider.
The Process Behind The Amazing Animation Advancements
Just comparing the fur of the animals in Toy Story and Toy Story 4 are staggering in itself. The dog looks completely flat in the original, whereas each strand of the cat’s fur in the recent release appears to glimmer in the light. However, what is most interesting about the improvement in design is both the research involved and the timing of events that took place in order to master realistic-looking animation.
This video breaks down the learning and creation process behind the 21 feature-length animation movies made by Pixar since 1995, and some of the facts are mind-blowing. As audience members, we take for granted the amount of effort that is put into even just a few seconds worth of some scenes in animation films. However, with statistics like one scene with Hank the octopus taking two years alone to create in Finding Dory– it’s no wonder it took 13 YEARS for the sequel of Finding Nemo to come out!
A Methodical Order To The Movies
Another fascinating detail discussed in the video is the order for making the animation movies. Many movies with few humans at all, like Monsters, Inc. were chosen to be created because they still hadn’t mastered creating realistic-looking humans back in 2001. The greatest improvement has come from Pixar’s research into using light. Now they successfully can make light reflecting in water, on metal, on skin, etc. The changes are obvious when looking at Andy in the first Toy Story movie to now!
Knowing all the work involved will surely make you enjoy the final Toy Story that much more!
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