Director Pete Docter talks to TFK all about the new Pixar film, Up
By Martha Pickerill
Can grouchy old Carl escape his lonely life by attaching 10,000 helium balloons to his house and floating away forever? Pete Docter of Pixar Animation Studios explores this fantasy in Up."As a kid, I always thought of getting balloons and seeing how many it would take to lift me up," Docter told TFK. He also directed Monsters, Inc. and wrote stories for many Pixar films.
Tricks of the Trade
Pixar films are computer animated. The art and science of computer animation are constantly changing. Every time a new film is made, the digital bag of tricks has a new tool in it. Docter says that making the balloons look believable was the biggest challenge.
"We had to figure out what would happen as the balloons bumped into each other," Docter says. "We had a computer program to make those movements happen," so that each one didn't have to be drawn individually.
The team had fun researching the film. They rode in a hot-air balloon. They visited South America, where Carl goes, to be sure the landscape was drawn accurately. "That was amazing," Docter says.
A Lifelong 'Toon Fan
Docter's parents are musicians. The family went to a lot of concerts. Young Pete would draw wacky cartoons on his concert program. "I'd draw all over it. What if a football landed in the tuba? Or all the violin strings popped?" says Docter. In college, he studied cartoon drawing, not fine art.
After becoming a pro cartoonist, he tried creating art on computers, and found a whole new way to tell a story.
What advice does he have for kids who want to make animated films? "Draw, draw, draw!"
Up seems like it will be a great movie for the whole family.
Will you want to see this movie? Why or why not?
I would like to see this movie because it looks really cool, and funny. And I want to see it because the characters look so cute. And they said the ostrich’s name is Kevin, my brother’s name is Kevin! I hope it’s a really fun movie.
ReplyDeleteBy: Sarah Lushaj
The movie up seems like a air movie for kids and an adalt too. Whith sounds of animals that talk in the movie up . I want to see the movie up and I haerd that the dog can talk too.
ReplyDeleteYes I would want to see the movie Up because it sound‘s like a good and funny
ReplyDeletemovie. A good movie for the whole family.
By Jessie
I won’t to see the movie up because it looks funny and cool.An I think it would be big hit for the family and my friends. An all of those other people that won’t to see the movie. And if you do not want to see the movie you are probly like my mom.And if you are like my mom you will not want to see this movie. One resend that you mite not wont to see the movie is the movie has rood humor and lots of kid stuff in the movie too.
ReplyDeleteBy Dylan.J
I would like to see this movie called up because it looks really funny and I also love 3D movies. Me and my family would really love to see UP.
ReplyDeleteBy Ginny L.
I would wont to see the movie up because it looks funny and cool.if you do not wont to see the movie you are probly like my mom.
ReplyDeleteBY DYLAN.JENISCH
Up seems like it will be a great movie for the whole family.
ReplyDeleteWill you want to see this movie? Why or why not?
I already saw the movie up. It was very sad. My mom me and my brother really wanted to see that movie.
by nergis
I would like to see this movie because its funny.
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