To infinity and back again: hand-drawn aesthetic and affection for the past in Pixar's pioneering animation

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dc.contributor.authorHaswell, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-24T11:27:38Z
dc.date.available2018-04-24T11:27:38Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIn 2011, Pixar Animation Studios released a short film that challenged the contemporary characteristics of digital animation. La Luna (Enrico Casarosa) marks a pivotal shift in Pixar’s short film canon by displaying hand-drawn artwork and man-made textures. Widely considered the innovators of computer-generated animation, Pixar is now experimenting with 2D animation techniques and with textures that oppose the clean and polished look of mainstream American animation. This article aims to outline the significant technological developments that have facilitated an organic aesthetic by suggesting that nostalgia dictates a preference for a more traditional look. It will also argue that this process pioneered by Pixar has in turn influenced the most recent short films of Walt Disney Animation Studiosen
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationHaswell, H. (2014) 'To infinity and back again: hand-drawn aesthetic and affection for the past in Pixar's pioneering animation', Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, 8. https://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.8.02en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.8.02
dc.identifier.endpage40
dc.identifier.issn2009-4078
dc.identifier.issued8
dc.identifier.journalabbrevAlphaville
dc.identifier.journaltitleAlphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Mediaen
dc.identifier.startpage24
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5856
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFilm and Screen Media, University College Corken
dc.relation.urihttp://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue8/HTML/ArticleHaswell.html
dc.rights© 2014, The Author(s)en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectDigital animationen
dc.subjectPixaren
dc.subjectTechnologicalen
dc.subjectShort filmen
dc.subjectLa Lunaen
dc.subjectHand-drawn artworken
dc.subjectMan-made textureen
dc.subjectComputer-generated animationen
dc.subject2Den
dc.subjectNostalgiaen
dc.subjectTraditionen
dc.subjectOrganic aestheticen
dc.titleTo infinity and back again: hand-drawn aesthetic and affection for the past in Pixar's pioneering animationen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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