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Shorts International Ltd is the world’s leading short film entertainment company with the world’s largest catalogue of short movies. Rejected is an animated short comedy film by Don Hertzfeldt that in 2000 was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 73rd Academy Awards. Toy Story 3 welcomes Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz (voice of Tim Allen) and the whole gang back to the big screen as Andy prepares to depart for college and his.

Don Hertzfeldt. Produced by. Don Hertzfeldt. Written by. Don Hertzfeldt. Starring.

Robert May. Jennifer Nyholm. Don Hertzfeldt. Cinematography.

Don Hertzfeldt. Edited by. Rebecca Moline. Release date. Running time. 9: 2.

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Language. English. Rejected is an animatedshortcomedy film by Don Hertzfeldt that in 2. Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 7. Academy Awards. It received 2.

Rejected has a cult following and has grown into a pop culture icon that is frequently quoted or referenced.[2] In 2. Films of the Decade" by Salon. In 2. 01. 0, it was noted as one of the five "most innovative animated films of the past ten years" by The Huffington Post.[4]A fictional frame story explains that Hertzfeldt was commissioned to do animated segments for commercials and television network interstitials, but they were all rejected upon receipt. This is followed by a collection of short, surreal vignettes, presented as a reel of rejected corporate advertising work. According to the frame story, Hertzfeldt was assigned to do commercial segments for the Family Learning Channel, which were rejected after review.

He would later do commercials for the Johnson & Mills Corporation, which was rejected outright. After the Johnson & Mills Corporation Advertisements, the frame story states that Hertzfeldt began finishing commercials and shorts with his left hand. After the short segments, the story says that the rejected cartoons were running out of control, and later on fell apart. The animator begins to break down mentally and the animated world he created literally begins to (like the frame story said) fall apart, brutally killing all of his characters in the process. Exhibition History[edit]Rejected world- premiered at the San Diego Comic Convention in 2. Between hundreds of film festival appearances since then, Rejected also toured North American theaters in 2.

Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation; in 2. Hertzfeldt's and animator Bill Plympton's films called "The Don and Bill Show"; and returned to theaters once again in 2. Hertzfeldt's own the Animation Show tour.[1]In 2.

Fluffy Guy" characters reappeared in three Hertzfeldt cartoons created to introduce and book- end the first year of the Animation Show: Welcome to the Show, Intermission in the Third Dimension, and the End of the Show.[5]Rejected was scheduled to air on Adult Swim in 2. November 2. 00. 2 "uncut and commercial free", and was heavily promoted on the network that week. However, the short was pulled from the schedule at the last minute, for unknown reasons. Rumors about the reasons behind this highly unusual action have included: the film's brief use of the phrase "Sweet Jesus" ("Jesus" being a word allegedly not allowed on a Turner Network back then), and an anonymous high- ranking network executive simply not finding the short to be funny. Rejected has since aired without incident on the Cartoon Network in other countries as well as on other international television networks, but has to date never been broadcast on American television.[1] However, a brief clip from the film has since aired on the Adult Swim anthology series Off the Air, 1.

Holes. The scene mentioned in the episode is the scene with the "fluffy guys" in which one announces that his "anus is bleeding."[6]Rejected returned to movie theaters in 2. Sundance Institute's 2. Art House Project", a special screening series of Sundance films for local audiences nationwide. Rejected was one of 5 shorts and 2. Sundance's history selected as "essential" and representative of the spirit of the Sundance Film Festival. Most recently, the film returned to theaters in 2. Evening with Don Hertzfeldt screening series.

Ever since its original theatrical run, the film has been a very popular target for Internet bootlegs, and in 2. Bitter Films released a limited edition DVD "single" to give fans a proper alternative. Hertzfeldt has stated on the Bitter Films website that his concern with bootlegs has always been over quality control issues, and never a financial one.[7] The DVD "single" featured a deleted scene as well as an audio commentary, and is now out of print. In 2. 00. 6, Rejected was remastered and restored in high definition for inclusion on the DVD, "Bitter Films Volume 1", a compilation of Don Hertzfeldt's short films from 1. Special features on this DVD relating to Rejected include a new text commentary by Hertzfeldt (via closed- caption boxes), footage from the abandoned cartoon "the Spanky the Bear Show" that later evolved into a central scene in the film, original pencil tests, the 2. Hertzfeldt's original sketches, storyboards, notes, and deleted ideas from the film. The DVD is available exclusively from the Bitter Films website.

A 3. 5- second deleted scene from Rejected was only released on the 2. DVD "single". In it, a father inquires into his son's desire to drink goat's blood. The scene appears to fit in with the "Johnson & Mills" portion of the original film, and is revealed to be an advertisement for cotton- swabs at the end.

Inspiration[edit]Although the film is fictional and Hertzfeldt has never done any commercial work, he did receive many offers to do television commercials after Billy's Balloon garnered international attention and acclaim. Hertzfeldt is an artist with anti- corporate leanings and in appearances has often told the humorous story of how he was tempted to produce the worst possible cartoons he could come up with for the companies, make off with their money, and see if they would actually make it to air. Eventually this became the germ for Rejected's theme of a collection of cartoons so bad they were rejected by advertising agencies, leading to their creator's breakdown. Hertzfeldt has never accepted "real" commercial work and has stated numerous times on his website and in public appearances that he never will, as he feels they are "lies" and does not want to lie to his audience.[7]Besides the iconic Allegro ma non troppo from Beethoven's 9th that plays in the text introductions to each segment, a particular segment with the "Fluffy Guys" uses background music from the Swedish Christmas song Nu är det jul igen. References in popular culture[edit]Rejected is mentioned during a series of jokes on the Superbad DVD audio commentary.

A fan of the film, quoting, "I am the Queen of France!" appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman.[8]The alternate dimension scenes from the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Broodwich" were an acknowledged homage to Don Hertzfeldt. Hertzfeldt's films, and Rejected in particular, were a strong early influence on Adult Swim writers and Aqua Teen creators Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis.[9]A 2. Fine Brothers' web series You. Tubers React featured Rejected.[1. You. Tube animations created by Tom. Ska, is inspired by Rejected. The infamous "My anus is bleeding" scene was seen in the episode "Holes" of Adult Swim's Off the Air (the ending credits say it was "used with permission").

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Toy Story 3 Production Notes. Toy Story 3 welcomes Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), Buzz (voice of Tim Allen) and the whole gang back to the big screen as Andy prepares to depart for college and his loyal toys find themselves in…day care! But the untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice, so it’s all for one and one for all as plans for the great escape get underway. More than a few new faces—some plastic, some plush—join the adventure, including iconic swinging bachelor and Barbie’s counterpart, Ken (voice of Michael Keaton); a lederhosen­wearing thespian hedgehog named Mr.

Pricklepants (voice of Timothy Dalton); and a pink, strawberry- scented teddy bear called Lots- o’- Huggin’ Bear (voice of Ned Beatty). Director Lee Unkrich says they’ve continued the Pixar tradition of blending fun with a relatable story. Toy Story 3 is about change,” says Unkrich. It’s about embracing transitions in life. It’s about characters being faced with major changes and how they deal with them. Woody and the other toys are facing the monumental fact that Andy has outgrown them.

Andy is facing becoming an adult and heading off to college. And Andy’s mom is facing the fact that her son has grown up and is heading out into the world. We begin our story at pivotal moments in the characters’ lives.”“The film has a lot of big, serious themes, so we wanted to make sure we balanced it with a lot of humor,” says producer Darla K. Anderson. “It can be as deep as you want it to be, on many levels. The story reflects how we all must face change in life; it’s inevitable.”“Toy Story has always been about us,” says executive producer John Lasseter (who directed the first two Toy Story films). So much of me, Andrew [Stanton], Pete Docter, Joe Ranft, and Lee [Unkrich] has seeped into these stories about Buzz and Woody, and I think Toy Story 3 continues that.

For me personally, I was able to tap into the real emotion of taking my son to college. After helping him set up his dorm room, my wife and I were ready to return home, and we thought he’d walk away and go back to his room. Instead, he stood there and wouldn’t leave. As we drove away, he just waved, and I broke down in tears. It was an immensely powerful emotion. You’re with someone since birth, and then all of a sudden they’re going away. The timing between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 was perfect for letting Andy—and our own life situations—grow up.”The stellar vocal cast reunites Hanks and Allen with Joan Cusack as Jessie, Don Rickles as Mr.

Potato Head, Wallace Shawn as Rex, John Ratzenberger as Hamm, and Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head, while featuring the Toy Story debuts of Beatty, Keaton and Dalton, as well as Jeff Garlin, Kristen Schaal, Bonnie Hunt and Whoopi Goldberg.

John Morris, who has provided the voice of Andy since the first film, returns to voice the college- bound teen. Blake Clark is heard as Slinky. Directed by Lee Unkrich (co- director of Toy Story 2 and Finding Nemo), produced by Pixar veteran Darla K. Anderson (Cars, Monsters, Inc.), and written by Academy Award®- winning screenwriter Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine), Toy Story 3 is a comical new adventure in Disney Digital 3. DTM. Oscar®- winning composer/songwriter Randy Newman, a key collaborator on the first two “Toy Story” films, is back on board to provide another brilliant score (and new song). Toy Story 3 is based on a story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich. John Lasseter is the executive producer.

The story supervisor is Jason Katz, film editor is Ken Schretzmann, production designer is Bob Pauley, and the supervising technical director is Guido Quaroni. The supervising animators are Bobby Podesta and Michael Venturini, and the directors of photography are Jeremy Lasky (camera) and Kim White (lighting).

Toy Story Grows Up – Backstory Drives the New Story The original Toy Story made motion picture history in 1. CG technology. It represented a major milestone—not just in animation, but in the art of filmmaking.“Toy Story made an invaluable impression on the history of film,” says Rich Ross, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. It was created with the same pioneering spirit that the studio was built upon, breaking new ground in the arenas of technology and—more importantly— storytelling. Buzz, Woody and the toys instantly won the hearts of people of all ages—evoking the kind of adoration and devotion typically reserved for Disney’s time- honored classic characters.

The Toy Story films broadened the audience for animated films and redefined the rules of moviemaking, proving it’s possible to make a movie with truly widespread appeal. In effect, Toy Story set the bar for every film—both animated and live- action—that followed.”Toy Story’s 7.

It became the highest- grossing film of 1. Toy Story was nominated for three Academy Awards® for Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Original Song, and John Lasseter received a Special Achievement Oscar® for his “inspired leadership of the Pixar Toy Story team, resulting in the first feature- length computer- animated film.” It became the first animated feature in motion picture history to ever get an Oscar nomination for its screenplay. Additionally, the film was included on the American Film Institute’s list of 1. Greatest American Movies.“I remember when we released Toy Story, says producer Darla K. Anderson. “Steve Jobs said it was our Snow White, and we thought, ‘Boy, wouldn’t that be cool if Toy Story did make that kind of mark and was that kind of classic film that people felt like they owned, like it was part of their lives, their childhood, their family’s lives.’ That was our intention then and it still is the mission statement for each of our films now.”In 1. Toy Story 2 (Pixar’s third feature) became the first film ever to be entirely created, mastered and exhibited digitally.

The film surpassed the original at the box office, becoming the first animated sequel to gross more than its inspiration. It won praise from critics and moviegoers alike, and was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Original Song and two Golden Globes®, winning the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture—Comedy or Musical. Toy Story and Toy Story 2 made their Disney Digital 3. DTM debut on a special double bill in 2.

To kick off the creation of Toy Story 3, Pixar gathered virtually the same team that had created the first two Toy Story films. Joining director Lee Unkrich in the session were John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton (who co- wrote the screenplay for Toy Story and Toy Story 2, and who wrote/directed Finding Nemo and WALL•E), Pete Docter (director/writer of Monsters, Inc. Up), Darla K. Anderson, Bob Peterson and Jeff Pigeon. Anderson recalls, “We went out to a place called The Poet’s Loft in Tomales Bay in Marin County, a small cabin where the idea for the first Toy Story film was hatched. Andrew brought along a special bottle of wine with a Toy Story label that John had given us when the first film came out. We did a toast to Joe Ranft, our dear departed friend and colleague who had been the head of story on the first Toy Story. Joe was the master of creating true and quirky characters full of heart and character- based humor.

His presence was missed.”During the retreat, the participants watched the first two Toy Story films in their entirety as a point of reference, and to help immerse them into that world again. Mp4 Cartoons For Ipod The Future Is Wild. It was of course our goal to make a movie worthy of the first two Toy Story films,” says Unkrich. In the history of cinema, there are only a few sequels that are as good as the first, and we really couldn’t think of any excellent third movies. The only one that came to mind was The Return of the King, but that was really more like the third part of one giant story. That’s when I had an epiphany: We needed the three Toy Story movies to feel like part of one grand story.

That notion became the driving force for us in creating Toy Story 3.”Tying all three films together became the key to Toy Story 3.