Comparison

Pixar Animation Studios is my all time favorite source for animation as well as Disney. The mash-up between Pixar and Disney studios was the most genius merger and probably one of the most powerful. Nobody knows how to make a cartoon based movie more accessible to every age range like Disney's Pixar. The characters are lovable, relate-able, and have a sense of wit to them, that no other cartoon company could ever get close to.

Pixar all began in 1984 when John Lasseter left an animation job at Disney to work with George Lucas' special effects computer group. Lasseter's first project was The Adventures of Andre and Wally B. The computer group in which Lasseter was involved got bought out by Steve Jobs and officially became known as "Pixar". Here is a link to Pixar's History where I got my information. After years of incredible films and innumerable awards, Pixar has become an icon in the household. I would like to show the differences between Pixar's oldest project, "The Adventures of Andre and Wally B". with one of their most recent short films "Partly Cloudy".

As I mentioned above "The Adventures of Andre and Wally B". was the very first project that Lasseter worked on at the unofficial Pixar company. In 1984, the production of this film was groundbreaking, although it may not look like much now because of our fast-paced technological growth. This film was the first of it's kind to use "motion blur" in CG animation and complex 3-D backgrounds.

"Partly Cloudy" was released in 2009 before the film "Up". A specific style has certainly been developed after the many years that Pixar has been making shorts. Compared to Andre, the movies are very different. The characters are more well developed, and I think you fall in love with them more readily. While the plots of both of the short films are simple, the most recent short is a little more complex in storyline. The animation in "Partly Cloudy" is more seamless and pleasing to the eye. Upon first seeing "Andre", I felt bored, the exact opposite emotion was stirred within me upon seeing "Partly Cloudy". 

Pixar has really grown as a company. Their accomplishments and awards are very befitting of the outstanding work they have produced for over two decades. The team at Pixar is exceptional, their quality of films are outstanding and their level of genius is yet to be matched.