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1998, Embark on an incredible journey with one little ant.

2004, A rip-roaring superhero thriller.

WALL•E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) is the last robot left on Earth.

The film centers on elderly widower adventure.

A middle-school band teacher gets a second chance.

Welcome to Pixar in a Box!
Pixar in a Box is a behind-the-scenes look at how Pixar artists do their jobs. You will be able to animate bouncing balls, build a swarm of robots, and make virtual fireworks explode. The subjects you learn in school — math, science, computer science, and humanities — are used every day to create amazing movies at Pixar. This collaboration between Pixar Animation Studios and Khan Academy is sponsored by Disney. If you have questions or ideas, email us at piab@khanacademy.org.
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INTRODUCTION: PIXAR'S FILMMAKING PIPELINE
This video will give you an overview of Pixar’s filmmaking pipeline and prepare you to dive deeper into the STEAM topics that follow in the Pixar in a Box curriculum.
Computing Pixar in a Box The art of storytelling 1. We are all storytellers
PIXAR STORYBOARD TEMPLATE EXAMPLES
CHEAT SHEET FOR STORYBOARDING WITH PIXAR
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StoryReel: Samson the Magical Sword
Pixar in a Box 2022, course on storytelling, Story about a Sword that didn't want to fight. Made by Klaas Lageveen (Studio Werp) and Marijke van Veldhoven (Message in a Drawing)
Woody meets Buzz Lightyear - Storyboard / Storyreel - Toy Story
Watch Toy Story here: https://amzn.to/2xzVq68 ⭐ A behind the scenes look at the making of Toy Story! In this video we see a story board / storyreel of the scene where Woody and Buzz Lightyear meet for the first time!
Toy Story Black Friday Reel
Here's a video of a deleted scene from Disney*Pixar's Toy Story, which caused so much uproar, that the whole plot was to be rewritten. This version also has fixed audio, which I noticed was a problem with the previous videos on YouTube.
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Open the discussion of classroom rules using scenes from the movie Despicable Me 2.