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Finding Nemo: Overview “Finding Nemo” is an American computer-animated film written and directed by Andrew Stanton. It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 30, 2003. The production was done at the Pixar Animation Studio in Emeryville California with a crew of not more than 180 people starting from January 2000. The total production cost of the movie is 94 Million USD. It has a runtime of one hour and forty four minutes. The story of the movie is…

Jeff’s Epic Journey Jeff was supposed to be the heir to the throne, the leader of the dancing unicorns. He lived in the perfect world. Everything was good for him and everybody else in the kingdom. He was a perfect unicorn. He had pink eyes, rainbow colored hair, and had a perfect horn. There was just one issue; Jeff couldn’t dance. The kingdom was specifically known for dancing and since he was part of the Royal Family, everybody had very high expectations for him, but Jeff just wasn’t born…

Pete Docter’s “UP” is one of Disney’s most critically acclaimed movie, that satisfy the audience with an emotional rollercoaster throughout the movie. It has been recognized as one of the “must watch Disney movies” of all times, but in all honesty, which Disney movie wouldn’t? Jammed packed with life lessons, stunning visuals and deep character arcs, make most movies stand out among the rest. One critic has mentioned that, UP is by far the most emotional human drama of any Pixar movies thus far”…

I think that with Walt Disney being a very well-known company around the globe, Disney accomplishments to fully understand the cultures of all the countries in which it resides and wishes to enter. Two key factors that help determine cultures are; values and norms. Values “provide the context in which a society’s norms are established (Hill, 2007 p.91). With Disney being a multinational company, forthcoming options are being used to ensure that success is continued with development. Critical…

Hiro Hamada (voiced by Ryan Potter) is a young robotics prodigy, who lives in the urban, mashup fantasy city of San Fransokyo (combination of San Francisco and Tokyo). Next to his older brother, Tadashi (voiced by Daniel Henney), Hiro's closest partner is Baymax (endearingly voiced by Scott Adsit), an inflatable, lovable robot that is designed by Tadashi whose key purpose is to take care of people. While Hiro creates a special bond with Baymax, a catastrophic turn of events hurls them into the…

Chapter One: A Brief History of Stop Motion Animation “The Humpty Dumpty Circus” (1897) is a show to go down in history, literally. The short film by Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton, founders of Vitagraph Studios, was the first American short film to use stop-motion techniques. The film featured acrobats and animals dancing within a circus that came to life. Unfortunately, no footage has survived the test of time, apart from a few archived images. The animation was created, according to…

From the magical rides to glorious castles, Disney World truly is a wonderland. As a child, I constantly dreamed of visiting the sites I saw in various Disney movies, and my dreams came to life once I had visited Disney World. Through every visit, my love grew, not only for the characters, but also for the intricate structures, and the amazing architecture used to create them. From styles ranging from Victorian to Gothic, the exposure to different styles of architecture was endless, and I was…

Walter Elias Disney has one of the most iconic last names ever. He was one of the most amazing animators ever. One of the reasons for that was the Multi-plane camera, an invention that he invented. The Multi-plane camera, as states in the name, has different planes on which different background elements would take place. The camera made it a lot easier to make the cartoons, he could make them faster, and he could make more of them. Out of all the inventions we have studied, the Multi-plane…

What is the purpose of the work? To inform, persuade, entertain, describe, or analyze? -The purpose of this passage the author wrote was to inform us on how people want the characters in animated movies to have the right actors as the voice, not only white people. What is the writer’s point of view? What does the writer want the reader to do? -The author wants us to see that all these years on movies with characters with unique cultures are being voiced by actors who are white and viewers want…

“Big Hero 6” follows any other “hero’s quest” archetypes - the call to adventure, the crossing of a new threshold into a place of great trial, and finally using his/her newfound wisdom to bring order back to the land. You can’t watch Disney’s “Big Hero 6” and not be satisfied with your care - it’s way too exhilarating and heartwarming, but more importantly, you wouldn’t want to make Baymax power down. “Big Hero 6” features parentless 14 year old Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter), a techy boy genius,…