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*[[The Incredibles (found online promotional trailers for Pixar animated film; 2004)]] | *[[The Incredibles (found online promotional trailers for Pixar animated film; 2004)]] | ||
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===Audio=== | ===Audio=== | ||
*[[Enchanted (lost deleted song from Disney live-action/animated fantasy comedy film; 2007)]] | |||
*[[Fantasia (partially lost original audio of Disney animated film; 1940)]] | *[[Fantasia (partially lost original audio of Disney animated film; 1940)]] | ||
*[[Jack Wagner (partially lost Disney Park background music collection from American actor; 1970s-2001)]] | *[[Jack Wagner (partially lost Disney Park background music collection from American actor; 1970s-2001)]] | ||
*[[Mars Needs Moms (found Seth Green vocal performance of Disney motion-capture animated film; 2011)]] | *[[Mars Needs Moms (found Seth Green vocal performance of Disney motion-capture animated film; 2011)]] | ||
*[[The Nightmare Before Christmas (lost original Vincent Price audio of Disney stop-motion animated film; early 1990s)]] | |||
*[[Pinocchio (lost Mel Blanc's "Gideon the Cat" dialogue from Disney animated film; 1940)]] | *[[Pinocchio (lost Mel Blanc's "Gideon the Cat" dialogue from Disney animated film; 1940)]] | ||
*[[Toy Story 2 (partially found Bullseye dialogue test footage from Pixar animated sequel film; late 1990s)]] | *[[Toy Story 2 (partially found Bullseye dialogue test footage from Pixar animated sequel film; late 1990s)]] | ||
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===Live Action=== | ===Live Action=== | ||
*[[101 Dalmatians (found "Spotted Landmarks" teaser trailer of Disney live-action film; 1995-1996)]] | *[[101 Dalmatians (found "Spotted Landmarks" teaser trailer of Disney live-action film; 1995-1996)]] | ||
*[[Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (found deleted scenes from Disney live-action film; 1993)]] | *[[Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (found deleted scenes from Disney live-action film; 1993)]] | ||
*[[Sleeping Beauty (partially found live action reference material for Disney animated film; 1959)]] | *[[Sleeping Beauty (partially found live action reference material for Disney animated film; 1959)]] | ||
*[[Something Wicked This Way Comes (lost original cut of Disney dark fantasy film; 1982)]] | |||
*[[Walt Disney (lost physical Mickey Mouse animation reference footage of animator; late 1930s)]] | *[[Walt Disney (lost physical Mickey Mouse animation reference footage of animator; late 1930s)]] | ||
===Short Films=== | ===Short Films=== | ||
*[[Alice Comedies (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1920s)]] | |||
*[[Blowin' in the Wind (found Pixar animated short film; 1985)]] | *[[Blowin' in the Wind (found Pixar animated short film; 1985)]] | ||
*[[Lafflets (lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1922-1923)]] | |||
*[[Language Arts Through Imagination (found series of Disney educational short films; 1988-1989)]] | *[[Language Arts Through Imagination (found series of Disney educational short films; 1988-1989)]] | ||
*[[Mickey and Minnie Mouse (lost unauthorized pornographic animated short film; existence unconfirmed; 1936)]] | *[[Mickey and Minnie Mouse (lost unauthorized pornographic animated short film; existence unconfirmed; 1936)]] | ||
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*[[Short Subject aka "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" (found unofficial animated short film; 1968)]] | *[[Short Subject aka "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" (found unofficial animated short film; 1968)]] | ||
*[[Tales from Radiator Springs "To Protect and Serve" (lost episode of "Cars" animated miniseries; 2015)]] | *[[Tales from Radiator Springs "To Protect and Serve" (lost episode of "Cars" animated miniseries; 2015)]] | ||
*[[Totally Twisted Fairy Tales (partially found Disney animated short series; 1997)]] | |||
*[[Uncle Walt (lost unauthorized Disney short film; 1964)]] | *[[Uncle Walt (lost unauthorized Disney short film; 1964)]] | ||
Revision as of 03:44, 18 January 2023
Kellogg's All-Bran - Cello (1993) - Taken from an old version of Pixar's website.
Status: Partially Lost
To give the company funding and to build up their company, as well as give itself practice towards its animation and skills and to build up a production team for future projects, Pixar put its focus on commercials in the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s for a better start for their company (as do many animators and animation companies starting out or continuing in the field of animation) at the decision of Steve Jobs after the company had been losing a lot of money for years, by opening up their commercial division in 1989.
These commercials would gradually help the company become stand-alone and lead them to work their way to make a fully CGI-animated movie. The commercial brands, like Tropicana, Listerine, and Lifesavers, were impressed by Pixar's shorts so much that they came to them to propose the idea of them making CGI commercials for their brands. These commercials were different in that Pixar would only produce the ads if they could be part of the creative development on them, whereas most animated adverts would only have the animation company just make the animation. Thus, Pixar was given much more creative freedom, in advertising and in general. And as mentioned before, a lot of notable Pixar alumni worked on these in animation or directing, from John Lasseter to Pete Doctor to even Henry Selick, with the same couple of people working in the producing and technical directing department. The advertisements' success helped Pixar gain $2 million per year from these while continually getting exposure to the mainstream public.
The commercial division was officially closed on July 8th, 1996, shortly after the success of Toy Story. However, they did still make some commercials for McDonald's coinciding with the releases of A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2 in 1998 and 1999, respectively, and the company continues to make commercials with their characters to this day. Despite all of this, several of the commercials are completely missing. There lies the hope that Pixar may release these on one of their "Pixar Shorts" DVDs. But until something like that happens, we have to rely on personal VHS recordings for the old ads, with quite possibly not every single last one intact.
All of the original 79 Pixar commercials made by the commercial division are listed on pixartalk.com.[1] A playlist of the non-McDonald's ones (including variants) can be found on YouTube[2]. Notably, some of the Pixar commercials can be briefly spotted in Toy Story 2 while the toys are flicking through the channels on Andy's TV, as well as some Pixar shorts.
Made in Point Richmond DVD
Some point after making For the Birds, Pixar made an employee-exclusive DVD called "Made in Point Richmond" that contained most of the commercials listed by Pixartalk. The two Toppan Printing ads are not listed, suggesting that Pixar didn't actually make them, while one 1993 ad for the Apple Mac Classic, titled "Introduction," that isn't on Pixartalk's list is listed on the DVD.
On May 21st, 2018, the whole DVD was uploaded as a disc image by LMW forum user jaret35 (ayeayematey on Discord), with the vast majority of Pixar's commercial work being on it.
List of Pixar Ads
| Bumper Name | Year | Status | Description/Found By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toppan Printing – “Dance of the Waterlilies” | 1989 | Lost | |
| Toppan Printing – “Galaxy” | 1990 | Lost | |
| Eggbeaters "Cracks" | 1991 | Found | Found By: Chuck D's All-New Classic TV Clubhouse |
| Cellular One – “Moving Target” | 1991 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Tropicana "Warehouse | 1991 | Found | Found by: GloopTrekker |
| Tropicana - “Orange Kiwi Passion" | 1991 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Tropicana - "Three Fruits Dancing" | 1991 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Tetra Pak "Daydream" | 1992 | Found | Found By: peetoons (starts at 0:31) |
| IncrediBites - "Comp Chomp" | 1992 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Bunn Coffee Makers - "In the Mood" | 1992 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Volkswagen Polo “Interview” | 1992 | Found | Found By: Anonymous |
| La Poste "Ladybug | 1992 | Found | Found By: Anonymous |
| Kellogg’s All-Bran "Balloon" | 1992 | Found | Found By: Angel Milian (starts at 1:59) |
| Kellogg’s All-Bran "Hourglass" | 1992 | Found | Found By: The Collective Animation Archive |
| Kellogg’s All-Bran – “Cello” | 1993 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Kellogg’s All-Bran – “Sprinkler” | 1993 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Carefree "Bursting" | 1993 | Found | Found By: barber747 |
| Fresca "Chuckling Straws" | 1993 | Found | Found By: SuperNintendo96 |
| Bank South – “Hungry” | 1993 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Tetra Pak – “Stranded” | 1993 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Jordan Magic Toothbrush "Launching Magic" | 1993 | Found | Found By: The Collective Animation Archive |
| Nutri-Grain "We’ve Got Taste" | 1993 | Found | |
| Dow Corning – “Ideas at Work” | 1993 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Bank South – “Chase” | 1993 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Coca-Cola – “Kaleidoscope” | 1994 | Found | Found by: ayeayematey |
| Arm & Hammer – “Here, There and Everywhere” | 1994 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Arm & Hammer "About to Uncover" | 1994 | Found | Found By: The Collective Animation Archive |
| Boston Chicken – “Fresh Salad” | 1994 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Prime Option Credit Card – “Shaping Up Nicely” | 1994 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Prime Option Credit Card – “Strong Option” | 1994 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Paramount – “Logo” | 1994 | Found | Shown briefly in the trailer to Mission Impossible II and reportedly seen before several movies in their theatrical runs. Although the details line up, it is not precisely known if this is the one Pixar produced. |
| Ortho "Flamingo" | 1995 | Found | Found By: The Collective Animation Archive . |
| Chips Ahoy – “Circus” | 1995 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Hershey’s – “Amazin’ Straws” | 1995 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Coca-Cola – “Learning Lesson” | 1995 | Found | Found By: ayeayematey |
| Tower Records "Christmas Conga" | 1995 | Found | Found By: recordman33 |
| Hallmark "Magnets" | 1996 | Found | Found By: VHSgoodiesWA |
| Twizzlers "Let Me In" | 1996 | Found | Found By: 90s Commercials |
| Sun Microsystems – “Magic Desktop” | 1996 | Found | Found by: Oracle Solaris |
| McDonald's – A Bug’s Life – “Belt Loop” | 1998 | Found | There are two, "Belt Loop 1" and "Belt Loop 2." The second one shown is "Belt Loop 2." |
| McDonald’s – A Bug’s Life – “Nothing Good on TV Jr.” | 1998 | Found |
Director: Doug Sweetland, Producer: Karen Dufilho Presumably not the version with a different audio track present in the compiled video. |
| McDonald’s – A Bug’s Life – “Watches" | 1998 | Found | Director: Bob Koch, Producer: Karen Dufilho |
Toy Story 2 Ads
While the characters are flipping through the TV channels in Pixar's Toy Story 2, some Pixar commercials, as well as Pixar short films, can be seen as an in-joke. Whether the following screencaps of this scene all include Pixar commercials or not is unknown.
An image of the Tetra Pak commercial "Stranded."
Gallery
A postcard, perhaps depicting “Dance of the Waterlilies."
A postcard, perhaps depicting “Dance of the Waterlilies."
See Also
Advertisements
- The Incredibles (found full version of McDonald's Happy Meal commercial for Pixar animated film; 2004)
- The Incredibles (found online promotional trailers for Pixar animated film; 2004)
- Pixar (partially lost early CGI animated commercials from animation studio; 1989-1998)
Animation (Disney)
- Alice in Wonderland (partially lost original draft of Disney animated film; 1939)
- Aladdin (found Howard Ashman treatment of Disney animated film; 1988)
- American Dog (partially found original version of "Bolt" Disney animated film; 2007-2008)
- The Black Cauldron (partially found deleted scenes of Disney animated film; 1985)
- Chanticleer (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 1940s-mid 1960s)
- Chicken Little 2 (partially found production material of cancelled sequel to Disney animated comedy film; 2006)
- Disney Circle Seven Animation (partially lost production material of cancelled Pixar sequel films; 2004-2006)
- Dumbo II (partially found production material from cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2000s)
- Fantasia 2006 (partially lost production material for cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002-2004)
- Fraidy Cat (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2004-2005)
- Frozen (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 1937-2012)
- Gigantic (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2013-2017)
- The Jungle Book (lost Bill Peet version of Disney animated film; 1963-1964)
- Kingdom of the Sun (partially found original version of "The Emperor's New Groove" Disney animated film; late 1990s)
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (partially found production material and deleted scenes of Disney animated sequel film; 1995-1998)
- Music Land (lost Disney animated anthology film; 1955)
- My Peoples (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-early 2000s)
- The Search for Mickey Mouse (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2002)
- The Seven Dwarfs (partially found production material of cancelled direct-to-video prequel to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Disney animated film; 2000s)
- Tangled (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 2001-2010)
- Tinker Bell (partially found first draft of Disney animated film; 2007)
- Treasure Planet II (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002)
- Wild Life (lost production material for cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-2000)
- Zootopia (partially found pre-rewrite version of Disney animated film; early 2010s)
Animation (Pixar)
- A Tin Toy Christmas (lost production material of cancelled Pixar animated Christmas TV special; early 1990s)
- Cars 3 (lost deleted scene of Pixar animated sequel film; 2017)
- The Good Dinosaur (lost original version of Pixar animated film; 2011-2013)
- Inside Out (lost original Bing Bong death scene of Pixar animated film; 2015)
- Made in Point Richmond (found miscellaneous content from Pixar DVD; 1986-2000)
- Newt (partially found production material of cancelled Pixar animated film; early 2010s)
- Toy Story (partially found early test footage of Pixar animated film; 1992)
- Toy Story 4 (found original script of Pixar animated sequel film; 2013-2017)
- Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (partially found intermissions for 3D double feature re-release of Pixar animated films; 2009)
- Toy Story "Black Friday Reel" (partially found rough cut of Pixar animated film; 1993)
- Toy Story "Jessie" (found Patsy Montana Award acceptance speech animation of Pixar character; 2000)
- WALL·E (partially found original treatments of Pixar animated film; 1994-2008)
Audio
- Enchanted (lost deleted song from Disney live-action/animated fantasy comedy film; 2007)
- Fantasia (partially lost original audio of Disney animated film; 1940)
- Jack Wagner (partially lost Disney Park background music collection from American actor; 1970s-2001)
- Mars Needs Moms (found Seth Green vocal performance of Disney motion-capture animated film; 2011)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (lost original Vincent Price audio of Disney stop-motion animated film; early 1990s)
- Pinocchio (lost Mel Blanc's "Gideon the Cat" dialogue from Disney animated film; 1940)
- Toy Story 2 (partially found Bullseye dialogue test footage from Pixar animated sequel film; late 1990s)
Live Action
- 101 Dalmatians (found "Spotted Landmarks" teaser trailer of Disney live-action film; 1995-1996)
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (found deleted scenes from Disney live-action film; 1993)
- Sleeping Beauty (partially found live action reference material for Disney animated film; 1959)
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (lost original cut of Disney dark fantasy film; 1982)
- Walt Disney (lost physical Mickey Mouse animation reference footage of animator; late 1930s)
Short Films
- Alice Comedies (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1920s)
- Blowin' in the Wind (found Pixar animated short film; 1985)
- Lafflets (lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1922-1923)
- Language Arts Through Imagination (found series of Disney educational short films; 1988-1989)
- Mickey and Minnie Mouse (lost unauthorized pornographic animated short film; existence unconfirmed; 1936)
- Mickey's Man Friday (partially found production material of unproduced remake of Disney animated short film; 1939-1941)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1927-1928)
- Poor Papa (found "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" Walt Disney animated short film; 1927)
- The Princess Academy (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated short film; 2009)
- Short Subject aka "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" (found unofficial animated short film; 1968)
- Tales from Radiator Springs "To Protect and Serve" (lost episode of "Cars" animated miniseries; 2015)
- Totally Twisted Fairy Tales (partially found Disney animated short series; 1997)
- Uncle Walt (lost unauthorized Disney short film; 1964)
References
- ↑ pixartalk.com page on Pixar's commercials. Retrieved 15 Sep '13
- ↑ The Collective Animation Archive playlist containing found Pixar produced commercials. Retrieved 29 Aug '17