Pixar Exhibit: ACMI Australia

[bleupencil]

Hi all!

Not sure how many Aussies are on this board now or whether they already know about this, but I figure I would post it for y'all just in case.

From the ACMI website.

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/bleupencil/img_pixar_key.jpg (http://www.acmi.net.au/pixar.jsp)

Opens Thursday 28 June 2007
Full $15 Concession $10
Book your tickets online

Family tickets available from $44 (2 adults, 2 children).
Phone 03 8663 2583

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Pixar: 20 Years of Animation is the international exhibition that takes you behind the scenes of the studio that created Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., Toy Story, Cars and The Incredibles.

Over 500 sketches, paintings, sculptures and storyboards reveal how Pixar's much-loved characters and worlds are brought to life. In addition to these one-of-a-kind works by artists and sculptors, the exhibition includes spectacular immersive environments and interactive experiences developed by Pixar to extend the magic of their films.

The world's largest exhibition dedicated to the art of animation comes from the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and makes its only Australian appearance at ACMI.

All of the Pixar artwork and digital media are on loan from the archives of Pixar Animation Studios. The Pixar: 20 Years of Animation exhibition in Australia is managed by Barbican Art Gallery, owned and funded by the Corporation of London.

ACMI Screen Gallery
Thu 28 Jun - Sun 14 Oct 2007
Open daily 10am - 6pm, except Thursdays open until 9pm

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I hear Brad Bird will be there some time, but not exactly sure when. Someone mentioned the 13th on this blog (http://upcomingpixar.blogspot.com/2007/04/pixar-down-under.html), but I'm not sure how true it is.

I do not think I will be able to go due to finances and being interstate and all T_T. But if anyone else on here does, be sure to report back and tell us how it went, yes?!!

Don't forget to have a look at the talk sessions (http://www.acmi.net.au/pixar_premiere_talks.jsp) and book yourself in if you wanna go.

[nino]

Hey, I knew and cant wait to see it. There also the Melbourne International Animation Festival (http://www.miaf.net/) that's starting in a few days.

[aaroncmt]

Yeah, it's pretty cool. I'll be going alone to both the 'animation festival' and the Pixar exhibition as I'm currently living in Melbourne. I'll let you all know how it all goes!:)

[TeviH]

I saw this when it was in MoMA in Manhattan. It was really amazing! I was a little kid in all that animation and Pixar goodness. What was truly incredible was the giant zoetrope.

The whole exhibit was probably a real eye-opener for the uninitiated who think "doing it on computer" means you push a button and you have a blockbuster. All the preproduction art covering every movie made by Pixar, along with viewings of all the shorts an films made this an absolutely wonderful experience.

I saw the exhibit well before Cars came out in theaters, and the sneak peak at all the pre-pro art was lots of fun. You think you'll get see Ratatouille and Wall-E stuff??

[AnimWatch]

The whole exhibit was probably a real eye-opener for the uninitiated* who think "doing it on computer" means you push a button and you have a blockbuster.
*Or as we call them, Suits. :eek:

[aaroncmt]

Yeah, I've seen a quicktime mov of the 'zoetrope' It looks pretty amazing. Not sure what to expect. I'm going to two of the sessions... the 'Zoetrope' one and the 'Converstion with Pixar Creatives'... It all sounds really great, can't wait!

[mcfly]

Bugger.

I'm from Melbourne and try to visit ACMI a fair bit - but I'm currently living in London!

If anyone attends this please post and let us know what you thought.

Cheers,

McFly

[aaroncmt]

I went to the Pixar talks when the guys form Pixar were here, but they also have a gallary going of the original artwork. It's the official gallary that has all the great preproduction of work they've ever done on every movie they've worked on. It's going until October... so your not too late for that if your in the area (between now and then) Oh and the gallary has the zoetrop in it, too... took me about 2- 3 hours to go through the entire gallary walk-through. If you do go along, make sure you see the 'artscap' section, too... that's in the theatre room (movie montage of all the artwork).

Cheers,

Aaron

[TeviH]

ooh yea! The Artscape was beautiful! Ultra Widescreen movie montage of pixar artwork - lots of storyboards and color keys with fun sound effects. They project it with three projectors! I sat through 3 or 4 showings of that one... I wish they had a DVD of the exhibit...

[AnimWatch]

I think Aaron's going to be getting us an article covering this event. Stay tuned.

[andyMiller]

checked this out when it came to Edinburgh.
walked around with my tongue mopping the floor

absolutely mesmorised by the zoetrope :eek: