Who saw the 2005 computer animated short film created by Shane Acker and went on to help produce it into the 2009 American computer-animated science fiction film?
8379bf689e78bc6e229355c62d285e14
9 (2005 film) 9 is a 2005 computer animated short film created by Shane Acker as a student project at the UCLA Animation Workshop. Tim Burton saw the film and was so impressed by its artistic vision that he went on to produce a feature-length adaptation also titled "9", directed by Acker and distributed by Focus Features. The film was presented at the Indianapolis International Film Festival. It was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated short film, but lost to "", although it did win a Student Academy Award for Best Animation.
113e082032180f18af3bf5cab6536af7
9 (2009 animated film) 9 is a 2009 American computer-animated science fiction film directed by Shane Acker, written by Pamela Pettler, and produced by Jim Lemley, Dana Ginsburg, Tim Burton, and Timur Bekmambetov. The film stars the voice talents of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, and Fred Tatasciore.
c8828bbdf890b8ba1396f5371376f664
Vampire Bats (film) Vampire Bats is a 2005 adventure-horror film directed by Eric Bross and starring Lucy Lawless. The film is a sequel to "Locusts" (2005).
4c65f0ff5d524636938f99127d68ce77
Ape Escape (animated TV series) Ape Escape is a series of cartoon shorts developed by Frederator Studios, Hawaii Film Partners, Project 51 Productions and Showcase Entertainment which aired on Nicktoons in 2009. It is based on Sony Computer Entertainment's "Ape Escape" video game franchise, with characters and designs based on "Ape Escape 2" in particular, and focuses around Specter's attempts to take over the world with his monkey army.
97749f0a0ba4c3f926b28b309f6dfcb1
Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 is a 2009 comedy short film directed by a director Peder Pedersen and produced by M2Film for Lego and Cartoon Network in collaboration with Lucasfilm.
2223287c26c543c91f980f277763b05b
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is a 2009 American adult animated exploitation musical black comedy horror film directed, co-written and co-produced by Rob Zombie. The film was written by Zombie and Tom Papa from Zombie's comic book series of the same name. The film was produced by Starz Media and Film Roman, with animation provided by Carbunkle Cartoons and Big Star Productions.
9af817f29649598d0297fde8e39e83d2
Santa vs. the Snowman 3D Santa vs. the Snowman 3D (also known as Santa vs. The Snowman) is a half-hour computer-animated short, created by Steve Oedekerk and produced by O Entertainment. Originally made as a television special, the film was later presented in IMAX 3D theaters during the holiday seasons of 2002–2006. It was released on DVD by Universal Pictures. The package included 3D glasses, and the program offered optional 2D or 3D viewing. Despite three bonus features including an interactive game narrated by Oedekerk, the DVD lacked any kind of featurette or commentary.
31e17a1f80c3a0a088b3fd8c7b896865
Sanjay's Super Team Sanjay's Super Team is a computer-animated short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Written and directed by Sanjay Patel, and based on his childhood, it premiered on June 15, 2015 at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, and accompanied the theatrical release of Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur" on November 25, 2015.
2fb87081c35aff05264f60fe0c271591
Presto (film) Presto is a 2008 American Pixar computer animated short film shown in theaters before their feature length film "WALL-E". The short is about a magician trying to perform a show with his uncooperative rabbit and is a gag-filled homage to classic cartoons such as "Tom and Jerry" and "Looney Tunes". "Presto" was directed by veteran Pixar animator Doug Sweetland, in his directorial debut.
ea0f82e9b65be4b1aefed17e2408046b
Mater and the Ghostlight Mater and the Ghostlight is a 2006 Pixar computer-animated short created for the DVD of "Cars", which was released in the United States and Canada on November 7, 2006. The short, set in the "Cars" world, tells a story of Mater being haunted by a mysterious blue light.
e8e3c8282c4a01df5f21a65f8104ae8b
15 till Midnight 15 till Midnight is a 2010 science fiction film directed by Wolfgang Meyer, written by Brandon Slagle who also stars in the film.
8978dafbc0b7cde3557d1a04b9c14e5d
Caldera (film) Caldera is an 11-minute computer animated short film released in 2012. It was directed by Evan Viera, co-written by Chris Bishop, co-produced by Chris Perry, and created in conjunction with Bit Films, the computer animation incubator program at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
d9b7cbba070a53b07c334df4d24e42ad
Herbert West Herbert West is a fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft for his short story "Herbert West—Reanimator", first published in 1922. There have been several film adaptations of the story including Herbert West as played by Jeffrey Combs in the "Re-Animator (film series)" which include the 1985 "Re-Animator" film and its two sequels, "Bride of Re-Animator" and "Beyond Re-Animator".
fbff55784dacab862ddcc621057e6183
Tangled Ever After Tangled Ever After is a 2012 American computer animated short film directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard. It is a sequel to the 2010 Walt Disney Animation Studios film "Tangled". It premiered in theaters on January 13, 2012, before the 3D theatrical re-release of "Beauty and the Beast" and on Disney Channel followed by the premiere of "The Princess and the Frog" on March 23, 2012. The short was later, in Fall 2012, included as a bonus feature on the Diamond Edition of "Cinderella", and was also released three years later, on the "Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection" Blu-ray on August 18, 2015. The short is also available as a stand-alone download on iTunes.
0ffb415e1e6ff31ba1016a4349872768
Stitch! The Movie Stitch! The Movie is an American direct-to-video animated film in the "Lilo & Stitch" franchise, released on August 26, 2003. Although it follows the events of the first film (and, by extension, the 2005 direct-to-video sequel ""), it is often considered more of a backdoor pilot for the spin-off series "". The story is an introduction to Dr. Jumba Jookiba's 625 experiments (made prior to Stitch) that he created with the financing of Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Television Animation, with animation done by Rough Draft Korea and Starburst Animation.
046ba4fad8f4d7715f4383da60e8f6d6
Charlie the Unicorn "Charlie the Unicorn" is a 2005 Flash animated comedy short film and viral video created by Jason Steele of independent film company FilmCow in Orlando, Florida. The short follows Charlie, a lethargic unicorn, who is taken by two other unicorns on an adventure to the mythical "Candy Mountain." However, as it turns out, the journey is a farce, and Charlie gets hoodwinked by the other two unicorns.
79344a22641e550865cc151ea49aefeb
Thumb Wars Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle is a 1999 short film directed by Steve Oedekerk. Using dressed up and coifed thumbs as puppets, Oedekerk created a parody of "Star Wars", with characters like Loke Groundrunner, Princess Bunhead, Oobeedoob Benubi, Hand Duet, Crunchaka, Beeboobeep, Prissypeo, Black Helmet Man and Gabba the Butt. "Thumb Wars" debuted on American television May 18, 1999, on UPN. It had its cable premiere on Cartoon Network on October 2, 2008 to promote that premiered the next day. The TV version provided a trimmed down version of the film. It was also re-released in 2002 alongside "Thumbtanic" as the "Thumb Wars/Thumbtanic Thumb Double Feature." It was for VHS and DVD. In 2005, the filmettes were again released together as a UMD Video on the PlayStation Portable system.
7bf412bd7c3c289841cf3ac32319d8fe
Creature Comforts Creature Comforts is a stop motion clay animation comedy mockumentary franchise originating in a 1989 British humorous animated short film of the same name. The film matched animated zoo animals with a soundtrack of people talking about their homes, making it appear as if the animals were being interviewed about their living conditions. It was created by Nick Park and Aardman Animations. The film later became the basis of a series of television advertisements for the electricity boards in the United Kingdom, and in 2003, a television series in the same style was released. An American version of the series was also made.
47c75c25403b161ffddb172df046dac7
Michael Bay Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic visuals and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has produced and directed, which include "Armageddon" (1998), "Pearl Harbor" (2001) and the "Transformers" film series (2007–present), have grossed over US$ worldwide, making him one of the most commercially successful directors in history. He is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute, a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness. He co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house which has remade horror movies including "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), "The Amityville Horror" (2005), "The Hitcher" (2007), "Friday the 13th" (2009) and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010).
302bdcbd60bd51f9ec5299c7c9d30c6b
Ben 10 (2005 TV series) Ben 10 (also later known as Ben 10 Classic) is an American animated series created by Man of Action (a group consisting of Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle), and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The series is about a 10-year-old boy named Ben Tennyson who gets a watch-like alien device called the "Omnitrix" (the prefix "omni" means all). Attached to his wrist, this allows him to transform into various alien creatures. He then uses these powers to fight evil from Earth and space. The premiered on December 27, 2005 and ended on April 15, 2008.
5d760e93fd705cb45c4e8664a28dd965
Empress Chung Empress Chung (Hangul: 왕후심청 ; Hanja: 王后沈淸 ; RR: "Wanghu simcheong " ) is a 2005 animated feature film, produced in North and South Korea and directed by Nelson Shin.
8873cb5de75d68947ab7939935e698c9
Technological Threat Technological Threat is a 5-minute animated film made by Brian Jennings and Bill Kroyer in 1988. It was an example of early computer animation, integrated with traditional animation, and is itself an allegory for the threat computer animation represented to traditional animators. The robots and backgrounds were drawn based on computer-generated 3D models, while the dogs were drawn by hand.