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Lifted (2006 Film)
''Lifted'' is a 2006 American animated science fiction short film written and directed by Gary Rydstrom and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. This is the directorial debut of Rydstrom, a Academy Award-winning sound designer, editor and mixer, and the first produced by Katherine Sarafian, who went on to produce Pixar's '' Brave'' released in 2012. Inspired by ''Metropolis'' (1927), the short debuted on October 12, 2006 at the 42nd Chicago International Film Festival at Columbia College, and was released theatrically with Pixar's ''Ratatouille'' on June 29, 2007. Plot A young alien named Stu is inside a spacecraft taking an alien abduction test. He must snatch a sleeping farmer named Ernie under the watchful eye of his impassive examiner, a gelatinous blob named Mr. B. Working from memory, Stu is expected to use an array of thousands of identical unlabeled toggle switches for this purpose; Mr. B's neutral expression gives no hints of which ones to use. Stu's hesitant fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Rydstrom
Gary Roger Rydstrom (born June 29, 1959) is an American sound designer and film director. He has been nominated for twenty Academy Awards for his work in sound for movies, and has won seven times. Life and career Rydstrom was born in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Southern California USC School of Cinematic Arts, School of Cinematic Arts in 1981.Notable Alumni , USC School of Cinematic Arts, ''Accessed August 10, 2008. He began his career at Skywalker Sound, Northern California in 1983. Offered the job by a college professor, he received the opportunity to work with his mentor, ''Star Wars'' sound designer Ben Burtt. After gaining invaluable experience as a sound technician in ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'', Rydstrom went on to do sound design for the comedy ''Spaceballs''. The sound design for ''Backdraft (fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spacecraft
A spacecraft is a vehicle that is designed spaceflight, to fly and operate in outer space. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including Telecommunications, communications, Earth observation satellite, Earth observation, Weather satellite, meteorology, navigation, space colonization, Planetary science, planetary exploration, and Space transport, transportation of Human spaceflight, humans and cargo spacecraft, cargo. All spacecraft except single-stage-to-orbit vehicles cannot get into space on their own, and require a launch vehicle (carrier rocket). On a sub-orbital spaceflight, a space vehicle enters space and then returns to the surface without having gained sufficient energy or velocity to make a full Geocentric orbit, Earth orbit. For orbital spaceflights, spacecraft enter closed orbits around the Earth or around other Astronomical object, celestial bodies. Spacecraft used for human spaceflight carry people on board as crew or passengers from start or on orbit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Science Fiction Films Of The 2000s
This is a list of science fiction films released in the 2000s. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics. Collectively, the science fiction films from the 2000s have received six Academy Awards, twenty Saturn Awards, two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, five BAFTA awards, and six Magritte Awards. However, these films also received 17 Golden Raspberry Awards. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 See also * List of science fiction films of the 2010s * List of science fiction films of the 2020s Notes References External links * Science fiction films of the 2000son Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Science fiction films 2000s * Lists of 2000s films by genre 2000s File:2000s decade montage3.png, From top left, clockwise: The Twin Towers of the ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 In Film
The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1927 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 10 – Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' premieres in Germany. The film receives its American premiere in New York City on March 6. *March 11 – World's largest movie theatre, the Roxy Theatre (New York City), Roxy Theatre, opens in New York City. *April 7 – Abel Gance's ''Napoléon (1927 film), Napoleon'' often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premieres (in a shortened version) at the Paris Opéra and demonstrates techniques and equipment that will not be revived for years to come, such as hand-held cameras, and what is often considered the first widescreen projection format Polyvision. *May 11 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1
''Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1'' is a home video, home video compilation released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on November 6, 2007, containing 13 of Pixar's short films. It was followed by ''Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 2'', which was released on November 13, 2012, and ''Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 3'', which was released on November 13, 2018. Background and development Commenting on ''Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1'', John Lasseter said: I am really excited about finally coming out with a collection of the Pixar short films because these have been so much a part of the history of Pixar. The early short films before ''Toy Story'' came out really shows the evolution and the focus of kind of the history of Pixar and the development of the technology, the development of me as a filmmaker and a storyteller, and then our continued dedication to creating short films after ''Toy Story'' and the coming out of, trying out of new talent and contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blu-ray
Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released worldwide on June 20, 2006, capable of storing several hours of high-definition video ( HDTV 720p and 1080p). The main application of Blu-ray is as a medium for video material such as feature films and for the physical distribution of video games for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. The name refers to the blue laser used to read the disc, which allows information to be stored at a greater density than is possible with the longer-wavelength red laser used for DVDs, resulting in an increased capacity. The polycarbonate disc is in diameter and thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Conventional (or "pre-BDXL") Blu-ray discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual-layer discs (50GB) being the industry standard for feature-length video discs. Triple-layer discs (10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. (doing business as Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment) is the home entertainment distribution arm of the Walt Disney Company. The division handles the distribution of Disney's films, television series, and other audiovisual content across digital formats and platforms. For 37 years, Buena Vista Home Entertainment handled autonomous distribution of those properties in several physical home media formats, such as VHSs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and 4K discs under various brand labels around the world. It was formed in 1987 as Buena Vista Home Video. It was renamed to its current legal name in 1997, although it is currently known in the UK as Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (UK & Ireland) since 2013. The division adopted the current Walt Disney Studios-branding in its public name in 2007, but kept the Buena Vista-branding for corporate use. Since 2024, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment handles physical production and distribution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Academy Awards
The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2006 and took place February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Laura Ziskin and directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actress Ellen DeGeneres hosted for the first time. Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California held on February 10, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Maggie Gyllenhaal. ''The Departed'' won four awards, including Best Picture. Other winners included '' Pan's Labyrinth'' with three awards, ''Dreamgirls'', '' An Inconvenient Truth'', and ''Little Miss Sunshine'' with two, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year 1931–32, to the present. From 1932 until 1970, the category was known as Short Subjects, Cartoons; and from 1971 to 1973 as Short Subjects, Animated Films. The present title began with the 46th Awards in 1974. During the first 5 decades of the award's existence, awards were presented to the producers of the shorts. Current Academy rules, however, call for the award to be presented to "the individual person most directly responsible for the concept and the creative execution of the film." Moreover, " the event that more than one individual has been directly and importantly involved in creative decisions, a second statuette may be awarded." Only American films were nominated for the award until the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Scream
The Wilhelm scream is an iconic stock sound effect that has been used in many films, TV series, and other media, first originating from the 1951 film '' Distant Drums''. The scream is often used in scenarios when someone is shot, falls from a great height, or is thrown from an explosion. The scream is named after Private Wilhelm, a character in '' The Charge at Feather River'', a 1953 Western in which the character gets shot in the thigh with an arrow. This was its first use following its inclusion in the Warner Bros. stock sound library, although ''The Charge at Feather River'' was the third film to use the effect. The scream is thought to be voiced by actor Sheb Wooley. It was featured in all of the original '' Star Wars'' films. History The Wilhelm scream originates from a series of sound effects recorded for the 1951 movie '' Distant Drums''. In a scene from the film, soldiers fleeing a Seminole group are wading through a swamp in the Everglades, and one of them is bit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tractor Beam
A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction. Most commonly, the term is used to describe a farm vehicle that provides the power and traction to mechanize agricultural tasks, especially (and originally) tillage, and now many more. Agricultural implements may be towed behind or mounted on the tractor, and the tractor may also provide a source of power if the implement is mechanised. Etymology The word ''tractor'' was taken from Latin, being the agent noun of ''trahere'' "to pull". The first recorded use of the word meaning "an engine or vehicle for pulling wagons or plows" occurred in 1896, from the earlier term " traction motor" (1859). National variations In the UK, Ireland, Australia, India, Spain, Argentina, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, the Netherlands, and Germany, the word "tractor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
