Presto (film)
| Presto | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Doug Sweetland |
| Produced by | Richard Hollander |
| Starring | Doug Sweetland |
| Music by | Scot Stafford |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios |
Release dates | June 27, 2008 |
Running time | 5 min. |
| Country |  |
| Languages | Silent film English (Intertitles) |
Presto is a 2008 Pixar computer animated short film being released in front of WALL-E in theatres. It is being directed by a veteran animator at Pixar, Doug Sweetland.[1]
It will be shown, along with Glago's Guest, in a Disney/Pixar seminar as part of the Hiroshima International Animation Festival, 7th-11th August 2008.[2]
Plot
Turn-of-the-century magician, Presto DiGiotagione, is famous for a hat trick. Presto's apprentice, a rabbit named Alec, is unhappy that he doesn't share in Presto's success. Presto goes out to dinner leaving Alec behind, locked in a birdcage with a carrot out of reach, and Presto Came Back and Alec want to become a Magician and he Escape and Presto DiGiotagione tries to stop him and put in the Cage and Alec Escape Again Presto DiGiotagione stop hims and chasing him and though a Magic Box and Alec Locked Presto DiGiotagione in a box and Alec Disappeared Presto DiGiotagione and Alec become Magician.[1]
Director
Doug Sweetland has worked on many Pixar films, and was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation for Toy Story 2.[3] However, this is his directorial debut for Pixar. He has also been a visiting artist for the California Institute of the Arts Character Animation program.[4]
Cast
- Doug Sweetland as Presto DiGiotagione, Alec (Intertitles)
References
- ^ a b Supplement to Dave Smith's 2006 book Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia
- ^ "Bulletin No. 1". Hiroshima International Animation Festival. 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ "Annie Awards: Legacy - 28th Annual Annie Awards". 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ "Visiting artists". California Institute of the Arts. 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
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