December Theme – 20 Years of Pixar Features

Deadline Friday 6th December

To mark 20 years since the release of Toy Story, Pixar’s first feature, and the upcoming Toy Story at 20 conference held at the University of Sunderland, we are inviting posts centred around the work of Pixar, as well as their legacy and influence. Curated by Sam Summers and Michael Shaftoe.

Topics include but not limited to:

–    Pixar and Postmodernism

–     The Disney/Pixar relationship

–     The Pixar Aesthetic

–     Marketing and brand

–     Music/sound

–     Emotion and audience engagement

–     The animated star

Posts of between 300 and 500 words, which discuss any aspect of the above topic are welcome. Contributors are encouraged to include clips and images to support their posts. Please also include a short bio to accompany the post. All permissions are the responsibility of the contributor. Please contact the editor blog@animationstudies.org with submissions or questions.