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Have you seen this beautifully made Disney short?

Jan 31, 2013 6:47 AM

This short film was played before Wreck-It Ralph in theaters.

I thought this is probably the most sad, amazing, awesome, hopeful, persistent, perfect, wonderful, sweet and enjoyable six minutes ever. I'm crying with a smile.. Now this is the Disney magic I know!

I really loved the storyline and seamless music behind this short film.

This video made my day and I wanted to share this with my fellow Wootizens.

What did you think?

From YouTube: The short follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute. Convinced the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office. With only his heart, imagination and a stack of papers to get her attention, his efforts are no match for what the fates have in store for him.

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Great. Thanks for posting this.

mistamoose mistamoose
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It's a really good short. I guess they finally learned something from Pixar: Sometimes, going back to how the magic started is better than going where technology has taken us.

capguncowboy capguncowboy
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The best short films can really make you sit up and think!

This is a lovely short that won an award at Sundance last week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrfDAIqn6KE

ripwave ripwave
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Thanks, what a great start to my day!

luvche21 luvche21
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It was in front of something we recently watched, and I liked it much better than the film we paid for. It made me cry in the theater. Thanks for sharing the link so I can share it with my friends.

moondrake moondrake
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That was beautiful...thanks so much for sharing!

YAY for LOVE! GO, LOVE!!!

hot72chev hot72chev
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My wife loves this short. Much better than many movies.

I wish they would go back to this animation style and quit with the computer modeling.

Doesn't Disney own pixar?

nmchapma nmchapma
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Here's an obscure challenge for you guys. Some years ago, maybe ten, I saw a really excellent short film. As I recall it was nominated and may have won an Academy award for best short. It may have been foreign, possibly French.

There's no dialogue. In it there's a little robot guy, and he lives in a dreary, dark world. He works on some kind of machines, and his life is a real grind. But he opens up a plate on his chest to peek inside, and he is filled with light. That moment when the light floods out of him really hit me. I don't recall exactly how it goes but it was very moving and I'd like to see it again. I have looked for it myself but couldn't find it.

In exchange I offer this link to a whole lot of really great animated shorts:
http://www.designyourway.net/blog/inspiration/motion-graphics/22-of-the-best-short-animated-films/

Ah, I have found it. but only on pay to play. It's called "More".
https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/more/id450923764

moondrake moondrake
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Here's a behind-the-scenes video showing the technology behind the animation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZJLtujW6FY

Pretty cool to see advanced 3D modeling blended seamlessly with 2D hand-drawn artwork. This technology will go places.

zyzic zyzic
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Surprised they released this like this. Disney usually holds onto the small shorts like these.
Was very cute. Enjoyed it in theaters.

wickedd365 wickedd365
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Been hearing good things about this, but our local heritage theatre is showing the short film nominees this weekend and I want to see it on the big screen first : )

lonelypond lonelypond
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@moondrake: Watch and remember my friend. http://vimeo.com/7306050

darkinc darkinc

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