This short conveys a great story and looks pretty good considering it was Pixar’s second effort ever. The clown looks a little scary, but that’s more of a clown thing than a Pixar one. 8.

Before this summer’s Finding Dory plunges you back into the ocean, the new Pixar short film preceding the Finding Nemo sequel will offer you a prime spot on the beach alongside what could ...

How ‘Finding Dory’ Pre-Show Short ‘Piper’ Bypassed the Pixar Pipeline A look behind the scenes of 'Piper' for all those who believe Alan Barillaro's bonus short is one of the best things ...

Chances are, if you've seen Pixar's "Finding Dory," you've seen the short film that screened before the movie played in theaters. For those who haven't seen it, "Piper," a short film written and ...

Piper: Pixar's cutest new short-film hero gets first look. The beach-based short will premiere before 'Finding Dory' this summer. By. ... That could be very fearful from a bird’s perspective.” ...

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At least Pixar let viewers know exactly what they were in for with Up.In the short film that played before it, "Partly Cloudy," a joyful storm cloud is responsible for creating all of the baby ...

The 10 best Pixar short films, that do more in 5 minutes than some movies do in two hours. Features. ... As the adult birds neatly deal with the coming and going of the tide, ...

In my book The Art of Pixar Short Films, I interviewed Ralph about the genesis of For the Birds and he told me that the idea developed while he was attending CalArts, which would be in the early ...

Remember all those great short films from the geniuses at Pixar shown in theaters before the main feature? Here they are in a two-hour collection that includes the Oscar-winners “For the Birds ...

It's "Piper," the short film showing before "Finding Dory," which is out Friday. At the time Barillaro, 41, was heavily involved in what Pixar calls a “Tools” session.