“To Infinity and Beyond: Buzz and His Journey to Be Lightyear”, distributed by Disney +, shows the environment in which the first “Toy Story” (1995) and the new “Lightyear” (2022) were created, on the basis of the testimonies of the participants
Towards infinity and beyond: Buzz and his journey to be Lightyeara documentary available on the Disney + streaming service since last Friday 10, mixes current testimonies with archival footage and excerpts from the new film, acting as a warm-up for the launch of light year next Thursday, 16, in cinemas.
The first half of the documentary focuses on the origins of the character, with several images from the Pixar studio in the 90s. The scenes, when compared with those that appear later, of current times, are practically a ‘time travel’ for the viewer. , both for the computers and monitors that today would be considered Jurassic, and for the appearance of the animators and the decoration of the environment.
Some excerpts from the short film are shown. Tin toywhich inspired the Toy Story. There are also the most varied sketches of what he would become Buzz Lightyear, as well as pages of the script showing that the character could be given another name, such as Lunar Larry, Tempus de Morphus, or acronyms such as Tecor, Tolar, Microz, or Faxol. The sense of estrangement that the public feels when seeing what could have been the path of such a traditional character culminates with the screening of a 1993 animation test.
The emergence of the catchphrase “To infinity and beyond”, which gives the documentary its name, and some contributions of the voice actor Tim Allen to the composition of the character are also cited. Continuing with the tone of exaltation, the issue of marketing is tackled, with the various products that have transposed the success of the toy from fiction to real life as well.
In the final half of the documentary, the names involved in the production of light year talking about the feature film creation process, showing some scenes and explaining part of the development of the feature film story, something like an extended trailer. There is also the visualization of sketches of scenes that were created but excluded from the film. There are increasingly modern systems, with the use of touchscreens, in addition to large flat-screen monitors and modern computers, to further underline the feeling that time has passed and technology has evolved in the world of animation.
One of the curious points is a brief participation of the American astronaut Thomas Marshburn, in orbit, to explain the relativity of time, one of the themes of light year. There is still a focus on the director Angus MacLaneportrayed as the owner of an encyclopedic memory of cinematographic references, in which he recounts the care taken in transforming Buzz Lightyear into a more human character in the new animation, while “not wanting to ruin anyone’s childhood”.
Among the names interviewed in the documentary directed by Tony Kaplan are Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Jeff Pidgeon, Bob Pauley, Galyn Susman and Lee Unkrich, on the first Toy Story. Jason Headley, Chloe Koezeman, Tony Greenberg, Margaret Spencer, Matt Nolte, Dean Heezen, Grant Alexander, Paulie Alam and Gregory Peltz, in Lightyear. Pixar archivists Lauren Gaylord, Christine Freeman and Juliet Roth also talk about the character’s story.
Towards infinity and beyond: Buzz and his journey to be Lightyear lasts 35 minutes and is available for viewing on Disney +.
Source: Terra
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