Level 3 Btec Extended Diploma in Animation, Games Design and Motion Graphics: Inspirational Media Product

How Toy Story Inspired Me To Study Media

Aspects to the movie Toy Story that interested me were :

Colour- The colour was an aspect that really stood out to me, especially because the movie was created in a 3D medium. Since the movie was targeted towards younger viewers (children) the creators used primary colours which were very bright and stood out.

3D Animation- Toy Story was created using 3D animation, which means all of the visual aspects (characters, backgrounds & lighting were created using 3D animation software on a computer. The fact that Toy Story was created in a 3D medium made it very aesthetically appealing, the smooth toy like look of the character enhanced the characters as it made them look like very realistic toys.

Voice Acting & ADR- Toy Story used quite a lot of ADR technology for its movie. Voice is the way the actors record their lines in an animated movie, it is done by an actor going into a recording room and speaking their lines into a microphone the voice acting was very good quality as it seems very natural; the movie also had cast members that suited each of their characters very well.

Characters- The movie consisted of quite a variety of characters, which were all very unique, each character had his/her own personality, one of the main protagonists Sheriff Woody contrasts the other main protagonist, Buzz Light-year in a way that highlights his personality.

Structure & Story- Toy Story was an animation targeted towards children however, the movie consisted of a plot that could be enjoyed by viewers of all ages. The structure of the movie was very interesting as it had a simple introduction, a climactic build up and a great resolution.

Toy Story was the first full-length 3D animated film ever made. The reason behind why there were no other 3D animated movies made prior to it were because certain studios thought it would cost them too much money and that they would receive very little profit in return.

The movie was made by Pixar, a company that make animated movies quite often they, consistently update the visual element to each of their animated movies. The animation of the characters becomes much more detailed with each new movie they create, the lighting looks like it becomes improved and suits each of the movies scenes and tone much better.