Toy Story- Semester 2

Justin Noddle Period 6

Summary: Toy Story is computer-animated film released in 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures. It is 81 minutes long and tells the story of toys who come to life when humans are around. The toys’ owner gets a new toy to play with and some of the others feel replaced but they work as a team to save each other and stay with their owner.

Question #1: How does the director, John Lasseter, effectively transition form one scene to the next with a certain purpose?

There are many scenes in which the transition from one scene to the next to explain to the viewer what is going on. Woody and Buzz look through a telescope toy to look out of the window. The shot shows them looking through the toy and this shot transitions to what they are viewing outside. This puts the viewer into the movie and from the perspective of the two characters. In another scene just a house is being shown until a few moments later toy monkey appear in the scene. The shot of the house does not move but more monkeys appear. As too many monkeys appear in the shot, there is a transition to a long shot and low angle. This allows more monkeys to be shown and exactly what they are doing as well as makes them look dominant and powerful. Animated movies must be made extremely similar to films that are created with a camera.

Question #2: Why do the colors of the characters show what type of personality they possess?

One of the characters, Bo Peep, is dressed in a white dress with pink- polka dots. She looks very classy and this is the girl that Woody likes. Polka dots symbolize being fun and flirtatious. However, innocent at the same time. The color pink I used to show compassion, love, and beauty. This is exactly the way that Bo Peep is showed in the film. She is rather quiet and innocent but she is the most beautiful woman to Woody. She is fun and flirtatious towards Woody and very compassionate. Her and Woody share a love for each other. The new character introduced, Buzz is the colors green and purple. The purple symbolizes his creativity, wisdom, magic, and royalty. He comes up with creative ways to save his friends using his wisdom and eh believes he has magical powers before he realizes he is just a toy. He is one of the most expensive toys and becomes one of Andy’s favorites. The green symbolizes the hope that he has and the hope that he can save the rest of his friends. Green can also symbolize wealth.