This animation test soon grew into a full-fledged short film, “Piper,” directed by Barillaro and debuting theatrically with “Finding Dory” in 2016. As a proof of concept, Barillaro created a short animation test about a small bird – a sandpiper – on a beach.

E” and “Brave.” On those last three features, Barillaro was given the role of supervising animator and was therefore responsible for overseeing the team of animators who worked to bring the characters in the films to life.įollowing his work on “Brave,” Barillaro went to work with Pixar’s software development team to help craft an animation tool that would help provide additional creative flexibility to the studio’s filmmaking process.

Barillaro has worked on almost every Pixar film as an animator, including “A Bug’s Life,” “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters, Inc.,” and the Academy Award®-winning features “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “WALL Here's more on director Barillaro, as well as the history of how Piper came to life:ĪLAN BARILLARO (Director) joined Pixar Animation Studios in January 1997. “Piper” will debut in theaters worldwide with “Finding Dory” in 2016. Explore the latest videos from hashtags: piperrockelleeditor, piperrockelle583backup.

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Directed by Alan Barillaro and produced by Marc Sondheimer, “Piper,” the new short from Pixar Animation Studios, tells the story of a hungry sandpiper hatchling who ventures from her nest for the first time to dig for food by the shoreline.

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