For the Birds
Theatrical Release Date: November 2, 2001
Running Time: 3 minutes 20 seconds
Cast
Lots of Birds!
Credits
Music by: Riders in the Sky
Executive Produced By: John Lasseter
Produced By: Karen Dufilho
Written By: Ralph Eggleston
Directed by: Ralph Eggleston
Tidbits
- First-time director Eggleston also worked as Art Director on Up, The Incredibles and Toy Story. He was Production Designer on Wall E and Finding Nemo. He was also the writer (and did Visual Development) on Monsters, Inc.
- Ralph had this to say about this inspiration for the short: “Probably visits to my aunt when I was a kid. She lived in the country and I spent long rides to her house peering out the car window at birds on a wire. Also, I did a project in my design class at CalArts that my friend, Ken Bruce, told me might make a good film. I boarded it out at CalArts, but frankly, I couldn’t imagine the difficulty of drawing all those birds. Little did I know it would be just as difficult on the computer!
- For the Birds received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.
