Short Films By Pixar

I love the short films that Pixar shows before their features. It is impressive that in such a short amount of time, an audience in engaged and cares about the characters. Two that I enjoy in particular are "Lifted" and "For the Birds". Lifted is a great example of caring about a character and how it's done. We can easily identify what the main character wants and how the filmmakers get the audience to care as well. I would like to show these to students and have them identify how the filmmakers help you to connect to the characters and understand the story in such a short amount of time. This could be in a discussion about short films, character, or writing.