A Reason to Buy “Mater’s Tall Tales”

Scott Morse, a story artist at Pixar, shares a reason that aspiring artists may want to buy the new Disney DVD released last week Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales:

You’ll find “Unmade Tales” in the special features section, and if you’re brave enough to click on BACKWARDS TO THE FORWARDS, you’ll find…me. Pitching storyboards for an unmade short. It’s a rare look at what actual working storyboards at Pixar kind of look like. This whole “Unmade Tales” section is a rare look at board artists pitching, too. If “story” is something you’re hoping to get into eventually, it’s a nice thing to check out, just as a heads-up on how we do it.