Oscar-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom, who moved over from Skywalker Sound to Pixar to direct animation, has helmed the animation studios latest short, LIFTED, about a bumbling alien student who attempts his first-time abduction of a slumbering farmer. The five-minute short will have its world premiere Oct. 12, 6:00 pm, at the Chicago International Film Festival at Columbia College.
Rydstrom, a Chicago native, will deliver a 90-minute presentation covering the pre-production of LIFTED, screen the film and discuss his education and career.
LIFTED will also screen as part of the festivals Pixar: An Afternoon with Gary Rydstrom program on Oct. 14 at 1:30 pm at Landmarks Century Centre Cinema. Rydstrom hosts a theatrical screening of four acclaimed Pixar shorts LUXO JR., REDS DREAM, TIN TOY and KNICK KNACKculminating in a making of presentation and sneak peek of LIFTED. Rydstrom will discuss his transition from sound designer to animation director.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
