Everyone knows that the stork delivers babies, but where does the stork get the babies? The answer lies up in the stratosphere, where cloud people sculpt babies from clouds and bring them to life.
Gus, a lonely and insecure grey cloud, is a master at creating 'dangerous' babies. Crocodiles, porcupines, rams, and more—but Gus' beloved creations are more than a handful for his loyal delivery stork partner, Peck. As Gus' creations become more and more rambunctious, Peck's job gets harder and harder. How will Peck manage to handle both his hazardous cargo and his friend's fiery temperament?
The challenge to make characters from clouds was one of the more daunting technical aspects for director Peter Sohn and his crew. Because a cloud is made up of nothing more than moisture and light, the designers and animators of
'Partly Cloudy' had a difficult time determining what Gus should ultimately look like. Should Gus be more
'wispy and gassy' or ghostlike? They finally settled on a caricatured version of a puffy cloud.
| Partly Cloudy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Sohn |
| Produced by | Kevin Reher |
| Written by | Peter Sohn |
| Starring | Tony Fucile (voice) Lori Richardson (voice) |
| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 5:45[1] |
| Country | United States |
Partly Cloudy is a PixarCGI animatedshort film written and directed by Peter Sohn[2] and produced by Kevin Reher.[3] It was shown in theaters before Pixar's feature film Up and is a special feature on its DVD and Blu-ray release. It was included in the Animation Show of Shows in 2009.
- Partly Cloudy Everyone knows that the stork delivers babies, but where does the stork get the babies? The answer lies up in the stratosphere, where cloud people sculpt babies from clouds and bring them to life. Gus, a lonely and insecure grey cloud, is a master at creating 'dangerous' babies.
- Partly Cloudy is a Pixar short film released with the theatrical release of Up. Peter Sohn, the voice of Emile from Ratatouille, makes his directorial debut on the film.
You can get a copy of it for $1.99 on iTunes, but Pixar and Disney keep an eye out for unauthorized use of their films, so you aren't likely to find it many other places outside a theater. EDIT: I checked the site suggested below and they don't have Partly Cloudy. That poster seems to just be advertising that site in every answer they post. — Pixar Animation Studios Up in the blissful blue sky, storks and clouds work tirelessly and incessantly in unison to deliver to the mothers of the world their precious offspring.
In a CGSociety article, Sohn says his idea for the film came from watching Dumbo as a child: in the movie, a stork delivers Dumbo, leading a young Sohn to wonder where the birds got their babies from. His conclusion was that the babies came from clouds, hence flying animals being needed to deliver them.[4]
Pixar Partly Cloudy Theme
Plot[edit]
All day long, cheerful clouds in the sky make cute and cuddly babies, such as human boys and girls, kittens, puppies, and other creatures, and give them to storks for delivery to the expectant parents. However, one lonely gray cloud named Gus has the task of creating animals that are cute but not so cuddly. His delivery stork, Peck, gets the worst of it, being bitten by a crocodile, butted by a bighorn sheep, and pricked by a porcupine. When Peck sees that his next delivery is a baby shark, he grows more than a little fearful and flies away.
Feeling rejected, despondent, and angry, Gus unleashes a brief thunderstorm, then starts crying with rain pouring from below him. Peck, however, soon returns with a football helmet and shoulder pads, created for him by another cloud to keep him safe (alluded to in an earlier scene, where the same cloud creates a baby that would grow to love football). Gus instantly cheers up and gives Peck an electric eel to deliver, which shocks him despite the protective equipment; this time, though, Peck remains in good (but slightly frazzled) spirits.
References[edit]
- ^'Pixar Projection - Home'. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^'Official supplement to David Smith's book, Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia'(PDF). Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^'First Look: Pixar’s Partly Cloudy'. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^'CGSociety - Peter Sohn'. The CGSociety. 12 April 2009. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
External links[edit]
Pixar Partly Cloudy Short Film
- Partly Cloudy on IMDb
- Partly Cloudy at The Big Cartoon DataBase
Partly Cloudy Pixar Hd Short Film