ast week, omy brought a few of us bloggers to Pixar: 20 Years in Animation!

The extensive exhibition mostly covers the back story of Pixar – how the movies are conceived, what goes on behind the final polished products we see on the big screens. It’s like an animation artist’s dream come true.

I must say that I’m very impressed with Science Centre‘s constant effort to organise and bring in such awesome exhibitions. And I’m also very honored that A/Professor Lim Tit Meng, CEO of Science Centre, was there in person to welcome us.

There are two highlights within the exhibition that are so awesome, you’ll have to be there yourself to witness the magic.

First up, the Zoetrope. If you are like me, who had learnt about zoetropes before, you would expect it to be something like the photo on its Wikipedia page. Little did I expect Pixar’s version to be this mind-boggling 3D illusion!

Here’s a little preview of how it looks in real:

The still figurines appear to have a life of their own! Trust me, you would want to see it for yourself. While at the exhibition, I actually went back to the zoetrope a few times just to look at how awesome it is.

The second highlight is the Artscape. And once again, it is impossible to show you the beauty of watching it live at the exhibition.

The elongated screen is projected by four projectors, and the visual being so huge, it makes the audience feel like they are part of the 11-minute animation. Together with the surrounding audio, it is an experience that the Pixar guys described as “what it feels like to be part of Pixar”.

I’m also very fascinated by the artworks, sketches and the preparatory works that are being showcased.

The colourscript for Monsters, Inc.

The storyboard of the hilarious Pixar short, For the Birds.

Detailed studies for A Bug’s Life – My favourite Pixar movie!

“Movement studies” of Boo, the little girl from Monsters, Inc.!

And of course, photography is not allowed. We were granted special permission under “credentialed media”.

As a form of respect to the artists, I tried to take as little photos as possible too. These that appeared on my blog are just a few out of the 500 over sketches, paintings, sculptures and digital installations.

Random camwhore photos to end the blog entry with! Anyhoo, the exhibition only until 27 June and it’s the last stop in Asia, so don’t miss it! Highly recommended if you’re a Pixar fan, or a budding animator/creative!