{"id":91393,"date":"2017-02-26T22:41:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T03:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=91393"},"modified":"2017-02-26T22:41:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T03:41:13","slug":"ontario-animator-alan-barillaro-wins-oscar-for-piper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/26\/ontario-animator-alan-barillaro-wins-oscar-for-piper\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario animator Alan Barillaro wins Oscar for ‘Piper’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The six-minute film, produced by Pixar, depicts a baby bird and her mother trying to dodge waves while searching for food on the beach. (Photo: Disney Pixar\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2013Alan Barillaro of Chippawa, Ont., has won an Oscar for his animated short \u201cPiper.\u201d<\/p>\n

The six-minute film, produced by Pixar, depicts a baby bird and her mother trying to dodge waves while searching for food on the beach.<\/p>\n

The film had a coveted spot in theatres, screening before Pixar’s feature-length smash \u201cFinding Dory,\u201d which was 2016’s top-grossing film.<\/p>\n

\u201cPiper\u201d was one of three projects from Canadian animators in contention for the best animated short Oscar.<\/p>\n

The others were \u201cPear Cider and Cigarettes,\u201d directed by Vancouver’s Robert Valley, and \u201cBlind Vaysha\u201d by Montreal’s Theodore Ushev.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere’s a legacy of great animation from Canada that you feel really proud to be a part of,\u201d said Barillaro during a recent interview with The Canadian Press.<\/p>\n

Barillaro has worked at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif., for nearly two decades.<\/p>\n

He’s contributed to some of Pixar’s biggest hits, including \u201cA Bug’s Life,\u201d \u201cMonsters, Inc.\u201d and \u201cWALL-E.\u201d<\/p>\n

A graduate of Sheridan College in Oakville, Ont., he fell in love with drawing as a child and studied at the Animation House in Toronto.<\/p>\n

For \u201cPiper,\u201d he used beach sounds and a whimsical score rather than dialogue to help convey the story.<\/p>\n

His reference footage came from underwater GoPro images captured by his nine-year-old daughter and seven-year-old twin boys during a family trip in Kauai, Hawaii.<\/p>\n

He called the Oscar nod for his first foray into direction \u201csurreal\u201d and \u201chumbling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you start these films, you’re just trying to convey something very personal to the audience…. You don’t really think beyond that when you’re making a film,\u201d said Barillaro.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou’re doing your best as an artist just to say what you’re trying to say. It’s all quite an honour, and a little overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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