Pixar’s phone number on the control panel
There are numerous unique aspects in the 2001 film Monsters, Inc., but you may have missed this one. Even though the effect is only apparent for a brief instant, devoted fans have found the time and effort to expand. This control panel on the scare simulator does not produce a random number.
The current phone number for Pixar Animation Studios is 510-752-3000. In that case, the phone number was at least as old as that. Since the events described, many things may have changed in over two decades.
The inspiration behind the toy soldiers walking
The detail is not hidden in the film, but it is often a really interesting picture that’s difficult to ignore. For the Toy Story creative team, the issue was to discover how the soldiers were able to move quickly through the boards under their feet.
Using a wooden board affixed to the ground, the animators were able to walk in this fashion. They taped various pairs of shoes to the board. Talk about animators who use the method acting technique.