Review of Media Doc: 25 points

John Lasseter: A Day in a Life

To Hawaiian Shirts to Pixar: Lets Take A Tour With John Lasseter

     

     LUGO, Natasha, January 29 - "John Lasseter: A Day in a Life," John Lasseter's documentary about he's every day routine as an animator. From waking up and picking from he's more than 370 Hawaiian shirts to traveling to work and confronting he's room filled with Toy Story and Car action figures, he has a pretty smooth life.

     When we are taken through his work, we are introduced to the people that he works with such as some of the animators and the producer of his latest film, CARS 2.  One thing that I noticed in this film was how friendly all his coworkers are towards him as if they are one big family achieving one goal, to make a success film.

     The majority of the documentary is based on how he starts his day and explaining how he has a lot to do everyday in order to complete this project and have it ready on time for the audience to watch. Throughout the film, we are faced with some of the people who work with him and talk to the viewer about how John has all his days scheduled.

     John interacts with the animators and advice them on what they should do in order to change some parts in the film. Not only does he critique them but encourages them to good, which I found motivating to not only to the team but to the future animators watching the documentary. What stood out was the fact that he kept mentioning how everyone has a talent and that you are the only one who can look for that talent.

     In my opinion, this documentary not only inspires young animators and people wanting to go into the media field but it allows the viewer to visually see what it is like to work in that field. The viewers are taken through many rooms in Pixar and are given an idea on how the film is slowly put together by the collaboration of everyone’s help.

     The line John Lasseter says, “People often ask, ‘how can you possibly work on something, creatively, for four years, and still be into it?’ everyday you see something that you’ve never seen before in your life here at Pixar” is a quote that’s not only motivating but allows the viewer to rethink about their own life. Heather Feng. Executive Manager of CARS 2, requites John by ending the documentary with, “John always says that if you love what you do then you never work a day in your life.”