Gary Rydstrom Movies

Documentary of the making of the groundbreaking Disney/Pixar animated hit movie.

Films beget films. Filmmakers influence other filmmakers constantly. But the most influential filmmaker of all time is Alfred Hitchcock.

Alfred Hitchcock often referred to his style of film making as "pure cinema" — using camera movement, editing, music and sound to tell stories...

An educational short film featuring the character of Luxo Jr. demonstrating the concept of "surprise" with the help of his dad, Luxo Sr.

A 4 year-old boy stands in awe of a 1,000 year-old Viking boat in a small Norwegian museum and finds within its silent grace an impressionistic sweep...

Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing...

An old square-headed man tries to watch TV while a little girl makes a playful ruckus outside. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.

The cry of gulls. The ticking of a clock. The clatter of a shower curtain, torn from its rod. In this workshop-like documentary, Academy...

The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one has addressed the vital role music plays in this...

An educational short film featuring the character of Luxo Jr. discovering and showcasing a "light" and "heavy" with the help of his dad, Luxo Sr.

An educational short film featuring the character of Luxo Jr. demonstrating the concept of "front" and "back."

This film test is a demonstration of Pixar's early attempts to research, analyze and recreate qualities of motion, shading and lighting that make...

A film representing the early efforts of Pixar to explore all elements of CG processes such as animation, shading, lighting, rendering and effects.

Animated film portraying the four families of the orchestra, each with their own unique sound worlds and musical motifs: the slinky, sophisticated...

Middle class man surrounded by fear and paranoia become prisoner of his own world.