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Summer Shorts: Pigeon Impossible

Posted on Jun 18, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Toy Story 3 comes out today, but you don't have to patronize the House of Mouse to get an excellent CGI story. Behold Pigeon: Impossible:

This short parody of the spy genre creatively draws on a number of cinematic archetypes. Although it may strain credulity that such an inept agent would be responsible for war-instigating weaponry, such buffoonery is not without precedent — just look at any incarnation of Get Smart. The scene in which the pigeon takes a strafing run at the agent is akin to Hitchcock's North by Northwest, while the enormity of the missile's launch is reminiscent of Fail-Safe and The Iron Giant.

The film is supported by a comprehensive Web site with a blog, podcasts, and merchandise. The first episode of the creator's 19-part behind-the-scenes videos reveals his initial belief that, since Pixar does one 90-minute movie a year, he could produce a six-minute short in a fraction of the time. The reality? Pigeon: Impossible, released on June 25, 2009, took four years to create. (It could be worse; The Passenger took twice that time.)

Whether Lucas Martell created this masterpiece for pleasure or profit, he has an incredible work of art on his hands that will likely lead to a bright future. Such fortune also has precedent: when Victor Navone created "Alien Song" in 1999, it wasn't long before he got snapped up by Pixar to lend his talents to everything from Finding Nemo to WALL•E.

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Tags: CGI, independent films, Lucas Martell, Pigeon Impossible, summer shorts

2 thoughts on “Summer Shorts: Pigeon Impossible”

  1. Steven Weyhrich says:
    Jun 18, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    That's as good as any Pixar pre-movie short!

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  2. Lucas Martell says:
    Apr 11, 2013 at 3:38 am

    Hi, I'm the creator of Pigeon: Impossible and am so glad you enjoyed the film! Thank you so much for the fantastic write up about it as well! We're trying to finish our next animated film, and would love it if you could check it out and help us spread the word:
    http://www.theoceanmaker.com
    Thanks!

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