Loop (2020 film)
Loop is a 2020 American animated short film directed and written by Erica Milsom with the story being written by Adam Burke, Matthias De Clercq and Milsom, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sixth short film in Pixar's "SparkShorts" program and focuses on a chatty boy and a non-verbal girl, learning to understand each other.[1][2] The short was released on Disney+ on January 10, 2020.[3]
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| Directed by | Erica Milsom |
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| Screenplay by | Erica Milsom |
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| Music by | Mark Orton |
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| Edited by | Jason Brodkey |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Renee, a 13-year-old non-verbal girl, sits patiently in a canoe waiting for a partner while playing with a sound app on her phone. Marcus arrives late and is forced by the camp counselor to partner with her, much to his annoyance. Marcus attempts to speak with Renee, who only mutters and makes noises to voice her pleasure or displeasure at something. When Marcus attempts to show off his paddling skills, Renee begins to moan. Marcus asks Renee to tell him what she wants and she responds by showing a poop emoji on her phone and signaling to a couple of outhouses. Marcus obliges and paddles her to land.
When they pass by some reeds, Renee seems to completely forget about her bathroom needs and instead wants to have her arms brush through the reeds. She has Marcus paddle through multiple times. When Marcus tries to do the same thing, Renee suddenly goes back to her phone. Marcus paddles them to a sewer tunnel and has Renee play her phone so that the sound can reverberate. She seems to enjoy it at first, but suddenly becomes overwhelmed by the sound and forces them out onto land. She angrily tosses her phone into the lake and hides under the canoe while Marcus watches the choas unfold in bewilderment.
Eventually, Marcus pulls up a reed and sits by the canoe until Renee calms down. She sits up and takes the reed where she begins to giggle and the two repeat the sound that the phone made together. Marcus and Renee get back into the canoe and paddle back to the camp. In a post-credits scene, Renee's phone is resting in a glass of dry rice and receives a message from Marcus asking if she wants to go out canoeing. Renee's mother calls for her as she excitedly vocalizes.
Cast
- Madison Bandy as Renee
- Christiano 'Chachi' Delgado as Marcus
- Louis Gonzales as Camp Counselor
- Asher Brodkey as Additional voices
Development
Loop was directed and written by Erica Milsom, from a story by Adam Burke and Matthias De Clercq. Michael Warch and Krissy Cababa produced the short.[4]
Music
Mark Orton composed the music for Loop.[5] The score was released on February 28, 2020.[6]
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| Released | February 28, 2020 |
| Genre | Film score |
| Label | Hollywood |
Track listing
All music is composed by Mark Orton.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "You Gotta Help Me Out" | 0:37 |
| 2. | "Renee's Place" | 1:26 |
| 3. | "Tunnel Magic" | 0:46 |
| 4. | "Overload" | 0:50 |
| 5. | "Processing Time" | 0:47 |
| 6. | "Marcus' Patience" | 1:26 |
| 7. | "Loop Theme" | 1:38 |
| 8. | "Surface (Bonus Track)" | 0:38 |
| 9. | "Echoer (Bonus Track)" | 0:48 |
| 10. | "Slow Time (Bonus Track)" | 0:39 |
| 11. | "Loop Redux (Bonus Track)" | 1:25 |
| Total length: | 11:00 | |
References
- Orange, B. Alan (January 10, 2019). "Pixar Announces New Short Film Program Sparkshorts". MovieWeb. Watcher Media. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- "SparkShorts". Pixar. January 18, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- Gentile, Dan (January 9, 2020). "Pixar's new Bay Area-inspired short 'Loop' will look familiar if you've ever been to Berkeley". SFGATE. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- Romano, Nick (October 30, 2019). "Pixar previews all six short films in SparkShorts trailer on Disney+". Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- "Mark Orton Scoring Pixar Short 'Loop'". August 18, 2019.
- "Loop Soundtrack". Soundtrack.Net. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- Fabian, Renee (November 21, 2019). "Pixar Will Release New Short Film 'Loop' Featuring Nonverbal Autistic Character". The Mighty. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- Wolfe, E. (November 12, 2019). "Disney+ Review: Pixar SparkShorts 'Float' is The Heartwarming Tale of a Very Special Child". Walt Disney World News Today. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- Lopez, Kristen (January 10, 2020). "Why Pixar's First Non-Verbal Character In The Short 'Loop' Was a Game-Changer". Forbes. Forbes Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
