A113
A113and its variants are aninside jokeandEaster eggin media developed by alumni ofCalifornia Institute of the Arts,referring to the classroom used by graphic design and character animation students.[not verified in body]
History
[edit]Students who have used the classroom includeJohn Lasseter,Tim Burton,Michael Peraza,andBrad Bird.It has appeared in severalDisneyfilms and almost everyPixarmovie.[1]
Brad Bird first used it for a license plate number in the "Family Dog"episode ofAmazing Stories:"I put it into every single one of my films, including mySimpsonsepisodes—it's sort of my version of caricaturistAl Hirschfeld's 'Nina'. "[2]It also appears inSouth Park,Aqua Teen Hunger Force,Family Guy,American Dad!,Doctor Whoand the SPA Studios animated filmKlaus(2019).[3]The first Disney movie Bird used it in wasThe Brave Little Toaster(1987), in which he worked on as an animator.[1]It can be seen as The Master's apartment address when Toaster and his friends knock on the door. It also appears inMission Impossible: Ghost Protocolon an agent's poison ring and in the script when Ethan Hunt requests evac at rendezvous point Alpha 113.
Another reference is inThe Truman Showwhen all the cameras on Truman's set are shown and one is labeled A113 but it is not confirmed whether it is a real reference or just a coincidence.
The series finale of the children's show,Arthur,features a door labeled "A-113."
See also
[edit]- List of Pixar film references
- List of filmmaker's signatures
- 42–The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything,first used byDouglas AdamsinThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,often used as an in-joke.
- Goroawase,a common Japanese language stylistic recourse in which numerical codes representing words are created with syllables that can be used to pronounce each numeral.
References
[edit]- ^abShaffer, Joshua C (July 17, 2017).Discovering the Magic Kingdom: An Unofficial Disneyland Vacation Guide - Second Edition.Synergy Book Publishing. p. 164.ISBN978-0-9991664-0-6.
- ^Sragow, Michael (1999-08-05)."Iron without irony".Salon Arts & Entertainment.Salon. Archived from the original on 2007-04-23.Retrieved2007-04-27.
A113 was our classroom number. On "Family Dog" I put it on the license plate of the thieves' car. And I put it into every single one of my films...
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Bibliography
[edit]- Pixar (2017-09-29)."Pixar Did You Know: A113 - Disney•Pixar".YouTube.
External links
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Media related toA113at Wikimedia Commons- Pixar Did You Know: A113 - Disney•PixaronYouTube
