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Quest
for
Magic
Onward directors of photography
Sharon Calahan, ASC and
Adam Habib frame a fantastical
adventure in the virtual world
By Jay Holben
The latest adventure from the creative minds at Pixar
Animation Studios is Onward, the tale of two teenage elf
brothers, Ian and Barley, who embark on an adventure in
an attempt to reconnect with their late father. The brothers'
suburban world is a fantastic one, populated by sprites,
satyrs, cyclopes, centaurs, gnomes and trolls, but the
magic of the realm has slowly faded away over many
years. On his 16th birthday, Ian's mother gives him a gift
his father intended him to have: a letter detailing a spell
that will enable his sons to see him one last time after
they've grown up, along with a magical staff and gem. The
brothers perform the magic, but the spell goes awry,
enabling them to conjure only their father's legs and feet.
In the process, the gem is destroyed. Now the brothers
have just 24 hours to find another magical gem and
conjure the rest of their father.
"Onward was inspired by my relationship with my
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brother and our connection to our dad, who passed away
when I was about a year old," says director Dan Scanlon in
a press statement. "My dad has always been a mystery to
us. A family member once sent us a tape recording of him
saying just two words: 'hello' and 'goodbye.' Two words,
but to my brother and me, it was magic. That was the
jumping-off point for this story. We've all lost someone,
and if we could spend one more day with them, what an
exciting opportunity that would be."
Helping Scanlon bring Onward to the screen were
Sharon Calahan, ASC, director of photography: lighting,
and Adam Habib, director of photography: camera.
Calahan, the first animation cinematographer to
become an ASC member, has been with Pixar since 1994.
She was a lighting supervisor on the company's first
feature, Toy Story, and the director of photography on A
Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, The Good Dinosaur (AC Dec. '15),
Cars 2, and on the Academy Award-winning features
Ratatouille and Finding Nemo. She originally studied
graphic design, illustration and photography and began
her career in the industry as an art director for broadcast
television and video production. Following those jobs, she
was a lighting director at Pacific Data Images for commercials and television. Calahan is currently a member of the
cinematography branch of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences.
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