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The last time I checked, ANIMATED films don't have to be cut, nor are there any out takes or bloopers.

I'm a 3-d animator. There is no such thing as a blooper or outtake from an animated movie. Every motion, every single one, is made by a human. Even the ones that are batch created (crowds and the like) are under the absolute control of a human.

In animation everything that any character does costs money. Every character is owned or worked on by someone who wants that money.

If they say it's a blooper or an outtake, they are lying. It's an extra meant to sell the dvd or movie.

No animator does free work for which they can get paid.

That's what demo reels are for.

I'm a 3-d animator. There is no such thing as a blooper or outtake from an animated movie. Every motion, every single one, is made by a human. Even the ones that are batch created (crowds and the like) are under the absolute control of a human.

So all of your animations are pixel-perfect on the first attempt? Never any objects whose paths don't look as good on playback as you'd planned? And you never have anyone ask for any changes once a scene has been animated? Lucky you.

In animation everything that any character does costs money. Every character is owned or worked on by someone who wants that money.

Obviously, people producing a film would like to minimize wasted effort. But that doesn't mean everything works the first time. Sometimes a scene will play out well in storyboards or even rough animation, and the finished version will play out well to people familiar with the movie, but when shown to an audience that hadn't seen the film before the scene just kills the movie. And sometimes the only way to discover that is to show the finished scene to an audience and see what they say.

Pixar's "bloopers" where the animated creatures stay in character are fakes, to be sure, but some other films like Shrek and Shrek 2 have shown bloopers that are most likely the result of real mistakes.

In animation everything that any character does costs money. Every character is owned or worked on by someone who wants that money.

If they say it's a blooper or an outtake, they are lying. It's an extra meant to sell the dvd or movie.

No animator does free work for which they can get paid.

How is this different from using actors and camera operators?

If they say it's a blooper or an outtake, they are lying. It's an extra meant to sell the dvd or movie.

I can't remember if the "outtakes" from Toy Story (I and II) were in the theatrical release, but they're hysterically funny on the DVD. And yes, I know they aren't really "bloopers."

IMHO, you miss the best part of "Cars" if you don't stay until the very end of the credits.