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The Film: A Bug’s Life (1998)

The Moment: One of the prime examples of Pixar’s attention to the minutest detail – Flick’s trip to the circus through the insect town is impressive for the layers it adds in showing bugs living among everyday trash.

And the fantastic shots of the circus performers, using their natural abilities to put on a show? Genius.

In Their Own Words: “A lot of people get to go out to exotic countries to do their research - we did ours by sticking our heads underneath the planters in front of Pixar," says John Lasseter.

"Our tech guys built what we called a 'bug's camp' so we could see things from the point-of-view of an insect. We noticed everything in the world at that level is translucent - every glass blade, every petal and every leaf. It's like living in a world where you're looking out a stained-glass window."