The Pixar Story takes audiences behind the scenes of the groundbreaking company that pioneered a new generation of animation and forever changed the face of filmmaking.
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.—<[email protected]>
Pixar's turbulent beginnings from its days under the wing of George Lucas, to its independence, and subsequent purchase by Disney, this film covers all the studio's crafts and major players, including Steve Jobs, who funded it in its early years. This film premiered at San Diego's Comic Con, 2007.
