2. Brief
History
Pixar
anima1on
studios
is
a
American
computer
anima1on
film
studio
based
in
California.
The
anima1on
studio
is
best
known
for
its
computer
generated
anima1on
feature
films.
Pixar
was
founded
February
3,
1986
by
Ed
Catmull,
Alvy
Ray
Smith
and
Apple
co
founder
Steve
Jobs.
As
of
2006,
Pixar
is
owned
by
The
Walt
Disney
Company
aQer
they
brought
the
company
at
a
valua1on
of
$7.4
Billion.
Pixar
has
produced
12
feature
films
star1ng
with
Toy
Story
which
was
created
in
1995,
followed
by
A
Bugs
Life
in
1998,
Toy
Story
2
in
1999,
Monsters
Inc
2001,
Finding
Nemo
in
2003,
The
Incredibles
in
2004,
Cars
in
2006,
Ratatouille
in
2007,
WALL-‐E
in
2008,
Up
in
2009,
Toy
Story
3
in
2010
and
the
last
film
to
be
released,
Cars
2
in
2011.
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3. Key
Films/Crea1ons
The
first
film
of
key
significance
is
Pixar’s
first
film
Toy
Story.
Toy
Story
was
released
November
22,
1995
in
the
USA.
The
budget
for
the
film
was
$30
million,
at
the
box
office,
Toy
Story
made
$361,958,736.
Toy
Story
was
directed
by
John
Lasseter
and
the
story
was
wri`en
by
Pete
Docter,
Andrew
Stanton,
Joe
RanQ
and
John
Lasseter.
The
music
was
composed
by
Randy
newman.
Toy
Story
starred
Tom
Hanks
who
played
the
voice
of
Woody
the
pull
string
cowboy
doll,
Tim
Allen
who
played
the
voice
of
Buzz
Lightyear,
a
space
ranger
ac1on
figure.
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4. Brief
Synopsis
Andy
Davis
who
had
a
wide
crea1ve
and
fun
imagina1on
has
many
toys
he
likes
to
play
with,
but
his
favorite
toy
Woody
the
cowboy
doll
is
his
favorite.
Woody
is
the
leader
out
of
the
group
of
toys
that
belong
to
Andy
where
they
all
come
to
life
when
out
of
sight
from
humans.
Andy
is
in
the
process
of
moving
house
as
well
as
his
birthday
party,
so
the
group
of
toys
stage
a
reconnaissance
mission
to
discover
Andy’s
new
presents.
Andy
receives
a
Buss
Lightyear
space
ranger
doll
that
takes
the
interest
from
all
the
toys
especially
Woody
as
he
threatens
his
posi1on
as
Andy’s
favorite
toy.
Andy
prepares
to
go
out
for
a
birthday
meal
to
space
themed
Pizza
Planet
restaurant
with
his
new
Buzz
Lightyear
toy,
Woody
gets
angry
at
the
thought
of
Buzz
being
Andy’s
new
favorite
toy
so
Woody
tries
to
intervene
by
misplacing
Buzz.
Woody
then
takes
Buzz’s
place
in
Andy’s
car
where
Buzz
then
climbs
back
into
the
car
with
Woody
where
they
then
confront
each
other.
It
then
takes
a
turn
for
the
worst
for
the
two
toys
as
they
fight
whilst
Andy’s
family
are
in
a
gas
sta1on
causing
them
to
fall
out
of
the
car
and
Andy’s
family
driving
off
without
Woody
or
Buzz.
They
spot
a
pickup
truck
bound
for
Pizza
Planet
in
which
they
try
to
reunite
with
Andy.
At
Pizza
Planet,
woody
sees
a
claw
game
in
the
shape
of
a
space
ship
in
which
he
convinces
Buzz
that
it
can
take
him
back
to
his
home
planet.
They
both
get
caught
up
in
the
game
where
they
are
then
caught
by
Sid
Philips
who
like
to
torture
and
destroy
toys.
At
Sids
house,
Buzz
and
Woody
stage
numerous
a`empts
to
escape
before
Andy’s
moving
day
where
the
encounter
nightmarish
toys
of
Sids
crea1ons.
Woody
and
Buzz
convince
the
transformed
scary
toys
of
Sids
crea1on
to
help
them
escape
in
which
they
succeed
but
in
the
cost
of
Andy’s
moving
truck
has
just
leQ.
Woody
and
Buzz
to
to
a`empt
running
aQer
the
moving
truck
but
with
Sids
dog
Scud
chasing
aQer
them.
Woody
a`empts
to
rescue
Buzz
with
Andy’s
RC
car
where
they
manage
to
come
closer
to
the
moving
truck.
The
RC
car
loses
ba`ery
power
where
Buzz
and
Woody
resort
to
firing
a
rocket
in
which
Sid
a`ached
to
Buzz
making
them
fly
into
the
air.
Buzz
then
opens
his
wings
and
both
Buzz
and
Woody
glide
safely
into
the
moving
truck.
The
film
finishes
with
the
two
toys
relived
and
on
each
others
side
to
entertain
Andy
in
his
new
home.
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5. Ratatouille
was
released
June
29,
2007
in
the
USA.
The
films
budget
was
$150
million.
At
the
box
office,
Ratatouille
made
$623,722,818.
The
film
was
directed
by
Brad
Bird
and
the
story
was
wri`en
by
Jan
Pinkava,
Brad
Bird
and
Jim
Capobianaco.
The
music
was
composed
by
Michael
Giacchino
and
starred
Pa`on
Oswalt
as
the
voice
of
Remy,
the
chef
rat
and
Lou
Romano
as
the
voice
of
Alfredo
Linguini.
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6. Ratatouille stars Remy, a rat who is gifted with a highly developed senses of taste and smell. Inspired by his
idol recently deceased chef Auguste Gusteau, Remy dreams of becoming a cook. When his family are forced
to abandon their home, Remy becomes separated and ends up in the sewers of Paris where he eventually
finds himself looking over the kitchens of Gusteauʼs restaurant. Remy then discovers an opportunity when the
newly hired garbage boy Linguini spills a pot of soup and tries to recreate it with devastating results. Remy
steps in and cooks the soup to perfection when he get spotted and chased around the kitchen, Linguini
catches him and put Remy in his hat, Whilst all the commotion, the soup accidentally gets served and is found
to be a great success. Due to all the chefs surprise, Linguini is forced to make the soup that he has meant to
of made again. Linguini then discovers Remyʼs Talent and takes him home. Remy and Linguini find a means
to overcome the inability to communicate with each-other as Remy can take control of Linguiniʼs hair and
control him like a Marionette. Hidden under Linguiniʼs hat, Remy helps Linguini demonstrate his cooking skills.
The two chefs are faced with a big challenge as Franceʼs top food critic Anton Ego announces he will be re-
reviewing the restaurant. Suspicious of Lingiuniʼs new talent, Head chef skinner learns that the boy is
Gusteauʼs son and proper heir to the restaurant. Remy discovers the evidence and, after eluding Skinner,
brings them to Linguini, who removes Skinner as owner. Remy and Linguini prepare a special dish of
Ratatouille for the french food critic which he falls in love with which ends up with Linguini and Remy
becoming clear about the situation that Remy can cook. The staff then walkoy in disbelief thinking `Linguini
has gone insane. Mean while Anton writes a glowing review for the newspaper the next day, stating that
Gusteau's chef is "nothing less than the finest chef in France." The film then ends happily ever after when
Anton eagerly helps fund a popular new bistro, "La Ratatouille", created by Remy, Linguini
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7. Key
Character
A
key
character
in
the
Pixar’s
studio
development
is
Luxo
Jr
who
was
the
first
character
introduced
in
Pixar’s
first
film
‘Luxo
Jr’.
Luxo
is
hopping
desk
lamp
that
has
become
so
iconic,
Pixar
has
incorpora1ng
Luxo
into
their
logo
represen1ng
the
I.
Luxo
appears
in
the
first
short
animated
film
where
the
only
two
characters
are
desk
lamps.
Luxo
Jr
and
a
bigger
lamp
are
playing
with
a
small
inflated
rubber
ball,
chasing
it
and
trying
to
balance
on
it.
The
ball
eventually
deflates
due
to
Luxo
Jr
jumping
on
it.
This
short
film
received
an
academy
reward
nomina1on
for
best
animated
short
film.
Luxo
Jr
was
the
first
CGI
film
nominated.
This
character
brings
great
significance
to
computer
anima1on
history
,
quote
-‐
"Luxo
Jr.
sent
shock
waves
through
the
en1re
industry
–
to
all
corners
of
computer
and
tradi1onal
anima1on.
At
that
1me,
most
tradi1onal
ar1sts
were
afraid
of
the
computer.
They
did
not
realize
that
the
computer
was
merely
a
different
tool
in
the
ar1st's
kit
but
instead
perceived
it
as
a
type
of
automa1on
that
might
endanger
their
jobs.
Luckily,
this
altude
changed
drama1cally
in
the
early
'80s
with
the
use
of
personal
computers
in
the
home.
The
release
of
our
Luxo
Jr.
...
reinforced
this
opinion
turnaround
within
the
professional
community.”
Edwin
Catmull.
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8. Key
Technology
Pixar
use
CGI
anima1on
to
create
their
feature
films.
All
Pixar
films
to
date
have
been
computer
animated
features
apart
from
WALL-‐E
which
features
a
small
live
ac1on
segment.
CGI
or
‘Computer
Generated
Imagery’
is
the
process
for
genera1ng
animated
images
by
using
computer
graphics.
CGI
works
like
this:
although
the
computer
generated
images
of
landscapes
may
be
sta1c,
The
computer
anima1on
only
applies
to
dynamic
images
that
resemble
a
movie.
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