Animated Movies History (The Pixar Era)

1. HOW IT ALL STARTED? –
THE ‘PIXAR’ ERA

2. TIMELINE 1979 TO PRESENT
1979
Ed Catmull is recruited by George Lucas
from The New York Institute of Technology
to head Lucasfilm's Computer Division,
a group charged with developing state-of-the-art
computer technology for the film industry.
1983
John Lasseter is invited to join Lucasfilm's
Computer Division. He would be hired full
time the following year, joining the
Computer Division as an "Interface Designer."

3. 1986
• Steve Jobs purchases the Computer
Graphics Division from George Lucas
and establishes an independent company(“Pixar”).
• Luxo Jr., John Lasseter’s directorial debut,
becomes the first 3-D computer animated film
to be nominated for the Best Animated Short
Film Oscar.
1988
• Tin Toy becomes the 1st computer
animated film to receive an Academy
Award(Best Animated Short Film of 1988).
• Pixar’s new animation system, Menv
(Modeling ENVironment), comes online.

4. 1991
Disney and Pixar announce an agreement
"to make and distribute at least
one computer-generated animated movie.“
1995
Toy Story, the world’s 1st computer animated
feature film, is released in theatres on
November 22. It becomes the highest grossing
film of 1995, making $362 million worldwide.

5. AND THE STORY GOES ON…