1. Animation comes from the Latin word "anima" meaning soul, life, or spirit. It makes inanimate objects appear alive by displaying a series of images in quick sequence.
2. Pixar Animation Studios is known for computer animated films like Toy Story and Finding Nemo. Pixar perfected photorealistic rendering and was acquired by Disney in 2006.
3. Toy Story 3 was highly profitable, earning over $1 billion worldwide and becoming one of the highest grossing animated films ever made. Pixar has also won the most Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature.