Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios is an Academy Award-winning Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) animation firm based in Emeryville, California. Specialists in high-end computer graphics technology, Pixar are the developers of the industry-standard rendering software RenderMan®, used for high-quality, photorealistic image generation. In collaboration with Walt Disney Pictures (with whom they signed a 10-year, 5-picture deal, in which the two companies split production costs and profits) they have created a number of successful feature films, all of which are wholly computer-generated. Chairman and CEO of the company is Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple Computer).
The company started as a division of Lucasfilm but were purchased by Jobs for $10 million and established as an independent company in 1986.
Feature Films
- Toy Story (1995)
- A Bug's Life (1998)
- Toy Story 2 (1999)
- Monster's Inc. (2001)
- Finding Nemo (scheduled for release in summer 2003)
- The Incredibles (scheduled for release 2004)
- Cars (scheduled for release 2005)
Short Films ('Shorts')
- "André and Wally B." (1984, Lucasfilm, prior to creation of Pixar)
- "Luxo Jr." (1986)
- "Red's Dream" (1987)
- "Tin Toy" (1988)
- "Knickknack" (1989)
- "Geri's Game" (1997)
- "For the Birds" (2000)
- "Mike's New Car" (2002)