It’s positively elemental that any film from Pixar is going to take audiences on an emotional journey. Next year’s summer movie from the Emeryville Animators promises that right in its title – “Elemental.” Pixar Animation Studios has a track record that’s the envy of every… Read More »Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Movie Announced with Peter Sohn Directing
Ever wonder what it’s like to work at Pixar Animation Studios? A new time-lapse video lets us observe the one day in the life of the Emeryville campus. I’ve never been, but we did have a guest blogger visit back in 2015. Is a tour… Read More »Video: A Day In the Life of Pixar Animation Studios
For reasons officially unstated, The Walt Disney Company has decided to give John Lasseter a brief reprieve allowing him to return to the company in a consulting role before stepping down entirely at the end of the year. Lasseter had been on a leave of… Read More »John Lasseter stepping down from The Walt Disney Company after 6-month leave
A new title card for Pixar’s next animated short – “Lou” was released today. The short will accompany “Cars 3” when its released this June. “Lou” as you might be able to tell from the poster is about items you might find in a “Lost… Read More »Pixar shares title poster for next animated short – “Lou”
With Finding Dory already looking like another solid hit, perhaps even a mega-hit, for Pixar, it’s a good time to reflect back at how far Pixar has come in terms of its animation technique and skill. In 30+ years, the technology has changed a lot… Read More »How Pixar’s Animation evolved over the last 30 years
With Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur” still rolling out around the world, occasionally there is some news to be made on various promotional tours. In this case, Pixar Studios President Jim Morris was promoting the movie’s roll-out in China in an interview in TimeOut magazine when… Read More »Pixar Studios President reveals four original films in production
Aside from stealing my wardrobe of Disney Hawaiian shirts (or did I steal his), John Lasseter, Walt Disney Animation and Pixar Studios Chief Creative Officer, is a force in animation with ties back to the original animators who worked under Walt Disney himself. Although he… Read More »John Lasseter remembers the first 30 years of Pixar
20 years ago Pixar released its first feature length computer animated film. “Toy Story” was as unconventional a buddy movie as they come, but the friendship developed by Woody and Buzz has entered the Hollywood canon none-the-less. As it turns out, quite a few Pixar… Read More »20 years of movie friendships leads to Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur