TECHNOLOGY IN FILM: COMPUTER ANIMATION KACEY HAASCH Pixar

The Beginning It began in 1984 with John Lasseter In 1986 Steve Jobs bought the company for 5 million dollars and renamed it Pixar

The Technology Created CAPS, computer animation product system Key component of it was RenderMan Renderman has been used in every Academy Award visual effects winner for the past 15 years

Toy Story (video clip)

Fun Facts: Finding Nemo is the best-selling DVD of all time; it has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. Cars is Pixar’s most profitable film. It generated 10 billion in just merchandise sales alone. Ratatouille’s Remy has 1,150,070 individual hairs on his body. In Up, 20,622 balloons are shown lifting Carl’s house.

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