PIXAR
~ANIMATION STUDIOS~
Remember all the glorious animated films which we watched as a kid? Or which we still watch now?
Have you, readers of the Spectrum magazine, ever wondered about how the animation studios which
produced those films came to be? If you have, you came to the right page. If you haven’t however,
well, you’re still going to read this article anyway because who doesn’t want to read about one of
man’s most superior creation; which is animation by the way. From here onwards, this article is
going to take you through an enchanted journey in which you will be learning about one of the most
recognized, successful animation studios in the world: PIXAR.
Founded on February 3rd, 1986, Pixar Animation Studios
is an American computer-based animation film studio
located in Emeryville, California. Keeping in mind that
this studio is best known for its CGI-animated films,
which are created with Photorealistic RenderMan, this
studio has won countless of awards and
acknowledgements. Such as twenty-seven Academy
Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy
Awards. Before Pixar was globally known as Pixar, back in
1979 they were just a graphics group, being a part of
the computer division of Lucasfilm; until it was later
acquired by the famous Steve Jobs, co-founder of
Apple, in 1986. Until, going back through time to 2006,
the Walt Disney company bought Pixar at a valuation of
$7.4 billion, making Steve Jobs the largest shareholder
of Disney.
Being known and recognized for its feature, majestic
films, here are some well-known examples of them: Toy Story 1, 2, and 3, A Bug’s Life, Monsters
Inc 1 and 2, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars 1 and 2, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up, Frozen, Brave,
Inside Out, and Good Dinosaur. But, out of all of those astonishing films, Frozen is considered to
be the best Disney animated feature film since the studio ever came to existence. The film
received a massive commercial success, accumulating nearly $1.3 billion in worldwide box revenue!
In addition to, it currently ranks as the highest-grossing animated film of all time! Not just that,
it became the best-selling film of the year (2013) in the United States. Now, you must be