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John Lasseter and the Rise of Pixar Style
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This chapter chronicles the rise of John Lasseter's career and the groundbreaking animated films he directed, revealing ways he and his colleagues at Pixar changed the direction of commercial animation forever. Lasseter is the much-celebrated chief creative officer for Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios. He is also one of the best known and most successful animators in the world. He has contributed to the revival of character animation and helped propel a return to feature-length animation in Hollywood and beyond. Moreover, Lasseter may have done more to foster thinking, embodied computer-generated characters than anyone else. The chapter details the creation of films such as Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), and Cars (2006).
Title: John Lasseter and the Rise of Pixar Style
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This chapter chronicles the rise of John Lasseter's career and the groundbreaking animated films he directed, revealing ways he and his colleagues at Pixar changed the direction of commercial animation forever.
Lasseter is the much-celebrated chief creative officer for Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios.
He is also one of the best known and most successful animators in the world.
He has contributed to the revival of character animation and helped propel a return to feature-length animation in Hollywood and beyond.
Moreover, Lasseter may have done more to foster thinking, embodied computer-generated characters than anyone else.
The chapter details the creation of films such as Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), and Cars (2006).
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