Company name: Pixar Animation Studio [USA]
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company introduction
From 65438 to 0984, john lasseter left Disney, where he worked for many years, and joined Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic Company. Two years later, Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, bought the computer animation department of Industrial Light and Magic Company and established Pixar Animation Studio at a cost of10,000 US dollars.
1991may, Pixar took a historic step and became a partner with entertainment giant Disney. From Snow White in 1937 to Treasure Planet in 2002, Disney, who has always been the king of animation, has created one classic cartoon after another. These films are all hand-painted, but sooner or later, computers will be integrated into the field of animation creation. Therefore, Pixar signed an agreement with Disney to produce computer animated feature films, which were distributed by Disney.
1995165438+1On October 22nd, Toy Story, the world's first fully computer-generated animated feature film, was released in the United States. Toy Story is the first computer animation co-produced by Disney and Pixar, which cost more than 1 100 million yuan and took four years to complete. The film tells a story that happened between toys. When Andy, the little boy, got Buzz Lightyear, the latest toy astronaut, Woody, the toy cowboy who was originally favored, lost his former position. In a series of conflicts, Woody and Buzz Lightyear accidentally fall into the hands of toy sadists. Andy is about to move, and Woody and Buzz Lightyear must cooperate to escape from their clutches and return to their young master. Pixar's computer technology has been fully utilized in Toy Story. The film set a new record for animated films with a box office of $654.38+92 billion, and won an Oscar for special achievement for director john lasseter.
1998165438+1On October 25th, the second computer animated feature film "The Life of Abu Ghraib" jointly produced by Disney and Pixar was released. This time, director john lasseter moved the story background to the insect world. A group of ants preparing to store food for the winter have been plundered and attacked by grasshoppers for a long time. It's time for grasshoppers to collect food again. Ants work hard and store food, but they are all screwed up by an ant named Philip. Philip decided to turn to other insects for help, hoping to get rid of the threat of grasshoppers. Philip found a group of circus bugs by mistake, and they finally got rid of the grasshoppers with Qi Xin's cooperation. Philip also became a hero of Ant Island. Bug Crisis earned $654.38 million+$63 million.
1999165438+1October 24th, the world's first all-digital movie Toy Story 2 was released. The content and characters of this third computer animated film jointly produced by Disney and Pixar continue the style of Toy Story. Woody was robbed by a crazy toy store owner in order to save the old toys on clearance sale. It turned out that Woody was a star member of the most famous toy group in the 1950s. Woody and cowgirl Jessie will be transported to the Toy Museum in Japan. Buzz Lightyear and other toys struggled to save Woody and Jesse. With the success of Toy Story 2 at the box office of $245 million, directors john lasseter, Spielberg, James Cameron, etc. Also known as the top ten most profitable directors in Hollywood.
20011.2. The fourth computer animated feature film "Monster Company" jointly produced by Disney and Pixar was released. The story unfolds in a monster world that coexists with the human world. When human parents are away, monsters will sneak in from the closet door to scare children, because children's screams and fears are the energy source for the monster world to keep running, and the monster power company is the factory that makes energy. Children are less and less easily intimidated, so the monster world is facing a serious energy crisis. Mao Mao, the company's top scare expert, and his assistant Dayan are the best partners. Once, Mao Mao accidentally brought the little girl Abu into the monster world, which caused a panic, because human children were considered poisonous by the monster world. Mao Mao and Dayan tried their best to protect Abu and finally successfully sent her home. Monster Power Company 10 broke through the 1 100 million dollar mark in one day.
Finding Nemo in 2003 is the fifth computer animated feature film jointly produced by Disney and Pixar. Pixar's record-breaking speed is really amazing. With the excellent performance of Finding Nemo, Pixar is considering amending its agreement with Disney. If Disney, which is in charge of distribution, can't meet their requirements, Pixar will look for other partners.
This is Pixar's latest work, which is expected to be released in North America on June 5, 2004. This is a film featuring human beings. The super family with super powers has the responsibility to save the world. Like other human families, this family has its own problems. When a contradiction occurs, no one can stop it, and the dispute gradually becomes a major crisis. "Superman Attack Team" has the flavor of a comic book hero, and Brad Bird is the director. This is the first feature film he has managed since he joined Pixar.
Car Story, which is expected to be released at the end of 2005, may be the last computer animated film jointly produced by Disney and Pixar. The protagonist of the story is a group of cars, and the directors are john lasseter and Lee ambridge.
Lukasi studio
George Walton Lucas II
George Walton Lucas Jr. (1944 May 14-) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. His most famous works are the trilogy of Star Wars and raiders of the lost ark.
Personal experience
Lucas was born in modesto, California, where his father George Walton Lucas opened a stationery store. When Lucas was at Downey High School, he became interested in driving racing cars. He dreams of becoming a professional racing driver. However, a terrible car accident suddenly interrupted this dream and changed his view of life. In A.D. 1960, Lucas began to study film at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, which was one of the earliest universities devoted to film. He made several short films there, including an early version of THX 1 138, which later became his first feature film.
After graduation, he founded American Zoetrope Studio with francis coppola, hoping to create a free environment for filmmakers outside the oppressed Hollywood studio system. Although the idea of American cartoons was not really successful, the financial success of his films "American Style Painting" and "Star Wars" enabled Lucas to set up his own studio Lucas Film Company in Marin County, California, north of his hometown. Skywalker Audio and Industrial Light Magic, two subsidiaries of Lucasfilm, which deal with sound and visual effects respectively, have become the most respected companies in their respective fields. Lucas movie game, later renamed Lucas Art, has also received great attention in the computer game industry.
Star Wars was honored by some people as 1977' s first "high-concept" movie, although some people thought that the first movie should be Jaws, which was made by Steven Allan Spielberg (English: Steven Spielberg, translated by Steven Allan Spielberg in Hong Kong and translated by Steven Allan Spielberg in Taiwan Province) two years ago. In fact, Lucas and Spielberg have known each other for a long time and have cooperated in the next few films. Especially the first episode of raiders of the lost ark by Indiana Jones 198 1. Together with Spielberg, Lucas' position in the film was determined by Blockbuster as a producer.
In terms of return on investment, Star Wars proved to be the most successful film. During the filming of Star Wars, Lucas gave up what he could get as a director in exchange for the ownership of the film (which the film company thought was worthless). This decision enabled him to obtain billions of dollars in copyright fees directly from the franchise rights of all games, toys and collectibles. In 2004, Forbes magazine estimated that Lucas' personal wealth reached $3 billion. By 2005, Forbes Online estimated that during his lifetime, the Star Wars series generated nearly $20 billion in revenue.
Lucas refused to implement the "opening design specification" in the opening credits of Star Wars movies (at that time, the American Directors Association stipulated that the film opening credits should be printed with a staff list, but Lucas put the list at the end of the movie in order not to affect the sci-fi effect of the opening credits of Star Wars movies. ) was fined by the American Directors Association. After paying the fine, he quit the association and will not be a film director for twenty years.
19941On October 3rd, Lucas began to write the first three episodes of Star Wars. In the same year 1 65438+1October1,he stopped his production and daily operation and completed his prequel by taking advantage of public holidays.
The Motion Picture Association of America will award Lucas the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. He will receive the prize on June 9, 2005.
He adopted three children: Amanda (born in 198 1), Katie (born in 1988) and Jeter (born in 1993).
The most famous movie
Thx1138 (1970) (director and screenwriter)
American graffiti (1973) (director and screenwriter)
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope/Star Wars (1977) (director, screenwriter)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (executive producer, co-screenwriter)
Raiders of the lost ark (198 1) (executive producer)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) (executive producer, co-screenwriter)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doomsday (1984) (executive producer)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (executive producer).
Prequel trilogy I: The Phantom Threat (1999) (director, screenwriter and executive producer).
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) (director, co-writer and executive producer)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) (director and screenwriter)