Pixar Pioneers Win the ‘Nobel Prize’ of Computer Science. Patrick Hanrahan and Ed Catmull are being celebrated for their pioneering achievements in computer animation after securing the win of this years Turing Award. The Turing Award is considered to be the ‘Nobel Prize’ of computer science. “The ACM A.M. Turing
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PIXAR President Ed Catmull to Retire Next Year
Ed Catmull, President of Walt Disney and PIXAR Animation Studios since 2006 has announced he will retire next year. Catmull, age 73, first began with Lucasfilm’s computer division in 1979. He was hired by none other than George Lucas. In 1986, he co-founded PIXAR with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter.
Pixar’s 40 Year Old 3D Computer Graphics
In 1972 Ed Catmull (founder of Pixar) and his colleagues created the world’s first 3D rendered movie, an animated version of Ed’s left hand. This is the film that they produced. It includes some “making of” footage (around 1:30) and some other early experiments. Read more at nerdplusart.com/?p=1106. 40 Year
Disney Animation is closing the book on fairy tales
This sad article comes to us from the LA Times. Once upon a time, there was a studio in Burbank that spun classic fairy tales into silver-screen gold. But now the curtain is falling on “princess movies,” which have been a part of Disney Animation’s heritage since the 1937 debut
Disney Picks Pixar’s Brains for Muppets Movie
The Muppets are getting Pixar-lated. Principals involved with Disney’s upcoming live-action picture starring Jason Segel flew to Pixar headquarters in Emeryville, Calif., on Wednesday for a table read of the project. This is the second recent example of the animation house assisting its Disney parent with a live-action feature after
