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The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company | 
| Author: David A Price
Creator: David Drummond
Publisher: Tantor Media
Category: Book
List Price: $69.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Format: Audiobook, Cd
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Library ed.
Number Of Items: 7
ISBN: 1400137659
Dewey Decimal Number: 338
EAN: 9781400137657
ASIN: 1400137659
Publication Date: July 1, 2008 (New: This Week)
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Product Description
The roller-coaster rags-to-riches story behind the phenomenal success of Pixar Animation Studios, and the first in-depth look at the company that forever changed the film industry and the "fraternity of geeks" who shaped it.
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It's about the Story July 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a teacher who uses stories to draw students into an academic concept. I love a good story that teaches. This one exceeds any expectations. It's about the growth of software that I use daily from concept to reality; from the unaffordable to the common man. It's about dreams that percolate FOR YEARS and not just achieve instant stardom. It's about patience and conflict and overcoming some obstacles and being taken down by others. It is about character building while building characters that have become a mainstay of our culture. In short, it's inspirational for those of us who continue to work on our ideas and dreams while others scoff at our million to one odds at success. The Pixar Touch motivates us to reply: "so you mean I still have a chance."
This is a must read for all of those who lead creative teams or who dream to create!
This book went to Infinity and Beyond!! July 2, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am an animator and have always had an affinity for PIXAR. When I heard about this book I knew I needed to read it immeadiately. It goes through the entire history of PIXAR with some detailed background on computer animation itself. Also it gives brief back stories of each of the major players that started PIXAR and/or have been major players since then. I have never found a non-fiction book more interesting in my life. Once you pick up this book you actually will no be able to put it down. There is however a lot of tech talk so if you do not know much about computers or animation you may not like it as much, but it really is a good and fast read. I recommend it to all who are truly interested in PIXAR, computer animation, and even the growth of a small business.
Excellent creative and business history June 17, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Price does a nice job tracing Pixar from the initial birth of computer graphics at the University of Utah through Pixar's acquisition by Disney. He does well with both the business history (including interesting detail on Steve Jobs and the hard bargains he drives) and the creative history, as the Pixar team builds up to feature films and then delivers again and again.
The magic touch June 14, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I was glued to this book about Pixar's humble beginnings and inspiring ascension into the firmament. In true Cinderella fashion, the company starts with nothing, gets no respect, but eventually its dreams come true. It's a thought-provoking journey.
Pixar's story interweaves with that of the Walt Disney Company throughout its history. Founding CEO Ed Catmull's college dissertation involved creating a texture map projecting Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh onto undulating surfaces. When Disney decided to replace its ink-and-paint process with computers, it had Pixar test the system with a scene from The Little Mermaid. In 1991, Disney agreed to finance Pixar's first full-length feature film, Toy Story, but production was shut down in late 1993 because the plot dictated that Woody be mean and petty. Disney rewrote the script to make the toy cowboy more sympathetic. And in January 2006, Disney agreed to acquire Pixar for 287.5 million shares of Disney stock.
The story works in the biographies of some fascinating men. Catmull turned down Disney when it approached him to help design the Walt Disney World attraction Space Mountain. Steve Jobs, newly thrown out of Apple Computer, bought Pixar for just $5 million, only to discover he had to spend twice that to keep it afloat. You read how John Lasseter advances from a skipper on Disneyland's Jungle Cruise to the principal creative advisor of Disney and Pixar animation.
The book includes a handful of black and white photos, and eight glossy, full-color pages with images from Pixar movies Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and Ratatouille.
Here's the chapter list:
1. Anaheim
2. In the Garage
3. Lucasfilm
4. Steve Jobs
5. Pixar, Inc.
6. Making it Fly 1
7. Making it Fly 2
8. "It Seemed Like an All-Out War"
9. Crisis in Monstropolis
10. Emeryville
11. Homecoming
Appendix 1: Pixar Academy Awards and nominations
Appendix 2: Pixar Filmography
Fascinating History of a Fascinating Company June 11, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book proves that the story behind the amazingly successful animation studio is as interesting as anything they have created for the big screen. Definitely a must read for anyone who considers themselves a Disney or Pixar fanatic.
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