How Pixar Advanced the Use of Computer Generated Images

In 1995 Disney released Toy story, the very first 100% full-length computer generated movie. The movie was a winner as not only did it gross the amount of $US 380million, but it lead to production of many other feature length animation, as people now knew, it could be done.

While the look of Toy story was one of simplicity and unrealistic images, the work behind it was made up of nothing less than complications and for years of excruciatingly long hours. The company behind Toy story, no not Disney, PIXAR, was established in 1986 when Steve Jobs, current CEO of Apple, bought Lucasfilms’ computer animation division and established it as an independent company by the name of PIXAR. Since those times PIXAR has come in leaps and bounds as it releases hit movie after hit movie to the waiting public. But it wasn’t easy as any one would tell you, making a 5 minute animation is time consuming in the very least, let

Pixel (Abbreviation for Picture Element)

Many surface appearances are best described using pictures or images (which can be scanned in or painted). For example, the decals on Buzz include graphics designed in the art department. The curtain fabric in Andy's room was created by scanning a piece of real cloth. The dirt on Sid's desk is also painted. Each of these images is a texture map which is incorporated into the overall surface shader to control the color, reflectivity and bumpiness of the surface. A texture map is a component of a shader.

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