Pixar Story
Wesley Horner
can anyone recomend a good place to find information on this.
thanks,
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Mark Wilkins
> >I am writing a report for class on Pixar and their relationship with Disney.
> can anyone recomend a good place to find information on this.
>
> year... the Disney/Pixar arrangement is kinda, sorta explained there.......
An even better place is Pixar's FY1997 Annual Report, where there's a
fair amount of detail. Perhaps you can get them to send you a copy if
you call them up...
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Raymation
>I am writing a report for class on Pixar and their relationship with Disney.
can anyone recomend a good place to find information on this.
Visit www.pixar.com and read Steve Jobs' letter to the stockholders from last
year... the Disney/Pixar arrangement is kinda, sorta explained there.......
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Jonathan Lieht
Wesley Horner wrote in message <79v6do$eup$1...@pith.uoregon.edu>...
>I am writing a report for class on Pixar and their relationship with
Disney.
>can anyone recomend a good place to find information on this.
>
Sure... right here. See, once upon a time George Lucas had this little toy
of a company that produced computer animation, but he unloaded it in order
to focus on more important things like "Howard the Duck". The company,
called Pixar, did things like produce commercials and trade show tidbits and
the like, but also started working on original animated shorts. One of
these, called "Tin Toy", got the attention of the huge entertainment
conglomerate known as "Disney", who knew that the filmgoing public would
eventually tire of such classics as "The Black Cauldron" and "The Rescuers
Down Under", seeing as how (unlike most film styles) traditional cel
animation had not really evolved or improved significantly over its history.
Disney made a deal to distribute Pixar's films for a share of the profits.
The first of these films, "Toy Story", was a relatively unexpected success
and made a lot of money for Disney. After this, Pixar insisted on
renegotiating the deal to get more $$$$ for their efforts and to get equal
billing in all advertising materials. Eventually, look for Pixar to
distribute their own films, much the way Disney took over from RKO when they
wanted more control and $$$$, and for Disney to produce their own
computer-animated films.
And some people say you can't get reliable info from newsgroups...
;-)
Robert Cook
>
> Raymation wrote:
> > >I am writing a report for class on Pixar and their relationship with Disney.
> > can anyone recomend a good place to find information on this.
> >
> > year... the Disney/Pixar arrangement is kinda, sorta explained there.......
>
> fair amount of detail. Perhaps you can get them to send you a copy if
> you call them up...
Try:
http://www.pixar.com/aboutpixar/sj_letter.html
and
http://www.pixar.com/aboutpixar/ar98/index.html
- Robert Cook
Raymation
"Eventually, look for Pixar to distribute their own films.."
While this may eventually happen, I wouldn't be surprise if the deal was
extended... because as Jobs mentions in the '97 stock report, with Disney
handling distribution, Pixar can concentrate on the creative end and still make
some hefty cash...... plus Pixar characters turning up in Disney theme park
attractions is kinda of a cool thing for the Pixar folks..I'd like to go on a
ride featuring characters I brought to life...........guess we'll see have to
wait and see...
Kevin Cozens
>While this may eventually happen, I wouldn't be surprise if the deal was
>extended... because as Jobs mentions in the '97 stock report, with Disney
>handling distribution, Pixar can concentrate on the creative end and still make
>some hefty cash...... plus Pixar characters turning up in Disney theme park
>attractions is kinda of a cool thing for the Pixar folks..I'd like to go on a
>ride featuring characters I brought to life...........guess we'll see have to
>wait and see...
The Pixar web site mentioned there was a 5 picture deal with Disney. One picture
has been released (since Toy Story). Toy Story II is expected to be the next one
and then three more after that.
Cheers!
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Robert Cook
>
> The Pixar web site mentioned there was a 5 picture deal with Disney. One picture
> has been released (since Toy Story). Toy Story II is expected to be the next one
> and then three more after that.
Actually, Toy Story 2 will be produced under the same terms as the
five films of the deal, but will not be counted as one of them. A
Bug's Life is the first, and there will be four more after Toy Story
2.
You can read about it at:
Raymation
"The Pixar web site mentioned there was a 5 picture deal with Disney. One
picture
has been released (since Toy Story). Toy Story II is expected to be the next
one
and then three more after that."
Actually Toy Story 2 is not being counted in the deal....read today that a
rumored aquirsion of Pixar and Apple by Disney may be happening soon.......so
perhaps "the deal" won't make any difference anyways...