The First Time Toy Story Released In History Today, November 22, 1995

JAKARTA - On November 22, 1995, Toy Story premiered. Animani is the first Pixar-Disney collaboration and the first full-length animated feature film.

Citing History, Toy Story's plot revolves around a rivalry between cowboy Woody, a boy's favorite toy named Andy, and Buzz Lightyear, a shiny new astronaut toy that Andy received as a birthday present. Oscar winner Tom Hanks voices Woody, while Tim Allen voices Buzz.

The development process for Toy Story was a long one, which started in January 1991. Pixar had to draw, make figures and other final work, all of which was done on a computer. This state-of-the-art animation creates a vibrant three-dimensional world full of color and movement, where toys move and come to life like humans.

After its release, Toy Story was a huge success. Toy Story grossed over $192 million at the domestic box office and $358 million worldwide. Toy Story animator John Lasseter received a special Academy Award for leading the Pixar team in the making of Toy Story. Toy Story also became the first animated film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

After resigning from Apple Computer Inc. in 1985, Steve Jobs acquired the computer graphics division of George Lucas' production company, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), for 10 million US dollars. Pixar is a branch of PSA that specializes in creating visual effects with computers.

While Jobs didn't do the graphic design or character creation for which Pixar became famous, his stewardship provided the creative team with the means to find their footing and breakthrough in animated filmmaking. Jobs also paved the way for Pixar to make the most successful and popular films of the past 20 years.

Prior to the acquisition, Pixar made computer-generated images (CGI) for short films. After being acquired by Steve Jobs, Pixar became an independent company. Pixar brings CGI "culture" to life in feature films, even today, CGI has become the latest technology in cinema. Currently CGI is used not only for animated films.

Quoting Biography, after Toy Story proved a huge success, Pixar remained a side project for Steve Jobs. Day-to-day operations were left to John Lasseter and CTO Ed Catmull, leaders who only appeared about once a week.

When Steve Jobs came to Pixar, the employees saw that Jobs was a kinder and gentler leader. According to Catmull, Jobs had a knack for getting to the heart of a film's problems after its initial screening, his insight serving as a "punch" that often sparked significant improvements.

Steve Jobs left Pixar completing sales of $7.4 billion in January 2006, continuing his final years at Apple. Meanwhile Pixar continued to make hits with films such as Cars (2006), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009) and the continuing Toy Story franchise.

"Steve took a chance on us and believed in his crazy dream of making computer-animated films. He is why Pixar has changed as it is today and his strength, integrity and love of life have made us all better people. He will forever be a part of our DNA. Pixar," said Lasseter and Catmull when Steve Jobs died.

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