What was Pixar’s first movie?

“Toy Story” marked the history of Disney and Pixar, in addition to earning the admiration of many movie lovers by introducing Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Andy and several other characters that became part of the childhood of thousands of people across the globe.

However, despite revolutionizing Pixar’s trajectory as a film production company, “Toy Story” was not the first film from the animation studio, which began to leave its legacy in the world long before the famous production about puppets that come to life had its debut revealed.

First of all, how did Pixar come to be?

THE pixar began taking its first steps in 1979 as part of Lucasfilm’s Computer Division, a group tasked with producing state-of-the-art computer technology for the motion picture industry. However, it was only in 1986 that the studio became independent after Steve Jobs become the main shareholder of the company.

It is worth remembering that Pixar was responsible for creating the Software Computer Animation Production System (CAPS), or Computer Animation Production System, in free translation, which became the main method of making animations, being used until today.

Luxury Jr.

Released in 1986, “Luxo Jr.” was Pixar’s first animated film. The short film, which is just over two minutes long, was directed by John Lasseter, and presented the first images of the iconic lamp — which is now part of the opening of the studio’s films — playing with a ball. Check out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT8rSL0deg8

“Luxury Jr.” not only left its legacy to Pixar, which debuted CAPS, but also to the film academy by becoming the first animated film made using computer graphics to be nominated for an Oscar, competing for the award in the category of Best Animated Short Film.

But what about “Toy Story”?

After years of developing only low-length and commercial films, in 1991 Pixar had the opportunity to make the first feature film in the studio’s history, after signing an agreement with Disney for the development of a long-term animation using computer graphics.

Thus, in 1995, the revolutionary “Toy Story”, which was commanded by director John Lasseterhit the big screen, becoming Pixar’s first full-length feature film, and the first feature film to be produced entirely on a computer.

Finally, “Toy Story” was also responsible for transforming the way the studio carried out its production of cinematographic content, since shortly after the film’s premiere, Pixar began to focus only on the production of feature films, giving rise to productions such as “A Bug’s Life”, “Monstros Inc” and “Finding Nemo” in the following years.