Movie: The Pixar Shorts: A Short History

Top 6 Billed Cast

Eben Ostby
Eben Ostby

Ralph Guggenheim
Ralph Guggenheim

John Lasseter
John Lasseter

Edwin Catmull
Edwin Catmull

Alvy Ray Smith
Alvy Ray Smith

Bill Reeves
Bill Reeves

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    The story of Pixar's early short films illuminates not only the evolution of the company but also the early days of computer animation, when a small group of artists and scientists shared a single computer in a hallway, and struggled to create emotionally compelling short films.

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    2007-11-06

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