The Wow Factor

A Rare Inside Look At Pixar Studios

Ever wonder what the inside of Pixar Studios looks like? Put your mind to rest and let you imagination run wild.

Check out this awesome video!

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A Buzz Lightyear Quote for Every Situation

For anyone who has ever been at a loss for words, maybe Buzz Lightyear can help you out. Try not to smile too much…

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10 Mind-Blowing Facts About Pixar

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The Scare Games

For those who have seen Monsters University, you know what the scare games are. For those of you who haven’t, it’s basically teams of monsters in the movie, competing against one another until the “scariest” team remains. In keeping with the theme, Pixar employees “take their fun very seriously,” so they divided the company into teams by department (art, writers, animation, etc.). Check out the video, and take a look at what happened!

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A Look at an Animation Wizard

Scott Clark is one of many animation wizards at Pixar. He was hired as an intern at the company in 1995, just when Toy Story was debuting, and he worked as an animator on the films, A Bug’s Life, Up, Cars, and Monsters University. Learn more about Scott and his accomplishments with the company here. There’s also an interview at the end!

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Andre & Wally B.

“The Adventures of Andre and Wally B., is an animated short made in 1984 by The Graphics Group, a subsidiary of Lucasfilm, which was later renamed “Pixar” before being spun off as a separate company. The animation was by John Lasseter (originally for his son), who was working on his first computer animated project and would move on to be a pivotal player at Pixar. The animation was groundbreaking for the time and helped spark the film industry’s interest in computer animation. This film was released on July 25, 1984, at SIGGRAPH in Minneapolis.” (wikipedia)

Check out a clip of “Pixar’s” first digital short here.

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How to Create an Office Space Like Google and Pixar

One of Steve Job’s greatest ideas, was to merge all departments together into one building to increase problem-solving and creativity. He redesigned the Pixar office, which originally housed computer scientists in one building, animators in a second building, and executives and editors in a third. “Jobs recognized that separating these groups, each with its own culture and approach to problem-solving, discouraged them from sharing ideas and solutions.”

Google had a similar approach, and you can see what their New York office looks like here.

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Inside Steve Jobs’ Mind-Blowing Pixar Campus

The open, 22-acre Pixar campus is home to some of the most creative individuals, and BuzzFeed has some inside pictures of the campus. Check them out here.

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The Disney Pixar Alphabet

Catch up on all things Pixar from A to Z here.

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5 Hidden Superpowers

Through evaluating different successful creative cultures, as well as the not-so-successful ones, there are several important attributes (or superpowers) that seem to make a great team even greater. Find out how to create a successful, superhero team here.

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Times Keep On Changin’

From the late 1980’s until now – check out the evolution of the “lamp,” aka Luxo Jr., in Pixar movies. He appears before the opening credits and before digital shorts. Take a look here.

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The Pixar Theory

A guy by the name of Jon Negroni has this theory that all Pixar movies are connected in the same universe. The video above, is a SuperCarlinBros production talking about the theory.

Jon Negroni says, “Every Pixar movie is connected. Several months ago, I watched a fun-filled video on Cracked.com that introduced the idea (at least to me) that all of the Pixar movies actually exist within the same universe. Since then, I’ve obsessed over this concept, working to complete what I call “The Pixar Theory,” a working narrative that ties all of the Pixar movies into one cohesive timeline with a main theme.” There is a website dedicated to this theory and you can check it out here.

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