Pixar/Toy Story

• Typical Jobs Business Plan

• Evolution of the Business

• Luck vs Planning

Pixar Evolution from Product DemosAward Winning Shorts and Commercials

• Luxo Jr.

• Desperation is the mother of Invention?

• Product Scope

Toy StoryTask Breakdown

Structure

Development Pre-Production Animation/ Digitalizing Production

Technical Challenges

Post-Production

Storyline

Storyboarding

Script Approval

Script Rewrites

Character Development

Voice Over Assignment

Articulation

Motion Controls

Voice/ FaceSyncing

Compiling

Editing

Rewrites

Pre-release screenings

Rewrites

Final Edit

Final Release

Project Schedule

You can't rush art!

May 1991 November 1993 February 1994November 1995

One Week after Premiere

Pixar and Disney strike a deal

Katzenburg pulls the plug on Pixar

Pixar presents a reworked screening that meets Disney's approval

Toy Story Premiere

Pixar's Initiates an IPO

Not only is Toy Story the top grossing film of the year. Pixar has the largest IPO as well.

Toy Story Timeline