The CGI achievements of Pixar These days most people don't consider the technology that goes into a CGI movie or advert. It's assumed that the computer does most of the work and those involved simply take the accolades. But that thinking is naive, as computer graphics have evolved dramatically since the first CGI scenes were incorporated into movies and, in many ways, Pixar has always been at the bleeding edge of what was technically possible. To understand the development of Pixar's rendering technology (called Renderman, incidentally) let's go through some of their movies and explain the advancements that each contributed to each, making each production special. Toy Story (1995) The fact this could be made at all was probably the biggest innovation, but behind that was a very careful balancing act between the complexity of the images and animation, and actually getting the production completed within a reasonable timeframe. A Bug's Life (1998) See also: A Bug's Life - The Forgotten Pixar Movie Toy Story 2 (1999)
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