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Edgar ArriazaEdgar Arriaza

Yun HuYun Hu

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Pixar Animation StudiosPixar Animation Studios

The Business of Pixar

• Industry CGI animation

• Motion pictures

• Products Pixar Image Computer

• RenderMan, Marionette

About the Pixar About the Pixar

Employees: 2,250

Revenue (2013-12-31) 2,867.00 (In Millions of USD)

Headquarters LocatedHeadquarters Located

• Emeryville, California, United States

President of PixarPresident of Pixar

• Ed Catmull • In 2013, the Computer History Museum named him a

Museum Fellow “for his pioneering work in computer graphics, animation and filmmaking”.

Brief History of PixarBrief History of Pixar• In 1986, Steve Jobs purchased the Computer Graphics

Division from George Lucas and established, independent company and named it "Pixar."

• In 1991, Disney and Pixar agreed to make their first animated movie.

• In 1995, Toy Story was released and earned more money than any other movie that year.

• In 2006, Disney bought Pixar.

Other Famous MoviesOther Famous MoviesIn 1998, A Bug’s Life was released.In 1999, Toy Story 2In 2001, Monsters, Inc.In 2003, Finding NemoIn 2006, CarsIn 2009, Up

Other Products and ServicesOther Products and Services

• Movie memorabilia like dolls and blankets

Reasons for SuccessReasons for Success

• They are innovative.

• They hired really smart people.

• They make learning fun and mandatory.

• It is ok to make mistakes and learn from them.

MARKETINGMARKETING

Posters

USING SOCIAL NETWORKUSING SOCIAL NETWORK

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COLLABORATING WITH THE OTHERSCOLLABORATING WITH THE OTHERS

UNIQUE STRATEGIESUNIQUE STRATEGIES

Monster UniversityMonster University

RATATOUILLERATATOUILLE

• Be brave to be different• Be brave to chase your

dream

CHARITIES AND SCHOOLARSHIPSCHARITIES AND SCHOOLARSHIPS• local organizations that benefit children.

• offering VIP tour tickets, with all proceeds benefiting charity

FUN FACTSFUN FACTS

• Employees get free

admission into Disney parks. 

• It takes so long to make a Pixar movie that if one person were to do it all, it would take them 500 years.

• Pixar like to include characters from their upcoming films in the backgrounds of the frame.