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The Pixar Touch: The Making Of A Company (2008)

by David A. Price(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0307265757 (ISBN13: 9780307265753)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Knopf Publishing Group

review 1: I almost always enjoy these behind the scenes books of interesting companies. Being a Pixar fan, I enjoyed seeing how the company developed over the years. Some of the information I already knew but there was plenty I didn't. The author is obviously a Pixar fan and so the book glosses over some of the the more negative or controversial events. Overall though, it is a fair even balanced book which will make you reach for your Toy Story DVD, the minute you've finished the book.
review 2: Pixar's story is surprising at times, but this isn't as dramatic a ride as I might of expected. The best part of these guys' story is that they took a technology that didn't even fully exist yet and saw potential to tell stories through it. Stories are the bedrock of Pixar and th... moreey worked hard to make quality visuals to go along with their playful stories. That's how they were able to contend with Disney Animation and rise to such great stardom. I loved this book for its telling of how Pixar continued to focus on stories even when everyone wanted them to focus solely on technology.I loved that Ed Catmull was such a cool guy. What a stud. He's studied at University of Utah when it was the computer graphics capital of the world and he got himself to the right place at the right time. He's inspiring.I appreciated another vantage point on Steve Jobs through the lens of Pixar's development. He ultimately owned a huge chunk of Pixar and it was very much his refuge during the time he was ostracized from Apple. Strangely enough, he wasn't very visionary about the storytelling (film-making) aspect of Pixar, instead banking on the technology output of the company. But he did make some bold moves in not selling and IPOing right after Toy Story debuted. A really gutsy move that paid off handsomely. The legend of John Lasseter wasn't really broken down as much as I would've liked. I know he's amazing at telling stories and he was a whiz at animating in university, but I still don't quite understand how he came to be considered such a creative/storytelling powerhouse leading up to Pixar's formation. He's like the Elvis of 3D animation, though. Mystery or no mystery.Makes me want to animate... less

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