Pixar celebrates 25th birthday

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Pixar celebrates 25th birthday

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Born in the early 1980s pioneer of computer animation Pixar is celebrating its 25th birthday.

02 July,2011 03:45 pm

Pixar has made a dozen profitable feature films and became one of the most successful studios on the planet. Heroes of Pixars first film Luxo Jr lit the way toward a new generation of features entirely composed of computer graphics. Combination of technology and changing trends paved way for Pixar to create something totally new.In 1995, Pixar scored big with Toy Story, the first feature-length film composed entirely of computer-generated graphics. Toy Story was the first computer graphic film where the audience was no longer aware that they were watching computer-generated images. Pixar adopted a system of building a top-quality technical engineering division and a top quality creative team. Its movies have raked in some $6.5 billion and 26 Academy awards, taking their place alongside Disneys library of classic family films.