Toy Story

Toy Story (1995) was directed by John Lasseter. According to Pixar, 114,240 frames of computer animation were made, and 800,000 machine hours were required to render screen content at a maximum rate of 3.5 minutes per week. The plot revolves around the toys of a…

…work on films such as Toy Story (1995), the first fully computer-animated feature, and its sequels (1999, 2010).

…potential with the enormously successful Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999), films that Disney jointly developed and produced with Pixar Animation Studios. Live-action features also found success, especially 101 Dalmatians (1996), a remake of Disney’s own 1961 animated feature.

…to lush features, such as Toy Story (1995; the first entirely computer-animated feature-length film), A Bug’s Life (1998), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), WALL-E (2008), and Up (2009). Computer techniques are commonly incorporated into traditional line animations, giving films such as

…first feature-length completely computer-animated work, Toy Story (1995), distributed by Disney. According to the company, some 110,064 separate frames of computer animation were made, and 800,000 machine hours were needed overall, creating at a maximum rate of 3.5 minutes of screen time per week. The huge success of Toy Story…

…next several years working on Toy Story, which opened in theaters in 1995 as the first entirely computer-animated feature film. The family-friendly movie, which humorously imagined the private lives of toys, was a critical and commercial hit, and it earned Lasseter, its director, an Academy Award for special achievement.

…entirely computer-generated, the Disney Company’s Toy Story, was created with SGI’s computers.