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What is the Pixar Theory about

Memories - being remembered is the point of the pixar theory, remembering those who came before you and where you came from as a guide to the future.

Which movies sum up the Pixar Theory

Inside out, Elemental, Monsters Inc, Coco

What was Pixar's first computer animated film

Luxo Jr.

What were Lasseter's two student-short films while at CalArts

"Lady and the lamp" and "Nitemare"

Who was the investor that launched Pixar

Steve Jobs ("The Entrepreneur")

Chronological order of Pixar's first three (major) films

Toy Story, Bug's Life, (Toy Story 2), Monsters inc

Who is John Lasseter

The animator, co-founder, and creative force behind pixar

What year was Pixar founded

1986

Who is Ed Catmull

Computer scientist, Lucasfilm lead, and Pixar Co-founder

Who was the investor that launched Pixar

Steve Jobs ("The Entrepreneur")

What problem did Pixar solve with animating Bug's life

Crowd animation

What movies are from “The Golden Age” of Disney?

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi

What other nickname was the “Golden Era” given?

“The Tar and Sugar Era” due to its sandwhiching technique of wholesome and dark/eery scenes

What trends did the “Golden Era” create

Seeing through the eyes of an animal, turning well-known literature into child-friendly film, and fairytale-based films.

Define the “Wartime Era” of Disney

also known as “Package Era”, obscure films that lacked in popularity, disney produced wartime propaganda as well

Define the “Silver Age” of Disney

also known as the “Restoration Age”, marks disneys return to big-budget full length films such as 101 dalmatians, cinderella, lady and the tramp, etc.

Define the “Broze Age”

Post Walt’s death, a decline for disney. a period of trial and error filmmaking,

The Disney Renaissance

wildely agreed upon era in Disney, movies returning to the fairytale-storytelling disney was known for, and seeing profound success.