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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Pixar Animation Studios''' (pronounced "pics-ar") was formed in 1979 as The Graphics Group of [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]] Computer Division by Edwin Catmull, Steve Jobs, and John Lasseter. It was renamed to its current name in 1986, and originally produced CGI animated shorts, most notably ''The Adventures of André and Wally B.'', ''Luxo Jr.'', and ''Tin Toy''. They later began working on feature films starting with 1995's ''Toy Story'', a joint production with [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] which was the first ever full-length film to be computer-animated. In 2006, Pixar was acquired by [[Walt Disney Pictures|The Walt Disney Company]]. | '''Pixar Animation Studios''' (pronounced "pics-ar") was formed in 1979 as The Graphics Group of [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]] Computer Division by Edwin Catmull, Steve Jobs, and John Lasseter. It was renamed to its current name in 1986, and originally produced CGI animated shorts, most notably ''The Adventures of André and Wally B.'', ''Luxo Jr.'', and ''Tin Toy''. They later began working on feature films starting with 1995's ''Toy Story'', a joint production with [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] which was the first-ever full-length film to be computer-animated. In 2006, Pixar was acquired by [[Walt Disney Pictures|The Walt Disney Company]]. | ||
==The Graphics Group of Lucasfilm Computer Division== | ==The Graphics Group of Lucasfilm Computer Division== | ||
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* The square can also be seen on the game box on ''Geri's Game''. | * The square can also be seen on the game box on ''Geri's Game''. | ||
* This logo also makes a cameo in ''Toy Story 2'' on a television channel seen by Andy's toys during the channel-changing scene. | * This logo also makes a cameo in ''Toy Story 2'' on a television channel seen by Andy's toys during the channel-changing scene. | ||
* This logo was created by director and executive producer John Lasseter on a stone cutting machine. | * This logo was created by director and executive producer John Lasseter on a stone-cutting machine. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="150"> | ||
File:Pixar (2017).png|Original logo (16:9) | File:Pixar (2017).png|Original logo (16:9) | ||
File:Pixar Animation Studios (1995-2007, scope).png|Original | File:Pixar Animation Studios (1995-2007, scope).png|Original version (2.39:1) | ||
File:Pixar Animation Studios (2016).png|Remastered version (16:9) | File:Pixar Animation Studios (2016).png|Remastered version (16:9) | ||
File:Pixar Animation Studios (Remastered version, 2017).png|Remastered version (2.39:1) | File:Pixar Animation Studios (Remastered version, 2017).png|Remastered version (2.39:1) | ||
File:Pixar Animation Studios (2021).png| | File:Pixar Animation Studios (2021).png|Reanimated version (1.85:1) | ||
File:Pixar (Re-rendered).png| | File:Pixar (Re-rendered).png|Reanimated version (2.39:1) | ||
File:Pixar ('Animation Studios' text already formed).png|The logo with the 'Animation Studios' text already formed | File:Pixar ('Animation Studios' text already formed).png|The logo with the 'Animation Studios' text already formed | ||
File:Pixar (Closing).png|Closing (original version) | |||
File:Pixar Animation Studios (2021, closing).png|Closing (reanimated version) | |||
File:Pixar (20th Anniversary).png|20th Anniversary logo seen on ''Cars'' (2006) | File:Pixar (20th Anniversary).png|20th Anniversary logo seen on ''Cars'' (2006) | ||
File:Pixar (25th Anniversary).png|25th Anniversary logo seen only on cinema releases of ''Cars 2'' (2011) | File:Pixar (25th Anniversary).png|25th Anniversary logo seen only on cinema releases of ''Cars 2'' (2011) | ||
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* On ''Toy Story'' trailers and TV spots, a still version without Luxo Jr., with white text on a black background, can be seen. | * On ''Toy Story'' trailers and TV spots, a still version without Luxo Jr., with white text on a black background, can be seen. | ||
* On ''Toy Story 3'' for the iPhone and iPod Touch and handheld versions of Pixar games, a still version with Luxo Jr. exists. | * On ''Toy Story 3'' for the iPhone and iPod Touch and handheld versions of Pixar games, a still version with Luxo Jr. exists. | ||
* There is a short version | * There is a short version that starts with the completed logo and only includes Luxo Jr. looking at us. It usually appears in front of shorts and trailers, as well as at the very beginning of ''Monsters, Inc.'', | ||
* At the end of international releases of ''Onward'', the short version is extended to show the lamp's bulb shutting off. | * At the end of international releases of ''Onward'', the short version is extended to show the lamp's bulb shutting off. | ||
* From 2008 with ''WALL-E'' to 2018 with ''Incredibles 2'', the logo was remastered in HD. Also, the closing variant now has "ANIMATION STUDIOS" fade in a little later than the opening logo. | * From 2008 with ''WALL-E'' to 2018 with ''Incredibles 2'', the logo was remastered in HD. Also, the closing variant now has "ANIMATION STUDIOS" fade in a little later than the opening logo. | ||
* A 3D version also | * A 3D version has also existed since 2009. The description can be found right [[Pixar Animation Studios#3rd Logo (3-D Alternative) (May 29, 2009-)|below]] this description. | ||
* At the end of some films such as ''WALL-E'', ''Up'', ''Cars 2'', ''Brave'', ''Finding Dory'', ''Toy Story 4'', ''Luca'', and current prints of ''Finding Nemo'', as well as both start and end of ''Cars 3'', the logo cuts in instead of fading in as it usually would. | * At the end of some films such as ''WALL-E'', ''Up'', ''Cars 2'', ''Brave'', ''Finding Dory'', ''Toy Story 4'', ''Luca'', and current prints of ''Finding Nemo'', as well as both start and end of ''Cars 3'', the logo cuts in instead of fading in as it usually would. | ||
* Starting in 2019 with ''Toy Story 4'', the remastered logo was re-animated and re-rendered with Pixar's current software. The changes include some minor color correction and the lamp being remodeled with a new base and an LED bulb. | * Starting in 2019 with ''Toy Story 4'', the remastered logo was re-animated and re-rendered with Pixar's current software. The changes include some minor color correction and the lamp being remodeled with a new base and an LED bulb. | ||
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*Seen on all Pixar movies and shorts from 1995 onward, with the exception of the 3-D prints of most newer movies, which use the next logo below. | *Seen on all Pixar movies and shorts from 1995 onward, with the exception of the 3-D prints of most newer movies, which use the next logo below. | ||
*It first appeared at the very end of ''Toy Story'' (and appears at the beginning of said film on most current prints, following the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo, and plastering the Pixar variant of the WDP logo) and has appeared at the beginning and end of all Pixar features starting with ''A Bug's Life''. | *It first appeared at the very end of ''Toy Story'' (and appears at the beginning of said film on most current prints, following the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo, and plastering the Pixar variant of the WDP logo) and has appeared at the beginning and end of all Pixar features starting with ''A Bug's Life''. | ||
*The original version was last | *The original version was last used on ''Ratatouille''; it later made reappearances on the teaser for ''Cars 2'' in 2010 and a TV spot for the 3D re-release of ''Finding Nemo'' in 2012. | ||
*The remastered logo debuted on ''WALL-E'', and it was last used at the end of ''Incredibles 2'', due to having a custom variant at the beginning. | *The remastered logo debuted on ''WALL-E'', and it was last used at the end of ''Incredibles 2'', due to having a custom variant at the beginning. | ||
*The reanimated variant first appeared on the second trailer for ''Toy Story 4'', and made its official debut on the movie itself, even appearing on the 3-D version instead of the next logo. It also appeared on ''Onward'' (2D version only), ''Soul'', ''Luca'', and the trailers for ''Turning Red'' and ''Lightyear''. | *The reanimated variant first appeared on the second trailer for ''Toy Story 4'', and made its official debut on the movie itself, even appearing on the 3-D version instead of the next logo. It also appeared on ''Onward'' (2D version only), ''Soul'', ''Luca'', and the trailers for ''Turning Red'' and ''Lightyear''. | ||