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'''Pixar Animation Studios''' (pronounced "pics-ar") was formed in 1979 as [[The Graphics Group of 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 Pictures]] which was the first-ever full-length film to be computer-animated. In 2006, Pixar was acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. | '''Pixar Animation Studios''' (pronounced "pics-ar") was formed in 1979 as [[The Graphics Group of 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 Pictures]] which was the first-ever full-length film to be computer-animated. In 2006, Pixar was acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company]]. | ||
The company has released 27 films, all distributed under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, with their most recent film being ''Elemental'', released on June 16, 2023. Upcoming films from the studio include '' | The company has released 27 films, all distributed under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, with their most recent film being ''Elemental'', released on June 16, 2023. Upcoming films from the studio include ''Inside Out 2'', ''Elio'', and a fifth ''Toy Story'' film. | ||
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a {{color|gray}} square with four circles in {{color|red}}, {{color|green}}, {{color|blue}}, and white respectively below. Suddenly, a white light hovers over them, making them 3-D. The circles then turn into spheres. A circle zooms in on the square and the four spheres zoom out. The word "{{Font|Times New Roman|P · I · X · A · R}}" fades in with each sphere in between each letter. | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is a {{color|gray}} square with four circles in {{color|red}}, {{color|green}}, {{color|blue}}, and white respectively below. Suddenly, a white light hovers over them, making them 3-D. The circles then turn into spheres. A circle zooms in on the square, and the four spheres zoom out. The word "{{Font|Times New Roman|P · I · X · A · R}}" fades in with each sphere in between each letter. | ||
'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On ''Luxo Jr.'', an in-credit text is used with the square to the left of the text. | * On ''Luxo Jr.'', an in-credit text is used with the square to the left of the text. | ||
* On a demo reel from 1988, the standard logo is still and gray diamonds replace the spheres. The end of the reel has the logo pushed up with the company's address below. The text style used in this variant is also used | * On a demo reel from 1988, the standard logo is still, and gray diamonds replace the spheres. The end of the reel has the logo pushed up, with the company's address below. The text style used in this variant is also used in all variants listed below. | ||
* At the beginning of another demo reel from 1990, Tinny from ''Tin Toy'' can be seen on the right side of the screen with the Pixar logo at the top left and a 1990 copyright stamp on the bottom left. At the end, it just shows the normal Pixar logo without the symbol but with a different address and phone number. | * At the beginning of another demo reel from 1990, Tinny from ''Tin Toy'' can be seen on the right side of the screen with the Pixar logo at the top left and a 1990 copyright stamp on the bottom left. At the end, it just shows the normal Pixar logo without the symbol but with a different address and phone number. | ||
* On ''Red's Dream'', the Pixar square logo is seen, which fades into the text "PIXAR". | * On ''Red's Dream'', the Pixar square logo is seen, which fades into the text "PIXAR". | ||
* On ''Tin Toy'' is only the text and it scrolls from right to left. | * On ''Tin Toy'' is only the text, and it scrolls from right to left. | ||
* On the original version of ''Knick Knack'', the Pixar square logo zooms appears by a light and the text zooms up to the screen. | * On the original version of ''Knick Knack'', the Pixar square logo zooms and appears by a light and the text zooms up to the screen. | ||
* On the 1989 party video, the Pixar logo is rendered with a high specular and no wordmark. | * On the 1989 party video, the Pixar logo is rendered with a high specular and no wordmark. | ||
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* On ''Red's Dream'', a rainy sound effect plays, followed by a saxophone playing a sad tune. | * On ''Red's Dream'', a rainy sound effect plays, followed by a saxophone playing a sad tune. | ||
'''Availability:''' Seen on Pixar's animated shorts from 1986 until 1989. It is usually plastered over on re-releases of these shorts, but it is intact on certain shorts released on ''Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 1''. It has turned up on an original Australian VHS copy of ''Toy Story 2'' which had the short ''Luxo Jr.'' before the film, and a music video after the film was done. | '''Availability:''' Seen on Pixar's animated shorts from 1986 until 1989. It is usually plastered over on re-releases of these shorts, but it is intact on certain shorts released on ''Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 1''. It has turned up on an original Australian VHS copy of ''Toy Story 2'' which had the short ''Luxo Jr.'' before the film, and a music video after the film was done. It was also seen on the early short ''Beach Chair'' which can be found on the aforementioned ''Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 1'' DVD (without the logo) as a bonus feature, as well as the rare Pixar employee DVD ''Made In Point Richmond'' (with the logo). | ||
===2nd Logo (November 19, 1995-)=== | ===2nd Logo (November 19, 1995-)=== | ||
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* The lamp is the titular character from Pixar's very first animated short, ''Luxo Jr.'', made in 1986. "Luxo" was trademarked by Jac Jacobsen Industrier A.S., also known as Luxo ASA. The sound effects are also taken from that short. Luxo Jr. was also an unlockable character in ''Lego The Incredibles'', known simply as "Junior", due to a copyright issue with Luxo ASA, and was unlocked after completing a Family Build of a statue of Luxo Jr. and the Luxo ball. Both the build and the character are made with Lego bricks and are different than the one shown in the Pixar logo variant shown below. | * The lamp is the titular character from Pixar's very first animated short, ''Luxo Jr.'', made in 1986. "Luxo" was trademarked by Jac Jacobsen Industrier A.S., also known as Luxo ASA. The sound effects are also taken from that short. Luxo Jr. was also an unlockable character in ''Lego The Incredibles'', known simply as "Junior", due to a copyright issue with Luxo ASA, and was unlocked after completing a Family Build of a statue of Luxo Jr. and the Luxo ball. Both the build and the character are made with Lego bricks and are different than the one shown in the Pixar logo variant shown below. | ||
* The logo was designed by Pixar veteran Pete Docter and animated by Pixar subsidiary Hi Tech Toons. | * The logo was designed by Pixar veteran Pete Docter and animated by Pixar subsidiary Hi Tech Toons. | ||
* This was done on an SGI Indigo2 Extreme workstation. The lamp and the letters were modeled with Alias/Wavefront PowerAnimator and textured with Amazon Paint. The logo was rendered with PhotoRealistic Renderman on a Sun Microsystems supercomputer with a SPARC processor. The logo was recorded to 35mm negative on Management Graphics equipment with Monaco Labs developing it to reversal. | * This was done on an SGI Indigo2 Extreme workstation. The lamp and the letters were modeled with Alias/Wavefront PowerAnimator and textured with Amazon Paint. The logo was rendered with PhotoRealistic Renderman on a Sun Microsystems supercomputer with a SPARC processor. The logo was recorded to 35mm negative on Management Graphics equipment, with Monaco Labs developing it to reversal. | ||
* The remastered 2008 version was animated and produced by Pixar employee Gini Cruz Santos. | * The remastered 2008 version was animated and produced by Pixar employee Gini Cruz Santos. | ||
* The reanimated 2019 version was done with the Presto Animation System. | * The reanimated 2019 version was done with the Presto Animation System. | ||
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* On original prints of ''Cars'' (opening only, the normal logo is seen at the end) and the video game adaptation of said film (Xbox 360 and Wii versions only, other versions have the normal logo), the text "20 YEARS" (with Luxo Jr.'s light replacing the 0 in "20"), with "CELEBRATING" above it in tiny letters, appears when the logo dims, using the closing version of the logo as its basis. Plastered by the remastered version on current prints of the film. | * On original prints of ''Cars'' (opening only, the normal logo is seen at the end) and the video game adaptation of said film (Xbox 360 and Wii versions only, other versions have the normal logo), the text "20 YEARS" (with Luxo Jr.'s light replacing the 0 in "20"), with "CELEBRATING" above it in tiny letters, appears when the logo dims, using the closing version of the logo as its basis. Plastered by the remastered version on current prints of the film. | ||
* On theatrical releases of ''Cars 2'', after the logo finishes, the letters disappear leaving just the lamp, a la the closing version. Then, everything fades out and "CELEBRATING" fades in and slowly zooms in on a black background. Behind the text "25 YEARS" (with "25" above the "YEARS") fades in behind the "CELEBRATING" and is in a light blue font. Aside from the "For Your Consideration" DVD/Blu-ray release, the normal logo is seen elsewhere. | * On theatrical releases of ''Cars 2'', after the logo finishes, the letters disappear leaving just the lamp, a la the closing version. Then, everything fades out and "CELEBRATING" fades in and slowly zooms in on a black background. Behind the text, "25 YEARS" (with "25" above the "YEARS") fades in behind the "CELEBRATING" and is in a light blue font. Aside from the "For Your Consideration" DVD/Blu-ray release, the normal logo is seen elsewhere. | ||
** This variant has also been translated in foreign languages, such as in Russian. | ** This variant has also been translated in foreign languages, such as in Russian. | ||
* At the end of original prints of ''Toy Story'' and on ''Geri's Game'', there is an open-matte version where the logo is off-center. | * At the end of the original prints of ''Toy Story'' and on ''Geri's Game'', there is an open-matte version where the logo is off-center. | ||
* On ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'', the [[Game Boy|Game Boy Color and Advance]] versions of the ''Monsters, Inc.'' video game adaptation (latter version with a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} background), and ''Operation: Camouflage'' for the iPhone and iPod Touch, a still version without Luxo Jr. on a white background exists. | * On ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'', the [[Game Boy|Game Boy Color and Advance]] versions of the ''Monsters, Inc.'' video game adaptation (latter version with a {{color|darkviolet|purple}} background), and ''Operation: Camouflage'' for the iPhone and iPod Touch, a still version without Luxo Jr. on a white background exists. | ||
* On ''Toy Story'' trailers and TV spots, it's the same as above, but inverted. | * On ''Toy Story'' trailers and TV spots, it's the same as above, but inverted. | ||
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* On current prints of the first two ''Toy Story'' films, ''Monsters, Inc.'', ''Finding Nemo'', and ''Cars'', the original logo is replaced by the remastered one, though the original version is still intact on current prints of ''A Bug's Life'', ''The Incredibles'', and ''Ratatouille''. | * On current prints of the first two ''Toy Story'' films, ''Monsters, Inc.'', ''Finding Nemo'', and ''Cars'', the original logo is replaced by the remastered one, though the original version is still intact on current prints of ''A Bug's Life'', ''The Incredibles'', and ''Ratatouille''. | ||
* The shortened variant of the logo appears on ''Dug Days'' and ''Cars on the Road''. | * The shortened variant of the logo appears on ''Dug Days'' and ''Cars on the Road''. | ||
* This does not appear on the Disney+ series ''Monsters at Work'', as it was produced by [[Disney Television Animation]] | * This does not appear on the Disney+ series ''Monsters at Work'', as it was produced by [[Disney Television Animation]], although Pixar received an in-credit text. | ||
'''Legacy:''' This logo is one of the most popular logos in existence, and is cherished by many. | '''Legacy:''' This logo is one of the most popular logos in existence, and is cherished by many. | ||