Please introduce some famous animation or special effects studios in America.

Company name: Pixar Animation Studios [us]

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Company introduction

In p>1984, john lasseter left Disney, where he worked for many years, and joined Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic Company. Two years later, Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, spent $1 million to buy the computer animation department of Industrial Light and Magic Company and set up Pixar animation studio.

In May p>1991, Pixar took a historic step and became a partner with Disney, an entertainment giant. From Snow White in 1937 to treasure planet in 22, Disney, which has always been the dominant animation, has created one classic cartoon after another. These films are all hand-painted, but sooner or later, computers will be integrated into the field of animation creation. So Pixar signed an agreement with Disney to produce computer animated feature films, which were distributed by Disney.

On November 22nd, 1995, ToyStory, the world's first fully computerized animated feature film, was released in the United States. Toy Story is the first computer animation co-produced by Disney and Pixar, which cost more than 1 million yuan and took four years to complete. The film tells a story that happened between toys. When Andy, the little boy, got Buzz Lightyear, the latest toy astronaut, Woody, the toy cowboy who was originally favored, lost his former position. In a series of conflicts, Woody and Buzz Lightyear accidentally fall into the hands of toy sadists. Andy is about to move, and Woody and Buzz Lightyear must cooperate to escape from their clutches and return to their young master. Pixar's computer technology has been brought into full play in Toy Story. The film set a new record for animated films with a box office of $192 million, and won an Oscar for special achievement for director john lasseter.

On November 25th, 1998, the second computer animated feature film "ABug'sLife" co-produced by Disney and Pixar was released. This time, director john lasseter moved the background of the story to the insect world. A group of ants preparing to store food for the winter have been plundered and attacked by grasshoppers for a long time. Seeing that the season of collecting food by grasshoppers is coming again, the ants worked hard and stored food, but they were all screwed up by an ant named Philip. Philip decided to ask other insects for help, hoping to get rid of the threat of grasshoppers. By mistake, Philip found a group of circus bugs, and they finally worked together to drive away the grasshoppers, and Philip became a hero of Ant Island. Bug Crisis * * * earned $163 million.

On November 24th, 1999, Toy Story 2, the world's first fully digital movie, was released. The content and characters of this third computer animated feature film co-produced by Disney and Pixar continue from Toy Story. Woody was robbed by a crazy toy store owner in order to save the old toys that were sold at clearance sale. It turned out that Woody was a star member of the most famous toy combination in the 195s. Woody and cowgirl Jessie will be transported to the Toy Museum in Japan. Buzz Lightyear and other toys struggled to save Woody and Jesse. With the success of Toy Story 2 at the box office of $245 million, director john lasseter, Spielberg, James Cameron, etc. are also called the top ten directors who can make the most money in Hollywood.

On November 2nd, 21, Monsters, Inc., the fourth computer animated feature film jointly produced by Disney and Pixar Company, was released. The story unfolds in a monster world that coexists with the human world. When human parents are away, monsters will sneak in from the closet door to scare children, because children's screams and fears are the source of energy that keeps the monster world running, and monster power company is the factory that makes energy. Children are less and less easily intimidated, so the monster world is facing a serious energy crisis. Mao Mao, the top scare expert in the company, and his assistant Big Eye are the best partners. Once, Mao Mao accidentally brought the little girl Abu into the monster world, causing a panic, because human children were considered poisonous by the monster world. Mao Mao and Big Eye tried their best to protect Abu, and finally successfully sent her home. Monster Power Company broke through the $1 million mark within 1 days of its release.

Finding Nemo in p>23 is the fifth computer animated feature film co-produced by Disney and Pixar. The speed at which Pixar set a new record is really amazing. With the impressive performance of Finding Nemo, Pixar is considering amending its agreement with Disney. If Disney, which is in charge of distribution, can't meet their requirements, Pixar will look for other partners.

TheIncredibles will be Pixar's latest work, which is expected to be released in North America on November 5th, 24. This is a film featuring human beings. A super family with super powers is responsible for saving the world. Like other human families, this family has its own problems. When a contradiction occurs, no one can stop it, and the dispute gradually becomes a major crisis. "Superman Attack Team" has the flavor of a comic book hero, and Brad Bird is the director, which is the first feature film he has managed since he joined Pixar.

Cars, which is expected to be released at the end of 25, may be the last computer-animated film co-produced by Disney and Pixar. The protagonist of the story is a group of cars, directed by john lasseter and Lee Ankridge.

Lucas Studio

George Walton Lucas

George Walton Lucas Jr Jr (May 14th, 1944 ——) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter, whose most famous works are the epic trilogy Star Wars and raiders of the lost ark.

personal experience

Lucas was born in Modesto, California, where his father George Walton Lucas opened a stationery store. When Lucas attended Downey High School, he became interested in driving racing cars. He dreamed of becoming a professional racing driver. However, a terrible car accident suddenly interrupted this dream and changed his view on life. In the 196s, Lucas began to study film at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, one of the earliest universities devoted to film. He made several short films there, including an early version of THX1138, which later became his first feature film.

After graduation, he and francis coppola founded the American Zoetrope Studio, hoping to create an environment for filmmakers to play freely outside the oppressed Hollywood studio system. Although the idea of American animated cartoons didn't really succeed, the financial success of his films "American Style Painting" and "Star Wars" allowed Lucas to set up his own studio Lucas Films in Malin County, California, north of his hometown. Skywalker Sound and Industrial Light and Magic, two subsidiaries of Lucasfilm that deal with sound effects and visual effects respectively, have become the most respected companies in their fields. Lucas movie games, later renamed Lucas Art, have also received great attention in the computer game industry.

Star Wars was honored by some people as the first "high-concept" movie in 1977, although others thought that the first movie should be Jaws made by Steven Spielberg (English: Steven Spielberg, translated by Steven Spielberg in Hong Kong and translated by Steven Spielberg in Taiwan) two years ago. In fact, Lucas and Spielberg have known each other for a long time, and they have cooperated in the following films. Especially the first episode of raiders of the lost ark by Indiana Jones in 1981. Together with Spielberg, Lucas' position in the film was confirmed by Blockbuster as a producer.

Star Wars has proved to be the most successful movie in terms of investment recovery. During the filming of Star Wars, Lucas gave up what he could get as a director in exchange for the ownership of the film (which the film company thought was worthless). This decision enabled him to get billions of dollars in copyright fees directly from all the franchises of games, toys and collectibles. In 24, Forbes magazine estimated that Lucas' personal wealth reached $3 billion. By 25, Forbes Online estimated that in his lifetime, the revenue generated by the Star Wars franchise was close to $2 billion.

Lucas refused to implement the "opening design specification" in the opening credits of his Star Wars movie (at that time, the American Directors Association stipulated that a staff list should be printed at the opening credits of the movie, but Lucas put the list at the end of the movie in order not to affect the sci-fi effect of the opening credits of Star Wars. ) was fined by the American Directors Association. After paying the fine, he quit the association and will not be a film director for twenty years.

On October 3rd, 1994, Lucas began to write the first three episodes of Star Wars. On November 1 of the same year, he stopped his production and daily operation, and made use of public holidays to complete his prequel.

The American Film Institute will award Lucas the Lifetime Achievement Award in 25. He will accept the prize on June 9, 25.

He adopted three children: Amanda (born in 1981), Katie (born in 1988) and Jeter (born in 1993).

The most famous movie

THX1138 (197) (director and screenwriter)

American Graffiti (1973) (director and screenwriter)

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope/Starwars, 1977) (director and screenwriter)

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (198) (executive producer, * * * co-screenwriter)

Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981) (executive producer)

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) (executive producer and co-writer)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1984) (executive producer)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (executive producer)

Star Wars episode I: The Phantom Menace, 1999) (director, screenwriter and executive producer)

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (director, screenwriter and executive producer)

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.