John Lasseter
John Alan Lasseter is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, voice actor, and the head of animation at Skydance Animation. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, as well as the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. Lasseter's first job was with The Walt Disney Company, where he became an animator. Next, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on the then-groundbreaking use of CGI animation. After Lucasfilm became Pixar in 1986, Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer and he directed Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Cars, "Toy Story 3" and "Cars 2". He has won two Academy Awards, for Animated Short Film (Tin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (Toy Story).
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The Inspiration for 'Cars'
5.7
Making 'Nemo'
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The Pixar Story
7.6
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
0
These Amazing Shadows
7.4
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
6.7
Fog City Mavericks
8.5
The Beatles Revolution
0
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
7
Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.2
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
7.9
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
0
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
7.5
Toy Story 2
7.599
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
6.688
Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
0
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
7
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
7.6
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
7
Imagining Zootopia
7.4
Bozzetto non troppo
9.5
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
6.841
Cars 2
6.152
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
7.9
Motori Ruggenti
0
A Bug's Life
7
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
7.3
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
7.4
The Making of TRON
6.3
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
7.9
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
6.8
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
6.8
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
8.7
Lasseter-san, Thank You
0
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
8
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
6.3
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
10
Making 'Toy Story'
6.8
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
6.8
The Making of 'The Incredibles'
6.3
Made in Point Richmond
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