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Toy Story
The first film Pixar released as their own studio. Also the first full-length 3D animated feature ever. -
A Bug's Life
Pixar's second film. Focused on creating more realistic plants and creatures. Also focused on achieving crowd shots. -
Toy Story 2
Almost released as a direct-to-video sequel, Pixar wrestled back control of the production and retooled it in a matter of weeks. -
Monsters Inc.
Released on Thanksgiving weekend, Monster's Inc. cemented Pixar's position as an animation giant. They also worked especially on fur physics for Sully and other monsters. -
Finding Nemo
Pixar's first experimentation with realistic water effects and greater character movement and expression. -
The Incredibles
Pixar's first take on the superhero genre. Focused on improving hair and fabric animation. -
Cars
Pixar experimented with greater environmental detail and photorealistic imagery. Inspiration for the film was drawn from NASCAR and a vacation the director, John Lasseter, took on Route 66. -
Ratatouille
Pixar further experimented with realism through animating food with varying textures. They also did research with several professional chefs. -
WALL-E
Pixar focused on enhancing photorealistic environments and depth of field. Created new ways of doing lighting and creating live-action style depth of field. -
Up
One of Pixar's most emotional films according to many. Focused on environmental textures with stylized character designs -
Toy Story 3
The long-awaited third entry in the Toy Story series. The film required that animators recreate the old character models from scratch and not use every trick in the book in order to maintain the same animation style as those used years prior. -
Cars 2
The second entry in the Cars series, the film focuses on a spy themed adventure where Mater gets accidentally involved in a conspiracy plot. -
Brave
Pixar's first princess film, The story is focused on a princess in Scotland and her journey to maturity. -
Monsters University
A prequel to Pixar's film Monsters Inc., the film follows the rivalry between Mike and Sully and shows their transition from bitter rivals to best friends. -
Inside Out
The film attempted to show the way people process emotions and give an example of how our minds work. Seen by many as a return to form for Pixar as well as being one of their most personal and touching films. -
The Good Dinosaur
The film, while light on story, was groundbreaking in the photorealism displayed in the environment. The character designs were simpler in order to make them stand out. -
Finding Dory
Pixar's latest film focused on continuing the story after the end of Finding Nemo. Artists continued to work on water effects and updated the designs of many of the characters. -
Cars 3
Will be released in US theaters. Will focus on ending the Cars franchise and working on even greater photorealism. -
Coco
Will be released in US theaters. The film focuses on the Mexican festival, Dia de Muertos, or Day of the Dead. -
The Incredibles 2
Will be released in US theaters. Will continue the story of the Incredibles family. -
Toy Story 4
Will be released in US theaters. Will continue the story of the toys from the previous films.
