Pixar REVIEW

The original name of Pixar in 1979 was __?

• Industrial Light & Magic

• Lucas Computer Division

• Lucas FX

• Clayton Computers

___ is a MIT graduate with a PhD, that created the technology we use today. He was the CEO of Pixar for 40 years and also served as the President of the Walt Disney Co. under Bob Iger

• Joe Ranft

• Jeffrey Katzenberg

• Pete Docter

• Ed Catmull

Due to his costly divorce, George Lucas sold Pixar to ___

• Bill Gates

• Steve Jobs

• Paul Allen

• Bob Iger

Who is Pixar's mascot?

• Woody

• Buzz Lightyear

• The pixar ball

• Luxo Jr

How did Pixar's relationship with Disney sour over Toy Story 2

• Eisner did not like the early cut & threatened to sell the rights to Dreamwork SKG.

• Eisner did not like the early cut & threatened to release the film direct to video.

• Eisner liked the early cut but wanted a new actor to voice Woody.

• Eisner felt that the movie was not strong enough to compete against the Prince of Egypt so he threatened to move it back 1 full year.

How did Eisner change the deal with Pixar over Toy Story 2?

• Told them that since it was a sequel it did not count as part of their 5 movie deal with Disney

• Told them that he would make the sequel, Toy Story 3, direct to DVD witout Pixar's envolvement.

• Told them that if the movie didn't make twice it's budget, that it would not count as part of the 5 movie deal with Disney.

• Told them that if the movie wasn't a success he would sell the writes to Dreamworks SKG.

After several shouting matches with Michael Eisner, Steve Jobs would eventually find an ally in ___, and helped him overthrow Michael Eisner as CEO

• Ed Catmull

• Roy E. Disney

• David Geffen

• Brad Bird

In 2001, what happened to Andrew Stanton's film, Monster's Inc?

• It won the Oscar for best Animated Film.

• It surpassed Toy Story 2 in box office success.

• It got Shreked!

• It beat the Dreamworks SKG film, Shrek at the box office.

Why did Eisner create Circle 7 Animation?

• To take Pixar films and create direct-to-DVD sequels without Pixar's involvement.

• To make mini-movies for Pixar films and put them on Disney XD.

• To create animated series of Pixar films to sell to Netflix.

• To create animated series of Pixars films to place on Disney Toons.

What was significant about Bob Iger's purchase of Pixar from Steve Jobs at 7 billion dollars.

• It made Steve Jobs into a billionare.

• It made Steve Jobs the largest shareholder at Disney.

• It gave Steve Jobs the capital to launch the ipod.

• It gave Apple the money to launch itunes.