Week 2_John Lasseter (Research)_Bailey Marlow

            John Lasseter is an animator who produced the first computer-animated feature film, Toy Story, and was in the founding group for the animation company Pixar and has also worked closely with Walt Disney Animation Studios.  After graduating from CalArts with other known animators such as Tim Burton, Brad Bird, and John Musker, Lasseter began pushing the boundaries of 2D animation and became interested with the idea of computer animation, which was fairly new at the time and considered unchartered territory.  His goal was to create the first full length feature film via computer animation and while this took several years and lots of ups and downs, he finally succeeded in 1995 with the production, Toy Story.  The storyboard was presented to Disney Animation and rejected, which led to a rewrite and was soon produced into the film we know today.  Outside of Toy Story, Lasseter has also created short films such as "Luxo Jr", "Red's Dream", "Tin Toy", and "Knick Knack" which were all made before the release of Toy Story and played a pilotable role in learning the ropes of computer animation.