Like real-car design studios, Pixar uses traditional sketches and clay models in conjunction with computer modeling systems, but major post-'06 developments to digital animation technology ...
After watching the Cars franchise of movies, we had a feeling that the people behind Pixar Animation Studios were automotive enthusiasts, and Jay Leno's Garage has proved our suspicions right.
Instead of animating each hair one by one, Pixar ... with "Cars," where it was used to create the sharp shadows and detailed reflections the filmmakers needed. Ray tracing transformed animation.
Through the '90s, Disney reigned supreme as animation king. Then Pixar came along to give ... The director of "A Bug's Life" and "Cars" had "led much of the studio's success as chief creative ...