John Lasseter is one of the biggest names in animation today. He is one of the original members when Pixar was founded and is the genius behind many of the studios biggest films. Today he is Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. He is also a two time academy award winning director and directs and oversees any on-going films or projects that are happening within both Disney and Pixar studios.
Lasseter found true fame when 'Toy Story' was released; being the director and writer of such a fantastic film was the John's way of claiming success. He has also directed many of Pixar's other films such as 'Cars', 'A Bugs's Life' 'Toy Story 2', etc. One of John's earliest successes was 'Luxo Jr', the short animation that has given Pixar its trademark and was the first computer animated film to be nominated for Best Animated Short Film, but his life was surely set for all this achievement when he was announced as the only winner of two student awards at the California Institute of the Arts.
For me, John Lasseter is a true inspiration and when I think about going into animation, it'e because of him; he is the one who brought so much joy to the world through animation and to able to do that is something that I want to do; put a smile on people faces through animation.
The video below is a short documentary, all about a day in John Lasseter's life. It shows that if you really set your mind on something you can achieve great things!
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