Recap

Well, one of my favorite readings that we did this section was the one on Keith Lango, well his blogs. He talked about going through the big studios and his time there, but more so he talked about the purpose that young animators should have. I love that he said to make films for us and not for others because that is so inspirational in a period of time where it feels like our every action is for someone else.
I will relate this reading back to the short films we watched on Pixar. Now, for a company that seemingly came out of nowhere the have done amazing things. After all, they needed a grant from Steve Jobs to get off the ground. So, I think that yes, now they are a major company and they make films for Hollywood or money or whatever it may be. However, I don't think that was the intention all along.
Lasseter took the storyline for Toy Story back to the board numerous times, even when he only had a small number of employees to help with these changes. I honestly have no idea how they kept their heads above water, but they did, and in doing so they made something wonderful. They didn't make it for the money, or fame, they made it for the children that have intimate connections with their toys and so that Pixar could have something they could be proud with. Even still, their short films might not make much, but they show so much of the animators in them that it is unique.
So, yes, I honestly do believe that although Pixar is huge now, they did something similar to what Keith Lango talked about. They made films for them, because they wanted to, and this is something that I feel like they did excellent with.