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Early in his life, Catmull found inspiration in Disney movies, including Peter Pan and Pinocchio, and wanted to be an animator; however, after finishing high school, he had no idea how to get there as there were no animation schools around that time.
From an early age, he dreamed of a career with the Walt Disney Company, the world's leading feature–film animation studio for much of the twentieth century, but realized as he came of age that perhaps he lacked the artistic ability to land a job with the prestigious Disney corps of animators.
Catmull ran the Computer Graphics Lab for Schure, but he eventually realized that the Long Island enterprise lacked the technical expertise to make a credible animated film. In 1979, Catmull moved west to take a job with Lucasfilm Ltd. in northern California.
Interviewed by: John Hollar. Recorded: March 1, 2013 Pixar Animation Studios Emeryville, California. CHM Reference number: X6771.2013. 2013 Computer History Museum. John Hollar: We’re with Ed Catmull at Pixar today. Let's start at the very beginning. Ed, you were born in West Virginia.
In the 1950s, young Ed Catmull loved Walt Disney animated films such as Pinocchio and Peter Pan. He dreamed of becoming an animator, and he filled up sketchbooks and created his own flipbooks. At Salt Lake City’s Granite High School in the 1960s, he took every art class he could.
Aug 5, 2024 · Dr. Ed Catmull is cofounder of Pixar Animation Studios and president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Previously, Dr. Catmull was vice president of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm Ltd., where he managed development in the areas of computer graphics, video editing, video games and digital audio.
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Edwin Catmull’s pioneering work in the field of computer graphics and animation underpins the film industry as we know it today. Catmull was born Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1945 but moved to Utah when he was six months old.
