Essay Quiz 2

Last Thursday we watched Geri’s Game in class which went along with the Pixar readings perfectly (obviously). In class we talked about how this was one of the first time Pixar projects where they worked on creating a believable human (and cloths too). And in the Technology and the Evolution of Storytelling reading John Lasseter said “It’s not the technology that entertains people, it’s what you do with the technology.” which is so true. I know I wasn’t paying attention to Geri’s skin or cloths I was just enjoying the story, which shows that storytelling really is the most important thing as mentioned in the Pixar’s Storytelling reading. John Lasseter also said “I always viewed the technology as simply a tool”. And that's exactly how Pixar uses it, technology is a tool to improve your art, but if it’s all about the technology that will apart obvious. Over the past twenty years Pixar has made leaps and bounds in animation. But it is only when you put images of their past a present works together that you realize how far they have come.

Even though Geri is an old man and Riley is a little girl you can still see how different they are and how far Pixar has come.