Wilhite decided they wanted to make a whole feature this way. Lasseter realized that computers could be used to make movies with three dimensional backgrounds where traditionally animated characters could interact to add a new, visually stunning depth that had not been conceived before.Īfter he and Glen Keane had finished the short test film " Where the Wild Things Are" (a decision chosen based on the fact that Disney had considered producing a feature based on the works of Maurice Sendak), Lasseter and Thomas L.
Up to that time, the studio had used a multiplane camera to add depth to its animation. He immediately saw the potential of this new technology and what it could do for animation. While working on " Mickey's Christmas Carol", he was invited by his friends Jerry Rees and Bill Kroyer to see the first lightcycles sequences for an upcoming film entitled " Tron", featuring state-of-the-art computer generated imagery. Lasseter later obtained a job as an animator at Walt Disney Feature Animation. On graduation, Lasseter joined The Walt Disney Company, as a Jungle Cruise skipper at Disneyland in Anaheim ]. In addition, Lasseter graduated from California Institute of the Arts, where he met future colleague Brad Bird. John attended Whittier High School, Class of 1975, along with his twin sister Johanna. Lasseter's father was a parts manager at a Chevrolet dealership, while his mother was an art teacher at Bell Gardens Senior High School. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.
John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an Academy Award-winning American animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. Caption = John Lasseter at the 34th Annual Annie Awardsīirthdate = birth date and age|1957|01|12
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