Something Positive: Good News in History, February 3 | A Step in the Right Direction

Something Positive: Good News in History, February 3 | A Step in the Right Direction

Why this story matters: Behind the headlines, stories like this show how real-world solutions are taking shape. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to on this day, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. 40 years ago today, a group of computer animators started Pixar Animation Studios out of a corporate spin-off from Lucasfilm. Pixar would go on to make their first film Toy Story , 9 years later, and over the following 20 years become the most critically admired animation studio in the world. After being turned down 45 times by 36 venture capitalists, George Lucas eventually found the financial backing for Pixar in one Steve Jobs, who had recently been edged out of Apple. With films like Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc., and Up, Pixar ruled the early 2000s animation space and has picked up 23 Academy Awards. WATCH their 35 years of animation in a special video… (1986) Pixar had enormous trouble in the early years attracting …