Toy Story : The Art and Making of the Animated Film

• To Infinity and Beyond
• A Created World
• A Great Story and Great Characters
• A Visual Feast
• An Emotional Journey

With the premiere of Toy Story in November 1995, a new era in the history of feature film animation has dawned. The first-ever computer animated full-length motion picture, Toy Story is the extraordinary result of a unique collaboration between the Walt Disney Company, the leader in traditional animation, and Pixar, the award-winning computer animation studio.

In Toy Story : The Art and Making of the Animated Film, author Steve Daly teams with director John Lasseter to tell the tale of how these two visionary companies joined together and set out to do what had never been done before. At the heart of their journey lies the collaboration and sense of discovery that went into developing this computer-animated "buddy movie", in wich a rag doll cowboy named Woody and high-tech space toy Buzz Lightyear compete for the affections of a boy named Andy.

The authors explain and illuminate how Toy Story achieved its pioneering look while taking the elements of animation entertainment - humor, heart, and the creation of a world both real and fantastic - to new three-dimensional horizons. Richly illustrated with concept and storyboard art as well as images from the film, Toy Story : The Art and Making of the Animated Film provides an in-depth review of the amazing technology, creativity, and artistry that went into the making of this breakthrough motion picture.

JOHN LASSETER is the chief executive officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. A two-time Academy Award-winning director, he directed the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, and Cars. Most recently, he executive-produced WALL-E and Up, and is working on Toy Story 3.

STEVE DALY is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly.