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The Pixar Story

A Between 2000 and 2005, under former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael D. Eisner, the Walt Disney Company set its shareholder meetings in a series of cold-weather months. Many suspected that this had been done to discourage attendance by the company's increasingly restless shareholders. In 2006, however, there was no need for such measures. In October 2005, Chief Operating Officer Robert Iger had replaced Eisner as CEO. On taking charge, Iger quickly carried out a bold move, negotiating a buyout of Pixar Animation Studios. Although the price was high, the acquisition proved to be overwhelmingly popular.

B Pixar had started life twenty years earlier as Pixar Inc., a computer hardware company, one of hundreds dotting the landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Within the company, a tiny animation group made short promotional films that brought in practically no revenue; the group came close more than once to being shut down. When the Pixar Image Computer proved unprofitable, the company ended to selling animation software and making animated commercials, but it continued to lose money year after year.

C In 1991, when Disney agreed to finance the production of Pixar's first feature film for cinema release, Disney largely dictated the terms of the contract. In late 1993, Disney considered ordering Pixar to shut down production of the blockbuster-directed film Toy Story because of problems with the script. At the time, Hollywood commentators doubted whether audiences would even sit through a full-length film made using new technology of computer animation. It was unclear whether computer animation would prove to be a novelty that would quickly wear thin. >> 🔥 Form đăng kí giải đề thi thật IELTS 4 kĩ năng kèm bài giải bộ đề 100 đề PART 2 IELTS SPEAKING quý đang thi (update hàng tuần) từ IELTS TUTOR

D Before long, however, circumstances changed dramatically. A succession of critically acclaimed and commercially successful animated feature films, beginning with the release of Toy Story in 1995 and followed by A Bug's Life and Finding Nemo, made Pixar the world's leading animation studio. Disney earned enormous profits from distributing the films. When Pixar's majority owner and CEO, Steve Jobs, cut off contract talks with Disney in early 2004, the business press focused on how Disney would cope. By that time, Pixar films accounted for approximately 45 per cent of the operating income from Disney's film operations.

E As a result of the 2005 acquisition, John Lasseter soon assumed the roles of Chief Creative Officer for both Disney and Pixar Animation, as well as Principal Creative Adviser for Disney's theme parks and resorts worldwide. Having helped to create a new genre of film at Pixar, Lasseter returned to Disney on his own terms, despite having briefly worked there earlier in his career.

F When Iger invited Lasseter to speak at the 2006 shareholders' meeting, he was greeted with enthusiastic applause accompanied by a few bars of the Toy Story theme music. Lasseter spoke about his childhood love of Bugs Bunny cartoons and described working as a ride operator on Disneyland's Jungle Cruise, where telling jokes helped him gain confidence in public speaking. He also recalled studying at the California Institute of the Arts and the frustration he felt when Disney initially rejected computer animation technology. He concluded by explaining how he followed his dream to work with Ed Catmull.

G Dr Edwin Catmull, then sixty-one years old and president of Pixar, was seated among the shareholders. Originally a computer graphics researcher, Catmull had moved unexpectedly into business leadership. He was widely regarded as brilliant, yet known for listening rather than dominating conversations, and when he spoke his manner was consistently friendly and courteous.

H Although Catmull built on the work of others, the revolution in three-dimensional animation was largely his achievement. He maintained a long-term vision of fully computer-animated films and, while leading computer graphics laboratories at the New York Institute of Technology and at George Lucas's Lucasfilm, assembled the technical and creative teams that would later form the core of Pixar Animation Studios. >> 🔥 Nhắn zalo 0905834420 join group zalo Hóng đề thi máy 4 skills để cập nhật đề thi thật 4 kĩ năng hằng ngày [Kèm giải & đề làm online]

Questions 1-6

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

Write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

1. Robert Iger expressed personal criticism of Michael D. Eisner.

   • TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN

2. Pixar Inc. achieved very little financial success during its early years.

   • TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN

3. The production of Toy Story encountered significant problems.

   • TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN

4. In the early 1990s, Hollywood commentators believed computer-animated films would be successful.

   • TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN

5. Finding Nemo was more successful than Toy Story.

   • TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN

6. Pixar made only a small contribution to Disney's film income in 2004.

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Questions 7-13

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Lasseter and Catmull – a professional success story

John Lasseter
• enjoyed watching Bugs Bunny cartoons as a child
• worked as a ride 7 ________ at Disneyland, which increased his 8 ________
• studied at the California Institute of the Arts
• experienced 9 ________ when Disney rejected new technology

Ed Catmull
• was Pixar's 10 ________
• preferred 11 ________ to dominating conversations
• remained committed to his 12 ________ for computer-animated films
• assembled the teams that formed the 13 ________ of Pixar

1. NOT GIVEN
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. FALSE
7. operator
8. confidence
9. frustration
10. president
11. listening
12. vision
13. core

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