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For nearly twenty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films asΒ Toy Story,Β A Bugs Life*, The Incredibles, Up,Β WALL-E,*Β andΒ Soul,Β which have gone on to set box-office records and garner thirty Academy Awards. The joyousness of the storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity; in some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity reallyΒ is. Creativity Inc. is an all-access trip into the nerve center of Pixar Animation, into the meetings, postmortems, and βBraintrustβ sessions where some of the most successful films in history are made. In this book, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques that have made Pixar so widely admired and so profitable.
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The book is lessons and learning from the President of Pixar. Everything he writes about can be applied directly to creative in agencies. Every CD should read this. Every creative should read this. It's so enlightening and informative. It is essentially a handbook on how to lead great creative work and allow it to happen. A big problem right now is agencies are operating in a very corporate way, and plenty of the corporate influences in company culture hinder agencies in the long run, as these things get in the way of making great work.
If you've already read it, please let me know what you think.
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I finished both of these recently and enjoyed them a lot. Looking for either biographies that tell a great story about someone ambitious and gives insight into their lives, or books about great companies and their history, how they work, etc
This is a long review. I've broken it into sections to make it easier on the eyes.
Finished reading Creativity, Inc. about a week ago and finally got around to writing a review. Thoughts:
This was an excellent book. Although the focus is on management and what worked for Ed Catmull as president of Pixar and later Walt Disney Animation, there's something in here for everyone to appreciate.
The first several chapters were about the development of Pixar--the history of the company and its players, including Catmull himself, John Lasseter, and one of their biggest investors, Steve Jobs. Catmull began as a computer scientist with dreams of being an animator. Pixar began as a division of LucasFilms, where first Catmull's technology was employed in live action films, and eventually in short animations.
With Jobs' help, the company was able to stand on its own, eventually releasing its first feature-length film, Toy Story. For the company, a lot was riding on the film, but its success was the first of many.
Pixar became known primarily a leader among computer-animated film studios, but it's also known for having a quirky corporate culture. Guests at the headquarters are sometimes taken aback by the offices and cubicles, which are frequently decked out as castles or treehouses. (Employees are encouraged to make their work spaces their own.) And employees have a mutual respect for one another, regardless of where they fall on the totem.
This is partly to make Pixar a place where people want to work. But part of it is also to clear away the clouds that hinder creativity--and this is why, Catmull argues, it's also a good approach to management.
I'm paraphrasing this quote, but it forms the backbone of Catmull's management philosophy.
> When I give lectures, I sometimes ask the audience, "What is more important? People, or ideas?" The show of hands is usually fifty-fifty.
> I say, "Ideas come from people. Therefore people are more important than ideas."
Pixar's management approach is therefore meant to encourage the exchange of ideas. Be willing to speak up in meetings--don't worry about the team leader being caught off guard. Be polite, but be willing to criticize. Don't be afraid of failure--failure in a creative field can lead to an open discussion as to where we can find success.
Obviously repeated failure may mean there is a problem with the direction it
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