RobertoOrtiz
01-08-2007, 11:55 PM
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"It was the early nineties and I decided to stop in Pasadena's Old Town (http://www.oldpasadena.com/) on my way home from the studio. I had just parked on Green Street when I noticed a car pull up directly behind me. A tall young man stepped out of the vehicle and called my name. Though I had not seen him in months I immediately recognized my old friend, Joe Ranft (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/19/BAGAREA6HI1.DTL).
"Floyd," Joe shouted. "You've got to come up north. We've got some great things going at our studio." I had just signed a contract with Disney Feature Animation and purchased a town home in Pasadena, so I reluctantly begged off. It was a decision I came to regret, because the project Ranft was excited about was a little film called "Toy Story (http://www.amazon.com/Toy-Story-10th-Anniversary-Hanks/dp/B0009MAO46/sr=1-1/qid=1168223334/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4654136-8316435?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)."
Few of us get second chances in life -- but this time I lucked out. After the success of "Toy Story" in 1995, Pixar Animation Studios (http://www.pixar.com/) moved ahead on their second film. But the Walt Disney Company was anxious to capitalize on the success of their landmark digital film. So production of a direct-to-video sequel quickly moved into development."
>>LINK<< (http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/floyd_norman/archive/2007/01/08/playing-with-toys.aspx)
-R
"It was the early nineties and I decided to stop in Pasadena's Old Town (http://www.oldpasadena.com/) on my way home from the studio. I had just parked on Green Street when I noticed a car pull up directly behind me. A tall young man stepped out of the vehicle and called my name. Though I had not seen him in months I immediately recognized my old friend, Joe Ranft (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/19/BAGAREA6HI1.DTL).
"Floyd," Joe shouted. "You've got to come up north. We've got some great things going at our studio." I had just signed a contract with Disney Feature Animation and purchased a town home in Pasadena, so I reluctantly begged off. It was a decision I came to regret, because the project Ranft was excited about was a little film called "Toy Story (http://www.amazon.com/Toy-Story-10th-Anniversary-Hanks/dp/B0009MAO46/sr=1-1/qid=1168223334/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-4654136-8316435?ie=UTF8&s=dvd)."
Few of us get second chances in life -- but this time I lucked out. After the success of "Toy Story" in 1995, Pixar Animation Studios (http://www.pixar.com/) moved ahead on their second film. But the Walt Disney Company was anxious to capitalize on the success of their landmark digital film. So production of a direct-to-video sequel quickly moved into development."
>>LINK<< (http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/floyd_norman/archive/2007/01/08/playing-with-toys.aspx)
-R