Title
Catmull, Ed (Edwin) oral history : 2013 fellowCatalog Number
102746613Type
Moving imageDescription
Edwin Catmull’s career began at an important stage in the development of computer graphics, when declining costs of memory and computing power allowed for experimentation with new graphical techniques. After graduating from the University of Utah with a PhD in 1974 (in physics and computer science), Catmulll worked at graphics workstation vendor Applicon for a brief period. He then led the computer graphics group at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) where he worked with Alvy Ray Smith and others on computer animation techniques, culminating in the experimental film “Sunstone” by Smith and Ed Emshwiller.Invited by Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, Catmull, Smith and others then formed the computer graphics group at Lucasfilm. The group spun out, creating Pixar, in 1986, which attracted financing from Apple Computer, Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs. Pixar was sold to Walt Disney Studios in 2006 where Catmull was made CEO of the newly-formed Walt Disney Animation Studios.
In this oral history, Catmulll describes his long career and accomplishments in an interview with Computer History Museum CEO John Hollar.
Date
2013-03-01Participants
Catmull, Edwin, Interviewee |
Hollar, John C., Interviewer |
Plutte, Jon, Videographer |
Publisher
Computer History MuseumPlace of Publication
Emeryville, CaliforniaDuration
1:49:16Format
MOVCopyright Holder
Computer History MuseumCategory
Oral historySubject
Einstein, Albert; Disney, Walt; Fellow Award Honoree; University of Utah; Sutherland, Ivan; Realism; FORTRAN; Stockton, Tom; Evans, Dave; Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA); Evans and Sutherland Computer Corporation; Clark, Jim; SketchPad; Computer animation; Applicon; New York Institute of Technology (NYIT); Schure, Alexander; Smith, Alvy Ray; DiFrancesco, David; SIGGRAPH; Industrial Light and Magic (ILM); Star Wars; Lucasfilm; Moorer, Andy; Guggenheim, Ralph; REYES (Render Everything You’ve Ever Seen); Carpenter, Loren; Cook, Rob; Pixar Animation Studios; Pixar Image Computer; Luxo Jr.; Tin Toy; Toy StoryCollection Title
Oral history collectionLot Number
X6771.2013Related Records
102746614 | Catmull, Ed (Edwin) oral history : 2013 fellow |