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Pixar’s roots trace back to the Computer Graphics Lab at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). In 1979, George Lucas, founder of Lucasfilm, recruited Dr. Ed Catmull to head a new division dedicated to applying computer technology to filmmaking. The team developed groundbreaking technologies, including the "Genesis Effect" sequence in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and the first completely CGI character, the stained-glass knight in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985). However, financial difficulties at Lucasfilm led to the sale of the division.

Pixar’s success in the late 90s and early 2000s coincided with a decline in traditional hand-drawn 2D animation in the US. While Shrek (DreamWorks) and Ice Age (Blue Sky) also contributed, Pixar’s dominance led studios to pivot entirely to CGI. Disney eventually closed its 2D feature division in 2004, only reviving it briefly later. pixar animations movies