This short film was made in 1984 and created by the Lucasfilm graphics group. It was directed by Alvy Ray Smith, it was also written by Alvy Ray Smith. It lasted about two minutes. This film was groundbreaking and sparked public interest in Pixar. “RenderMan is the ultimate creation tool. It's the easiest and most flexible way to create an image from an idea. Joe Letteri once said. Pixar's animation software, RenderMan, has almost nothing but good reviews! RenderMan recently released a new version, RenderMan Studio 18. You can purchase the RenderMan Pro Server for a whopping $2,000 now that it's on sale. You might think that this is a high cost for animation software, but many say that if you are interested in animation, it is definitely worth it! When Pixar was acquired by Disney, it was purchased for a whopping $7.4 billion; although most agree that it is one of Disney's best buys. Almost all of the animated films presented by Disney were the work of Pixar. Early in Pixar's history, Pixar tried to produce computers. As bad IT problems threatened Pixar's ability to stay in business, Steve Jobs invested more money in the company and slowly began to take ownership, business began to pick up. People doubted Pixar, but now they see that Pixar has made a comeback and become the largest children's animated film studio in the world.