Toy Story

Toy Story is a 1995 computer-animated film about toys that come to life when humans are absent. It follows cowboy doll Woody and space-ranger action figure Buzz Lightyear as they compete for their owner Andy’s attention.

Computer animation: Animation created by generating or manipulating images with computers. Toy Story was the first feature-length film made entirely with computer animation.
Pixar: An American animation studio known for computer-animated feature films. Pixar developed and produced Toy Story as its first feature film.
Tom Hanks: An American actor who voiced Woody in the Toy Story films. His performance gave Woody warmth, insecurity, and comic authority.
Woody: A pull-string cowboy doll and the central character of the Toy Story films. His fear of losing Andy’s affection drives the film’s central conflict.
Academy Award for Special Achievement: A special Oscar category recognizing achievements not adequately covered by standard award categories. The Academy gave John Lasseter this award for Toy Story’s development and application of techniques.
RenderMan: A rendering system developed by Pixar for generating images from three-dimensional scenes. Pixar used RenderMan to render the film’s computer-generated imagery.
The Adventures of André and Wally B.: A 1984 computer-animated short film created at the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Project. Its early character animation anticipated techniques Pixar developed for Toy Story.
Tim Allen: An American actor and comedian who voiced Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story films. His performance shaped Buzz’s confident, initially mistaken self-image.
Buzz Lightyear: A space-ranger action figure who appears in the Toy Story films. His arrival challenges Woody’s place as Andy’s favorite toy.
Computer-generated imagery: Images created or modified using computer graphics. Toy Story brought extensive computer-generated imagery into a feature-length narrative.

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