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You do know that Steve Jobs bought the DeathStar Rendering System from Lucas' ILM back in the day because Lucas wasn't sure about running it, and Jobs bought it
by samstave 3y ago
You do know that Steve Jobs bought the DeathStar Rendering System from Lucas' ILM back in the day because Lucas wasn't sure about running it, and Jobs bought it and started PIXAR.
He was there a lot during the rise of PIXAR - which effectively brought animated movies to the level they are today.
So, yeah - "Apple" DNA has been making entertainment for decades.
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Source: was a designer for the Lucas Presidio Campus - which is where ILM, LucasArts and LucasFilm consolidated (skywalker sound and big rock stayed where they are)
(then they wanted to build out animation studios in Singapore... dont know if they did though.)
- dagmx 3y agoThey did open Lucasfilm Singapore and did quite a bit of work there over the years, including the ill fated Strange Magic. Coincidentally, they just announced last week that they’re shutting it down.
- OnuRC 3y agoGreat details but that only makes it true for Steve Jobs and not Apple at all? Steve Jobs were even out of Apple when he owned Pixar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar
- samstave 3y agoThat's why I said ' "Apple" DNA '