Capture PIXAR. Перезагрузка. Гениальная книга по антикризисному управлению Narrated By Lawrence Levy Provided As Digital

is the story of how the little company that made the world fall in love with toys, bugs, fish, monsters, cars, superheroes, chefs, robots, ad emotions emerged from the forces at work beneath it.
It is about the choices and the absurd bets and risks that made it possible, It is about the tension between creative integrity and realworld necessities, and how that tension shaped those involved with it Steve Jobs Pixar's creative, technical, and production teams and me Lawrence Levy.
It is a story about what it means to put the creative impulse first, and why that is so very hard to do.


This book is classified as a business book, I am so happy that I was not aware of this before picking this book up to read as I think that may have deterred me.
I do not read business books but I would argue that this book is so much more than that,

I love everything that Pixar has come out with so this book was such a treat to read.
It was so fun to go down memory lane and reminisce about the early movies of Pixar, It is incredible to think what a revolutionary cinematic masterpiece Toy Story was when it first came out, The following passage from the book outlines just how complex the animation process was,

It did not take long for me to observe the enormous complexity involved in computer animation, I would sit by the animators and watch the painstaking way they brought to life the inert, wireframe computer models of each character in Toy Story.
It took an almost mindnumbing attention to detail for the animators to move each part of a character frame by frame, twentyfour frames per second.
Imagine how many movements our own bodies have to make to walk, eat, talk, or play even for one second each body part moving through time and space in unison.
Animators have to breathe life into their characters in just this way, I watched their artistry with amazement, By adding a simple flourish to the movement of the eyes or the mouth, they could change the emotional tone of a scene entirely.


We learn about the rocky years at Pixar when their future was anything but guaranteed, I was interested in learning more about Steve Job's role in the early years of Pixar, I was surprised by how much money he invested in the company, There was a point where Pixar was running on a monthtomonth budget where at the end of the month, they would go to Steve with the shortfall.
He would then write a personal cheque to make up the funds,

The complicated relationship between Pixar and Disney was revelatory as well, Disney now owns Pixar but there was quite a bit of tension between the two during the early years of their relationship.
It is interesting to see what goes on behind the closed door of big corporations,

I highly recommend To Pixar and Beyond! This covers the story of Pixar's IPO, weaving other substories in as a bonus.
I really enjoyed this book, it walked me through the steps they took when taking the company public, the rationale behind their decisions and the methods they've used to reach those decisions.


We also get to know more about the culture of Pixar, Steve Jobs' approach to business, and the other products the company worked on.
This is a great read, not only if you want to sharpen your businessskills, but also if you want to learn more about the creative process of other people.
Jump in time Backwards or Forwards
One person you would like to meet in your lifetime

I have answer to these kind of questions, more strongly after this book.
Jump backwards, and meet Steve Jobs!

This book wasnt about Steve Jobs, but about the transformation journey of the company which revolutionised Animation.
But Pixar wouldnt exist if not for Steve Jobs and his belief in the technology, One thing missing was his belief in stories, and telling stories which Pixar stood for, but I still credit Steve Jobs for Pixar then, and Pixar now, and for the amazing beautiful animation characters that stood a chance to be in our lives because he kept supporting the operations.


This is one of the best business books I have read, How different parts of organisations are essential to create magic, how each needs to believe in the power of their people and product, and respect and completely trust the creative geniuses! Steve Jobs brought Lawrence to Pixar, affirming that a true leader is the person who chooses right people for right job!

Wonderfully written! A must must must read! Якщо я й навчився чогось у Pixar, то це того, що історія завжди на першому місці.
Креативний директор Pixar Джон Лассетер, бувало, казав: "Чудова графіка послужить розвагою на кілька хвилин, а прикипіти до місць нас змусить лише історія".

Для того, щоб Pixar стала повноцінною частиною світу індустрії розваг, знадобилося майжероків важких, сповнених сумнівів, втрат шалених суммільйонів доларів "на вітер" нічогенько, так, довгих роздумів і науки, як важливо припинати власну гордість привіт, Стів Джобс, не боятися висловлювати бажання та ідеї і рухатися увесь час вперед.

Лоуренс Леві показує зовсім іншу сторону протистояння Disney та Pixar, ніж ми звикли бачити на екранах. Бо, зрештою, що показують нам Картинку та історії. За лаштунками залишаються угоди, опціони, акції, переговори, боротьба за владу, розподіл відповідальності.

Я довго бралася до книжки, хоча й прочитала її заледве за день: причина полягає в тому, що розпещена чудовою tedлекцією від sitelinkДеніель Фейнберг "Магічний інгредієнт, який оживляє фільми Pixar", я сподівалася побачити створення мультиків, викладене на папері,

Прочитане різниться, але захоплює не менше:

тут вам і Pixar як студія митцівінноваторів, надзвичайно захоплених своєю справою, які буквально самотужки створюють унікальні технології, вигадують ті зворушливі історії, працюючи задля задоволення та результату, а не грошей

історія про Стіва Джобса, який пережив розчарування з NeXT та Apple і намагається хоч десь вставити якщо не своє "я", то поступитися гордості і посправжньому вклинитися у справу

суперечливі контракти від Disney, які не залишали Pixar ні волі, ні простору для дій і довга дорога до їх змін: буквально від нуля до прориву "Історії іграшок" та космічної на ті часи угоди про купівлю Disney Pixar за,млр доларів,

і, зрештою, розповідь про головний складник будьякої справи людей, відданих справі, захоплених нею, зачарованих і сповнених віри у себе. І це вражає!

For some reason I really enjoy books about small businesses that grow to become hugely successful, This book tells the story of Pixar, the computer animation studio that famously produced the film Toy Story, and later many other award winning films.
It starts with the author, a lawyer and business executive, being tempted to join the company, to add to business experience and nous to the existing team.
The man inviting Lawrence Levy to join Pixar is Apple cofounder Steve Jobs,

On his first visit to the companys studio, Levy is blown away by the talent, the invention and the sheer brilliance of the output.
But its clear that the company is being kept alive only by the input of regular injections of cash from Jobs.
Theres currently no business plan in place and Pixar seems to be locked into a longterm deal with Disney that almost guarantees that the company wont be making any serious money for years to come.
But Levy loves the early glimpse of Toy Story hes seen and is wowed by the leap in technological output it represents.
And he likes Jobs too hes in,

From here theres a good deal of focus on how the company is work around the restrictions imposed by the Disney deal to bring in more revenue, with the side story being the developing business relationship and friendship between the Jobs and Levy.
Its well presented and even though pretty much everyone knows how this plays out there is still an element of suspense here as Pixar considers its options and takes some significant business risks along the way.


Walter Isaacsons excellent biography of

Jobs provided a telling picture of the man and this books fills in a few gaps.
Its definitely worth catching if youre interested in the life and achievements of this Silicon Valley legend, Levy too is an interesting character: a dedicated business driver who is to leave Pixar, after helping the company secure its future, to pursue his passion for Buddhist philosophy.

Executive Summary: An interesting story, but probably not the one I'd have preferred about Pixar, I also could have done without the last few chapters,.Stars.

Audiobook: This isn't the first book I've listened to that's been narrated by Bronson Pinchot, but I still always think of him as the wacky guy from Perfect Strangers.
He really is an excellent narrator however, He reads with a good voice and doesn't get in the way of the book, which is what I always want most when listening to nonfiction.


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I got this book in a Humble Bundle titled: "Hackers, Gamers and Geeks", so naturally I assumed it was going to be about the technology behind Pixar.
I had no idea who Lawrence Levy was, and for good reason, I turns out his was Pixar's CFO,

That said, I still found the book to be well written and interesting, It mostly focuses on the financial side of things, including how Levy helped save the Pixar by helping Steve Jobs to its IPO, working to renegotiate a terrible deal Pixar had signed with Disney, and the eventual sale of the company to them.


There are a lot of interesting inside stories and some behind the scenes stuff on the early films, in particular Toy Story.
There is very little on the creative aspect of the company however and even less on the technology side,

I probably wouldn't have bought this book on my own, especially if I knew it was about the financial side of Pixar's success, but I'm glad I read it.
My only real complaint is he tries to tie everything together with the post Pixar career involving some kind of spiritualism or something.
I don't know, I was only half paying attention by that point, It felt totally unrelated to the book, even though he said the philosophy is part of what made Pixar so successful.
He would know better than I do, I just didn't find it very interesting,

Overall this was a good, but not great look at Pixar's rise to success, It has be revisiting some of my favorite Pixar films, and itching to find a book that covers the technology, or possibly the creative side of Pixar at some point in the future.
I loved it! Lawrence Levy was hired by Steve Jobs as CFO of Pixar when it was a bustling house with plenty of creative talent and not much of an idea how to make a viable business out of it.
The story is how that collection of creative geniuses was allowed to thrive and deliver some of the most iconic animation movies all the while Pixar evolved from a company in a deadlock to an unlikely IPO, to being acquired by Disney forbn.


I loved the storytelling, It's a business case study / thriller / drama, Levy isn't stingy on personal details those are well placed and they do complement the story, His recollections of brainstorms, arguments with Steve Jobs were a dessert for me, Levy managed to draw a likeable personality out of Jobs which was rather odd, yet in a strange way satisfying for me.


For a better perspective how Disney side approached the Pixar acquisition deal, their problematics and aspirations you might also want to check out the book by Robert Iger, CEO of Disney Ride of a lifetime.
Iger's perspective truly enriches this story,for the first three partsfor the last part, Jedna z najkrajších kníh, ktorú som čítala, Pixar ma skutočne nevšedný príbeh, v knihe nájdete nielen fakty ale aj pohľad do mysle dvoch významných ľudí, ktorí ju pomohli budovať.
A akým výzvam čelili, medzi čím sa museli rozhodovať, Je vyrozprávaná formou príbehu, čo to celé ešte umocnili, Pre mňa je Levy veľká inšpirácia, Ten záver oplatí sa prečítať. Krásna kniha. Как работает Pixar

Компания, которая заставила мир влюбиться в игрушки, муравьев, рыб, монстров, машины, супергероев, поваров и роботов, некогда купленная Стивом Джобсом у Джорджа Лукаса всего замиллионов долларов, сегодня она оценивается в десятки миллиардов.

Благодаря откровенной книге Лоуренса Леви, мы узнаем, что стало движущей силой Pixar и как ей удалось справиться с многочисленными трудностями. Заглянем на кухню и узнаем секреты успешной корпоративной культуры, главный из которых ничем не ограниченное общение, невзирая на должности.

Это история о сильных людях и волевых решениях, о выборе и об абсурдных спорах, позволивших истории случиться. Она о том, как грамотное управление и контроль над ситуацией могут противостоять любым рискам.

Лоуренс Леви юрист, бизнесконсультант, первый финансовый директор студии Pixar, правая рука Стива Джобса. .