Performer

John Lasseter

Executive Producer in the Nutevio catalogue.

Born: 12 January 1957
Age: 69
Active: 1986–present
Known for: Executive Producer

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Executive Producer · 45
Director · 10
Producer · 8
Writer · 7
Actor · 6

The essay

Reading John Lasseter

Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.

Why this filmmaker matters

John Lasseter has 0 productions in the Nutevio catalogue. John Alan Lasseter is an American film executive producer, producer, screenwriter, animator, voice actor, and the head of animation at Skydance Animation. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, as well as the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. Lasseter's first job was with The Walt Disney Company, where he became an animator. Next, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on the then-groundbreaking use of CGI animation. After Lucasfilm became Pixar in 1986, Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer and he directed Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Cars, "Toy Story 3" and "Cars 2". He has won two Academy Awards, for Animated Short Film (Tin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (Toy Story).

Signature style

The recognisable elements are visual style, rewatchability, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.

Legacy

Lasseter set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.