animation has. and he alws had me to aim high. my first meeting with steve was soon after pixar was purchased. wly kind of animator. i was the only animator working at the studio. the animation department was only four pple out of four. it was mostly hardware and software. and we wanted to do a new short film showing off our new technology. and it was starring this little toy called, it was a little tin toy called tinny. and so i had to pitch the story to him. i pitched the whole story to him and he looked at me and said, and it is the only thing he's ever asked of me. he said john, just make us great. and tin toy went on to win the academy award for best animated short film it was the first oscar ever given to computer animation. and he was you very, very proud of that film. >> rose: do i assume from your experience that 90% of your love forfilm is about animation. >> uh-huh, 100 percent of my love. >> i mean i love film. i love going see films. but i grew up in a family in southern california, whittier, california where my mother was an a teacher. >> rose: is that richard nixon's hometown. >>

if you think this is cool, it's because carlos does have a creative eye, he was an animator at pixar e's the animator behind buzz lightyear in espanol mode in most recent "toy story iii" movie. >> definitely makes you want to visit thailand. >> ooh, look at that. >> we'll leave you with more incredible images from this video. thanks for joining us and we hope you have a fantastic rest of your day, we'll see you tomorrow, everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪

a one-minute film titled "a computer animated hand," created back in 1972 by pixar's co-founder. it's one of the first examples of 3d computer animation. >>> everyone knows to pair food with wine. new research suggests the right music may be just as important. a study from the uk suggests your taste in music might influence how you taste wine. researchers had a group of taste testers drink either a chardonnay or cabernet soef i don't know. no matter what they drank, they consistently described their wines according to the background tunes. experts say we have a physical reaction to music. >> if it has a slow beat, our heart rate kind of matches it. >> okay. some wine connoisseurs aren't easily swayed. they say no matter what kind of music is playing in the background, it doesn't affect their enjoyment of their favorite vino. >> people seem to enjoy everything more when they're drinking lots of vino. >>> coming up -- >> a lot of times you don't see a lot of good stories, don't hear a lot of people that made it out. for me it's bigger than just me. >> bring it on. you might call her

biography, if not history, and makes one eventually leads to toy story, and pixar is a transformative thing in the animation business. >> he said something very profound to you in the book about that period, which is the strain that running pixar and next simultaneously put on him physically, and he even says i think that had something to do with my eventually getting cancer. >> i don't think that's the case. i don't think you can get cancer from working hard and stress, but he felt that way and felt there was great stress, driving up to pixar, was hand handling, and then, of course, going back to app 8, he's -- apple he's juggling quite a few things. i think that was a time of great stress in his life and also unhappiness. next is not doing very well. those machines are not selling. pixar, you know, you have to remember it's a hardware software company, and nobody's buying pixar imaging machines other than disney, but it's not selling that well. for awhile, he's hemorrhaging money at both companies. >> and also one of the most wildly created periods too; right? >> absolutely. >> pixar was producing these p

animated hand." this was created back in 1972 by pixar studios co-founder and is one of the earliest examples of 3d computermation. very, very cool. >>> we want to check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. you're hard at work today. >> yeah. if you missed it earlier, jon kelley admitted he cried during bambi. real man there. >> a little misty. >> moisture passing through the bay area. san francisco, little cell, located just over south san francisco. we have clear conditions turning mostly cloudy throughout the day. expecting the 60s. you can forget about the umbrella south of the golden gate bridge today. we might need it on friday. we'll be tracking the showers coming up. right now let's check the drive with mike. >>> the stall on the san mateo bridge not a big deal. this is a big deal, emergency lane closure northbound 880 at high street and the approach. repairing sand barrels that got damaged in an earlier crash yesterday. this is the deal, slowing as you pass the coliseum in

. >> best animated feature film, the adventures of tin tin, arthur christmas, cars 2, puss in boots, rango. >> cars 2 was produced by the bay area's own pixar. new girl received nominations. the artist has the most nominations with six fold by the help and the descendants with 5. the goal en globe will be held january 15th, sunday. >> that's chris, a former trash collector from santa cruz. last night, he performed with three of the other semifinalists on the show. the results of the viewer poll will be announced on tonight's show. the final three will compete for the $5 million grand prize beginning at 8:00 p.m. right here on ktvu. that will do it for us. thanks for watching. have a great day.

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. >> best animated featured film, the adamant to yours of 10 lash 10, cars 2, pus and boots, ringo... >> and cars 2, obviously produced by the bay area's own pixar, the new girl received multiple nominations such as modern family and rock, they held attribute sunday in beverly hills. >>> and governor jerry brown is seeking help to fix damage left behind from last month's wind storm in southern california. it left half a million households without power for days as well as disasters. they will be able to apply for low interest loans to help with the rebuilding process. >>> what sealed the oak ridge shopping center, they will model the latest in reusable shopping bags and it is a reminder that a ban on plastic bags starts next month. >>> the county's waist management is requiring a retailer to sell fresh or packaged food to charge customers a dime for every bag they need. it would require that all bags be reusable or made out of recyclable paper and they can opt out of the bill if it does pass. >>> i find myself apologizing to people if i forget my bags in the store. >> really? >> yes. >> but you never forget. >> well, if you take the paper bags,

animated feature film, the adventures of tin tin. arthur christmas, cars 2, puss in boots, rango. >> one of those nominees cars 2 was produced by the bay area's own pixarseries new girl received multiple nominations along with favorites like modern girls and er. returning as mc for the event is controversial host ricky jervase. >>> you might know who this is, the singer from santa cruz will find out tonight if he made it to the x factor finale. last night chris rene performed with the other three semi finalists who remain on the show. then his fate was handed over to america as the voting polls opened. the results of the viewer poll will be announced on tonight's show. the final three will compete for the $5 million grand prize. it all begins at 10:00 right here on ktvu. >>> it's taken nine months but debris has began to appear on the west coast from the tsunami in japan. other floats have shown up farther north on vancouver island. the floats probably showed up first because they ride on top of the water and submerged debris will likely arrive at a higher volume in the next few years. >>> nasa scientists have found microbes living in lava tubes that s

pixar is a wonderful example of what we said at the very beginning, the intersection of art and technology. a friend of his brought him up to george lucas, lucas was getting rid of the digital animation software and hardware division he had. steve thought that was really cool. he thought he could make consumers the ability too do digital renderings. that never really took off. there was one guy working there in charge of making short to show off how cool the machines were, named john lassiter, and then he made a couple of shorts and the rest, as they say, is biography, if not history. makes -- eventually makes "toy story." so pixar is transformative. >> he says something very profound to you in the book about that period, which is, the strain that running pixar and next simultaneously put on him physically, and he even says i think that had something to my eventually getting cancer. >> i don't think that's the case. i don't think you get cancer from working hard or stress. >> right. it was -- >> he felt that way and felt it was great stress. he was driving up the pixar. handling -- and then of course goes back to apple he is juggling quite a few things. i think that was a time of gre

animated feature film, the adventures of tin tin. arthur christmas. cars 2. p, ss and boots. ringo. ors. >> one of those nominees, cars 2, was produced by the bay area's own pixarx's new tv series, the new girl, received several nominations against favorites like modern family and "30 rock." the golden globes hosted by ricky gervase is scheduled to be running sunday, january 15th in beverly hills. >> i think the artist got the most nominations and that's a silent movie but -- rivers by critics. >> love it. >> all right. an unexpected but cute houseguest. how a baby seal found its way inside a home. plus, the reason police arrested two suspects who they say were hanging around a secure storage yard. [ male announcer ] for andy, tracking his spending with citibank is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. citi financial tools. easier banking. standard at citibank. really? [ male announcer ] kate uses her citibank debit card because kate knows there are some things you shouldn't be charged for. refill? i'm ok. [ male announcer ] so does that guy. the citibank debit card with no monthly fee. easier ba

pixar is a wonderful example of what we said at the very beginning, the intersection of art and technology. a friend of his brought him up to george lucas, lucas was getting rid of the digital animation software and hardware division he had. steve thought that was really cool. he thought he could make consumers the ability too do digital renderings. that never really took off. there was one guy working there in charge of making short to show off how cool the machines were, named john lassiter, and then he made a couple of shorts and the rest, as they say, is biography, if not history. makes -- eventually makes "toy story." so pixar is transformative. >> he says something very profound to you in the book about that period, which is, the strain that running pixar and next simultaneously put on him physically, and he even says i think that had something to my eventually getting cancer. >> i don't think that's the case. i don't think you get cancer from working hard or stress. >> right. it was -- >> he felt that way and felt it was great stress. he was driving up the pixar. handling -- and then of course goes back to apple he is juggling quite a few things. i think that was a time of gre