Pixar Co-Founder: A Camera in Your Pocket Doesn't Make You a Filmmaker

2026-11-04 · Short / tip · Ed Catmull, Alex Mashrabov · recording, 0:33 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Studio work & business · mode: Explainer · tags: guest or collaboration, cut from a long video

A 33-second Short cut from Alex Mashrabov's interview with Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull: lines on one-person films, slop, a camera in your pocket not making you a filmmaker, Pixar's goal of a film where the technology goes unnoticed, and the 2030 Best Animated Feature question.

What is said

• 00:00:00 — Ed Catmull on AI filmmaking: highlights of the interview

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AI look

Taking part: Alex Mashrabov · Ed Catmull

Only in the description or credits: Pixar

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