Pixar's Fast Track to Khan Academy

We all love Pixar and its innovative animation projects, which are mistakenly called cartoons (although we also love cartoons). And today there was great news: Khan Academy (Khan Academy) is a non-profit educational organization created in 2008 by a graduate of MIT and Harvard Salman Khan (not to be confused with a popular and notorious Indian actor) now in partnership with Pixar has opened access to a free course of technology training underlying the creative process of Pixar Animation Studios.

The collaboration between Khan Academy and Pixar Animation Studios has allowed people to access a free resource that allows them to learn about the creative sidelines of the studio. The course is called Pixar in a Box , and is a set of online academic tools sponsored by Disney, which includes video tutorials, various interactive exercises and practical exercises.

A unique platform hosted on the organization’s website provides specialized content along with insights into how Pixar films are played. The course was specifically designed for students, although it is available free of charge for students of all ages.
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Trainees have the opportunity to discover opportunities that allow Pixar specialists to create worlds, different character animations, and tell stories through animated films. Elyse Klaidman, director of the Pixar University and Archives (Pixar University and Archives), said that for many years they had received requests for the transfer of experience and knowledge from the teachers of the relevant disciplines. And today this long-awaited event has happened. Pixar in a Box makes this dream come true for many. “We hope that this will not only give outside students a glimpse of the Pixar kitchen, but also give an insight into the concepts of the STEAM concept (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics).

The course will teach students various aspects of the creative process, including combinatorics used to create multiple characters (a swarm of robots in WALL-E), parabolic models used to simulate environments (forest in Brave), to use a variety of tools.

Part of the course covers the basic concepts of linear and cubic interpolation used in character animation, trigonometry for creating environments and systems of equations used in coloring images.

According to the organization, these lessons are only the first phase of the project, focused on mathematical aspects. In the future, an even closer cooperation with Pixar in other aspects of the animation is planned.