The Toy Story franchise holds a special place in the hearts of many Pixar fans. Now that we are getting a fourth movie, I had ...

For "Toy Story 4," as for all Pixar films, story comes first. While the writers draft the script, story artists work alongside them, making preliminary sketches for each scene in the film.

Compare that to this cat in "Toy Story 4." The difference is clear. But getting from that dog to this cat required a lot of innovation in between. Pixar forever changed animation in 1995 with "Toy ...