Ember and Wade of Pixar's Elemental.
Ember and Wade of Pixar's Elemental.
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How Vast Data created the data platform for dazzling Pixar’s Elemental film

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Pixar Animation Studios partnered with Vast Data, the data platform company for the AI era, to power the data-intensive feature animation production of its film, Elemental.

The movie hit U.S. theaters on June 16 and it was called out for taking 3D visuals to new heights. The movie has taken in about $395 million in box office revenues worldwide. It was Pixar’s 27th film since 1995, and once again it involved adopting a new kind of technology.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.