
Eben Fiske Ostby (born February 24, 1955) is a pioneer computer graphics software developer, animator, and technical director for motion pictures. Ostby was born in Hampton, Connecticut, United States. He graduated from Pomfret School and Vassar College, where he was its "first computer science major". He joined Pixar when the company was a garage start-up, as one of the first four employees of its animation department along with John Lasseter. There, he worked on early breakthrough animation shorts such as Luxo Jr., Red's Dream, Tin Toy, Knick Knack, and For the Birds. He became Vice President for Software. In 1998, he shared the Academy Award, Scientific and Engineering with three other people for the development of the Marionette 3-D Computer Animation System. He has served as Computer Animation, Technical and Modeling Director on Cars 2005, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Toy Story, T…
movieToy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015 · Self
movieThe Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2007
movieThe Pixar Story
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieCars
2006 · Supervising Technical Director
movieMonsters, Inc.
2001 · Character Modelling Supervisor
movieToy Story 2
1999 · Character Modelling Supervisor
movieA Bug's Life
1998 · Supervising Technical Director
movieMaking 'Toy Story'
1995 · Self
movieToy Story
1995 · Visual Effects Technical Director
movieKnick Knack
1989 · Animation
movieRed's Dream
1987 · Technical Supervisor, Animation
movieBeach Chair
1986 · Animation, Director
movieLuxo Jr.
1986 · Visual Effects, Animation Department Coordinator
movieYoung Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Animation
movieThe Adventures of André and Wally B.
1984 · 3D Animator