Pixar's portfolio

Does Pixar require a particular education to get hired or is it based on portfolio?

"I think any art-based job is more about your portfolio and less about credentials.
Because at the end of the day employers want to know that you can do the job.
You could have a master’s degree or a Dr in animation if it was possible to get one, it doesn’t matter.

I think any art-based job is more about your portfolio and less about credentials

"At the end of the day, we're looking for people that have a quality or a sensibility of either animation or design. Whether it be designing characters, a storyboard or being an animator, there really is something that that department is looking for.
"With my department (animation) we’re looking for people who are great actors or that show tremendous potential. If they have some serious acting skills, we will take a chance. That’s half the battle you know, really finding those types of people.

We're looking for people that have a quality or a sensibility of either animation or design

"You get a lot of reels that are the same type of reel all featuring the same exercises. But the ones that are rare are where the applicant has done something different in their approach.