Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
2013
21 min
en
When it comes to animation, few do it better than Pixar and Disney. They are the dreamers and doers with multi-billion dollar imaginations. Bloomberg television takes you behind closed doors to see how this powerhouse makes movie magic.
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