致皮克斯领导层的邮件

原文标题: Email to Pixar's Leadership

发件人: Steve Jobs 收件人: ec, jl, lawrence, sarahmc (皮克斯领导层) 主题: 皮克斯里程碑 日期: 1997年12月26日,上午10:00


核心概念

  1. 森林 (The forest) - 这份清单提醒我们"森林"
  2. 1998年里程碑 (1998 Milestones) - 九大关键目标
  3. 虫虫危机 (A Bug's Life) - 11月上映,获得好评和票房成功
  4. 皮克斯品牌 (Pixar branding) - 为《虫虫危机》获得品牌和创意 credit
  5. 玩具总动员2 (Toy Story 2) - 成为伟大的故事片
  6. 隐藏城市 (Hidden City) - 《怪兽电力公司》代号,4月开始动画
  7. 电影#5 (Film #5) - 4月1日开始开发
  8. 埃默里维尔破土 (Emeryville groundbreaking) - 5月新园区破土
  9. 突破新动画系统 (Breakthrough animation system) - 夏季前演示
  10. 短片项目 (Shorts projects) - 降低成本
  11. 股权融资 (Equity financing) - 春/夏季执行(如必要)

内容

中文翻译

这里是我们作为高级管理团队提出的1998年关键里程碑。这份清单的目的是时不时提醒我们"森林",并帮助我们在偏离轨道时推动我们采取纠正行动。请随意用你们的评论把这份清单射得千疮百孔。

1998年里程碑

  1. 《虫虫危机》11月上映,获得非常强的评论和票房成功
  2. 公关努力为《虫虫危机》带来皮克斯品牌和创意 credit
  3. 《玩具总动员2》成为伟大的故事片
  4. 《隐藏城市》按计划于1998年4月开始动画
  5. 电影#5的开发于4月1日开始
  6. 埃默里维尔于5月破土动工
  7. 突破性的新动画系统于夏季前演示
  8. 确保短片项目以抵消融《虫虫危机》剧组到1999年春季的维持成本
  9. 必要时在春/夏季执行股权融资

史蒂夫

英文原文

Email to Pixar's Leadership, Make Something Wonderful

Email to Pixar's Leadership

"This list is to remind us of the 'forest.'"

Steve's 1998 goals for Pixar included beginning animation on the film that would become Monsters, Inc.

From: Steve Jobs
To: ec, jl, lawrence, sarahmc
Subject: Pixar Milestones
Date: December 26, 1997, 10:00 a.m.

Here are proposed key 1998 milestones for us as a senior management team. The purpose of this list is to remind us of the "forest" from time to time, and to help prod us into taking corrective action when we get off track. Please feel free to shoot full of holes with your comments.

Steve

1998 MILESTONES

1. A Bug's Life opens in November to very strong critical and box office success
2. PR efforts yield Pixar branding and creative credit for A Bug's Life
3. Toy Story 2 becomes a great feature film
4. Hidden City is on schedule to begin animation by April '98
5. Film #5 development begins by April 1
6. Emeryville groundbreaking in May
7. Breakthrough new animation system demonstrated by summer
8. Secure shorts projects to defray carrying costs of ABL crew through Spring '99
9. Execute equity financing in Spring/Summer if necessary

思考与洞察