In 1986, gifted animator John Lasseter, technology guru Ed Catmull, and visionary Steve Jobs founded Pixar Animation Studios. Their goal: create a computer animated feature, despite predictions that it could never be done. An unprecedented catalog of blockbuster films later, the studio is honoring its history in this deluxe volume. From its fledgling days under George Lucas to ten demanding years creating
to the merger with Disney, each milestone is vibrantly detailed. Interviews with Pixar directors, producers, animators, voice talent, and industry insiders, as well as concept art, storyboards, and snapshots illuminate a history that is both definitive and enthralling.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
This book is so full of story, August 6, 2008
By
Parka (Singapore)
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R5CLRG2QVFHL This book is stunning. Simply stunning.
This is the latest collection to my Pixar artbook. Almost immediately, I wrapped the book up to protect the cover from the elements. The bright green cover is made of cloth-like fabric and attracts dust easily. After picking it from my desk from photographing it, some parts of the cover had already became dirty!
Old school photos, high resolution renders, great writing filled the pages made of high quality paper stock.
It tells the history of Pixar animation studios before there was Pixar animation studios, all the way up to the Disney bought-over. It stops just right before Ratatouille or there would probably be more written on Brad Bird. You'll find the true meaning of passion, determination and the love for their art.
If you've owned other Pixar artbooks, you'll be pleased to note that there are quite a lot of new, never-been-printed photos in the book. You're going to see tons of new images.
There are more pictures on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for my blog's link.
How passion came to life, February 28, 2008
By
E. de Vaal (the Netherlands)
Dear animation lover. This book will restore your faith in the power of passion. With a never failing belief in the craftmanship of delivering a great story Pixar showed the possibilities of a good marriage between art and technique. Off course, some luck of being in the right place at the right time counts as well.
The book starts with the original background of the pixar machine as a calculating machine to the point where Disney takes over.
I also have almost every Pixar art-of book there is, but the movies described in the book (including all the shorts) are mostly viewed from a Pixar company point of view. This way you get a great overall view.
As it is my dream to come close to the Pixar company, this is probably the closest you can get the heart of Pixar when you are living far away...
Geat content but quite some 'bad digitized' pictures, February 25, 2008
By
S. Bohm (US)
The content of the book is as high quality and colorfull as the company it describes. Also the author did a good job at documenting the history of the company.
However, in the making of this book someone made a couple of mistakes. There are tens of images which have unacceptable 'pixelation' (i.e. blockiness due to overstretching of digital images). Especially the full page spread on p. 220 jumps out with pixels blown up to almost milimeter size!
This is quite dissappointing to me, especially as it is the artwork of a company which spearheads the way in digital imaging! I can imagine this is a slap in the face of some of the artitst and it would definitely not pass through their quality system if the book was produced by Pixar.
Overall the majority of the images in the book are very well reproduced, so I take the couple of handfull of bad apples for granted.
Great !, February 19, 2008
By
Martina Mut (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Great book,
have to read a lot but very very interesting.
Great image quality and edition.
I'm loving it!
Martina,
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Fantastic Book!, January 30, 2008
By
SeanMIf you're at all a Pixar fan, or even an animation fan, this book deserves a place on your shelf!
