Dive into your favourite Disney worlds with this beautiful atlas of 25 official maps.Welcome to the most magical atlas of them all! Discover the dangers of the Pride Lands, dive under the sea with Ariel, try to make sense of Wonderland with Alice, fly to Neverland with Peter and hitch a ride onto the East Australian Current with Marlin and Dory.With stories retold and characters to meet along the way, there is something here for all Disney fans, from nostalgic classics to modern favourites.Inclu...
Join YouTube sensation Blippi as he prepares to celebrate Easter in this seasonal board book that's just right for little hands. Blippi loves everything about Easter - including decorating eggs, going on an Easter egg hunt, spotting seasonal flowers and adorable baby animals, and marching in an Easter parade. Each page of Blippi: Happy Easter includes a tab with a sweet holiday-themed illustration. A lovely alternative to c...
The Sinister Substitute (Marvel Super Heroes, #2)
by Preeti Chhibber
A group of new teachers arrives at Avengers Assembly ... but not everyone is who they seem! Kamala Khan (Ms Marvel), Doreen Green (Squirrel Girl) and Miles Morales (Spider-Man) are back at Avengers Assembly for a new term. When Captain Marvel adds new staff to the school, it's hard to keep track of who's teaching what. And some of these teachers are really not acting like heroes at all, but more like... super-villains? Someone is...
Floriane Place-Verghnes examines the work of this great American animator. Focusing primarily on four facets of Avery's work, the author first concentrates on Avery's ability to depict the American attempt both to retrieve the past nostalgically and to catch the Zeitgeist of 1940s America, which confronts the questions of violence and survival. She also analyzes issues of sex and gender and the crucial role Hollywood played in reshaping the image of womanhood, reducing it to a bipolar opposition...
Animated Worlds
The 1st Ice Age movie introduced the world to 3 sub-zero heroes, Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth and Diego the sabre-tooth tiger - the strangest herd its prehistoric inhabitants had ever seen - along with nut-obsessed squirrel Scrat. This book celebrates the art behind all 4 movies in the blockbuster series, along with the short films, with an exclusive in-depth look at the upcoming 5th movie, Collision Course.
From Stone Bridge Press, award-winning publishers of The Anime Encyclopedia, Hayao Miyazaki, and The Astro Boy Essays, comes a must-have guide to 100 essential Japanese animation films, TV series, and made-for-video series, from 1950s classics to the latest Cartoon Network hits. Looking for something specific? Eight unique icons make reviews easy to browse. From Akira to Naruto, Pokemon to Sailor Moon, anime veterans Brian Camp and Julie Davis present over 100 black & white images alongside su...
Rocket and Groot: The Hunt for Star-Lord
by Cameron Jacobsen Kendell
Join Marvel's fan-favourites Rocket and Groot in this hilarious, high-octane original graphic novel! Rocket and Groot are living their best lives touring the galaxy for the very best deep-dish pizza in the universe. Just as Rocket is about to bite down on a gooey slice of pizza with extra trash, an alert pops up on his bounty tracker: Star-Lord has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom! Rocket and Groot...
3-D computer animation is the most revolutionary development in feature films since the introduction of colour. In recent years, a string of movies-from Pixar/Disney's Toy Story to Dreamworks's Shrek-have advanced the art of computer animation, so that today it is possible to create photorealistic worlds from scratch. Blue Sky is an introduction to the techniques used to create 3-D computer animated feature films. Blue Sky Studios, a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox, was founded in 1987 to pi...
Walt Disney Animation Studios - The Archive Series: Design
by Disney Artists
Featuring the concept art that went into the film's creation; from character studies and sculpts to colour scripts, storyboards and more, The Art of Monsters University also includes behind-the-scenes interviews with the film's many artists.
Discover the magic of Disney with this fun and fact-filled sticker book with more than 100 Disney stickers. Meet timeless Disney characters like Mickey Mouse, as well as newer fan favorites including Moana and Elsa. Find the stickers to fill the spaces and learn all about your favorite characters and movies along the way. With enchanting images and captions, this sticker book allows fans to learn about Disney characters from the classics to modern favorites. The Ultimate Disney Sticker Book i...
This beautiful hardback features an eye-catching foiled cover, and is the perfect gift for all those who have been entertained by Toy Story and a book to be treasured by all.A family favourite, Pixar Toy Story is one of the best-loved films of contemporary times. Relive the magic through this retelling of the animated film, accompanied by paintings, sketches and concept art from the original Pixar Studio artists. Also featured is a foreword by Jason Katz, Story Supervisor at Pixar Animation Stud...
Whether you're planning to rig up a camera in a back room or you're already working in a production studio, if you're eager to expand your knowledge, this book will guide you through the key techniques of animation you will need to get ahead. This is a lavishly illustrated, step-by-step guide to drawn, model and computer generated animation that will prove inspirational to a wide audience. It offers professional guidance on all aspects of animation - from conceptualisation and script treatment...
If you are just starting out, or are moving over to new technology, this book will help you achieve the essential 2D computer animation techniques in the shortest possible time. Hedley Griffin writes in a way that is sympathetic to your needs and guides you though each technique in a simple step-by-step manner. The introductory chapter shows you how to achieve different animation styles on the computer, as well as essential skills such as storyboarding, the preparation of drawings and scanning...
"Star Wars: The Clone War", the blockbuster 3D animated movie and TV series, covers events between the live-action movies "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith" and features characters and events previously unseen anywhere else in the "Star Wars" saga, alongside Anakin, Obi-Wan, Yoda and Mace Windu. This full-colour book is bursting with final images and development artwork for characters, creatures, planets and vehicles, covering every aspect of the creation of the hit movie and TV se...
The first of its kind, this comprehensive look at the art of 'Animation Layout' takes readers on a tour through this essential and beautiful, but often forgotten, art form, from animation's earliest pioneers through to the digital world of video games and contemporary cinema. It features never-before-seen art from major studios' archives and interviews with the biggest names in animation.