Great Process! Friday, July 30, 2010This is one of those books revealing the creative process! If you own the DVD of the Pixar shorts, look at the sections for each video before viewing. It's a real treat!
Very Creative - Monday, January 11, 2010I'm fascinated by computers and animation, thus reading "The Art of Pixar Short Films." The material describes the early days at Pixar when they were learning the art of/how to regarding computer animation. Very difficult, even impossible, at first, but so much better than the early Disney days. Sometimes years of work were required for the short films - mostly to develop the new computer techniques. Fortunately, the group of pioneers at Pixar were given that freedom by first George Lucas and then Steve Jobs. Computerized animation is no child's play, and the results are so good that with a decent plot they also appeal to adults.
My only reservation about this book is that it doesn't go deeply enough into the details of how the automation works, nor provide samples before and after the techniques. I guess that's material for another book.
Art of Pixar is truely Art... Saturday, May 02, 2009This book has a great combination of finished art and sketches. It also has a nice lead in to what it takes to be a strong animation company in this tough competitive industry. I love the book and think it is a must have for any Pixar fan, Artist, and general animation junkie alike... Buy it you wont regret it. Z
A must have! Sunday, March 29, 2009Tjis book is a real "must have" book, for all Pixar fans... and all people who like "behind the scene" books.
It contains great and numerous illustrations and texts.
What else to add? "When the history of next Pixar shorts (after "Lifted")will be published?!?" perhaps? Hehe!
The Story of Pixar, Told Through Its Short Films Wednesday, March 25, 2009Pixar started as a short film studio. While now the most successful modern animated feature-film studio, its roots were in the shorts, and they have continued to produce shorts, many of them pioneering new techniques that were later used in one of the full length movies. The Art of Pixar Short Films provides a concise, yet comprehensive, history of Pixar and then launches into hundreds of pictures, sketches, computer art, and storyboards for 13 shorts. Beginning with The Adventures of Andre and Wally B. from 1984 and going through Mater and the Ghostlight from 2006, the book presents the many different styles used by Pixar, its artists and directors. There are rough sketches presented next to the final stills, showing how the initial vision was translated into computer art.
While not as wonderful as seeing the films themselves, The Art of Pixar Short Films is a great addition to an animation fan's collection.
