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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: I have most of the 'Art of' books and, though this is a little more pricey than the others, it is worth every cent. It is refreshingly reassuring to finally have a Disney art book NOT written by a Disney staffer, but by a film academic. It was great to read about the men who worked alongside Walt and knew him for all his faults as well rather than the godhead he has become to the company. This book, while showing page after page of behind-the-scenes miniature masterpieces that went into making the classic early features, also describes the not-so-happy endings that such chemistry produced among Disney and his storymen sometimes. It also covers the latter-day storyboard masters like Chris Sanders and the Brizzi twins. I have ambitions of being a Disney storyboard artist someday and this book is perfect inspiration. More than worth it.
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Summary: its not cute little animals that made them there pictures!
Review: If the Disney American Animated Film has one stigma, is the belief that it is made for childern. Mr.Canemaker's book disproves that notion by recounting stories by those lucky few that got to meet Walt,work with him and put his "Dreams" on "Paper" before they were made a reality on film. We are privy in the world of Walt Disney and the people who put his ideas on paper only to have Walt think that they could be better than that.The book is filled with instances of Walt cursing-four letter words and all,when his Soryman ideas did not cut the mustard. Why should they since Walt "was his own best storyman." We get to meet the men that were up to par with Walt-T.Hee and Bill Peet. But these man could be considered Lucifer to Walt's Christian God-those who wish to be better than him or take his place would end in Hell, which in a sense they did. Finally, lets not forget the geniuses Walt himself dealt with-Salvador Dali and Orson Welles. If there was anyone that could top Disney himself ,it was Orson,as described by Walt Himself.
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Summary: The Best of the "Art Of" Books by FAR
Review: This book shows off the (oddly enough) unsung heros of the Disney Animation Department, the Story Artists. Like his previous book on Disney Inspirational artists, John Canemaker piles on the rarely seen outside of Disney pre-production sketches that form the basis of all to follow. GREAT reproductions--and great to see the subject and the studio treated not only with great respect, but a healthy amount of constructive criticism, too. Beautiful job. I'm waiting for a companion volume featuring unedited complete storyboards for ALL the features(!).
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Summary: Historic Disney Animation at it's FINEST!
Review: This is a book we're proud to own. John Canemaker is to be congratulated on bringing together the art and history of original Disney animation in all its glory. Beautifully printed on quality paper. So much artwork has never before been published, it's almost overwhelming. To turn the page is to uncover a treasure! Someday Hyperion will learn something about the art of quality bookbinding. A book like this deserves the use of binding and boards of higher quality. But even with that one criticism, this book is a MUST HAVE.
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Summary: Historic Disney Animation at it's FINEST!
Review: This is a book we're proud to own. John Canemaker is to be congratulated on bringing together the art and history of original Disney animation in all its glory. Beautifully printed on quality paper. So much artwork has never before been published, it's almost overwhelming. To turn the page is to uncover a treasure! Someday Hyperion will learn something about the art of quality bookbinding. A book like this deserves the use of binding and boards of higher quality. But even with that one criticism, this book is a MUST HAVE.
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Summary: A wonderful insight into the creative process
Review: Too often in animation titles, the storyboard element is relegated to a minor footnote. This book presents a wonderful insight to the creative process of animation film making. Many animators and students collect resource material from feature films, and storyboard examples are rare and treasured items. As a storyboarder myself, I was in awe of the beauty and clarity of these works, many I was seeing for the first time. However, anybody with an interest in art or animation will enjoy this book. It is an amazing and definitive collection.
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Summary: One of our TOP TEN Books on the Walt Disney Studios
Review: Words simply don't do justice to this book. It must be held in one's own hands to fully appreciate the investment that went into producing this masterpiece celebration of animation history.John Canemaker has succeeded once again in bringing the creative process to a place where both a novice hobbyist and experienced researcher can find full appreciation in a single work. Paper Dreams is filled to overflowing with original story sketches from the Disney Archives and Animation Research Library. The story sketch is the most primitive form in the process of animation, and yet is crucial to the development of both story and character personality. This process was invented at the Disney Studios in the early 1930's, and is widely used throughout Hollywood to this day, both in animation and in live-action production. In particular, researchers of original animation art will appreciate this work as creating a permanent record of known storyboards and sketches from the Walt Disney Studio. While most will never have an opportunity to visit the Disney Archives, Canemaker effectively opens the vaults for all to enjoy and appreciate.
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Summary: One of our TOP TEN Books on the Walt Disney Studios
Review: Words simply don't do justice to this book. It must be held in one's own hands to fully appreciate the investment that went into producing this masterpiece celebration of animation history. John Canemaker has succeeded once again in bringing the creative process to a place where both a novice hobbyist and experienced researcher can find full appreciation in a single work. Paper Dreams is filled to overflowing with original story sketches from the Disney Archives and Animation Research Library. The story sketch is the most primitive form in the process of animation, and yet is crucial to the development of both story and character personality. This process was invented at the Disney Studios in the early 1930's, and is widely used throughout Hollywood to this day, both in animation and in live-action production. In particular, researchers of original animation art will appreciate this work as creating a permanent record of known storyboards and sketches from the Walt Disney Studio. While most will never have an opportunity to visit the Disney Archives, Canemaker effectively opens the vaults for all to enjoy and appreciate.
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