| Title | : | Klaus: The Art of the Movie |
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| ISBN | : | 1789093120 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781789093124 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 |
| Publication | : | Published November 19, 2019 |
When Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as the postal academy's worst student, he is stationed on a frozen island above the Arctic Circle, where the feuding locals hardly exchange words let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up when he finds an ally in local teacher Alva (Rashida Jones), and discovers Klaus (Oscar® winner J.K. Simmons), a mysterious carpenter who lives alone in a cabin full of handmade toys. These unlikely friendships return laughter to Smeerensburg, forging a new legacy of generous neighbors, magical lore and stockings hung by the chimney with care. An animated holiday comedy directed by Despicable Me co-creator Sergio Pablos, KLAUS co-stars Joan Cusack, Will Sasso and Norm Macdonald.
The Art of the Movie is a stunning coffee table hardback exploring the art of Sergio Pablos' hand-drawn animated original Christmas film. Showcasing the full animation process, including an innovative new lighting and shadowing technique, this book features concept art, pitch documents, character turnarounds, key art, final artwork, exclusive sketches, and interviews with the team behind this heartwarming film.
Klaus: The Art of the Movie Reviews
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This is the first time I actually READ an art book, not just looked through pictures. Why have I never done that? It’s full of valuable info! Silly me, amazing book.
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I watched the movie on Netflix a few weeks ago and was startled by the varying style portrayed in the film; the differently drawn characters, and the visible texture in the lighting and shading. I had to know more! This art book wasn't cheap (no art books are haha), but it's incredibly gorgeous and really goes into how they were able to do such fun detailed things with 2D animation and make it look like they used 3D modeling. It's really a wonderful book and I loved seeing how different the concept art was from what they settled on. Looking forward to hopefully seeing more from this studio and these animators because it was incredibly refreshing to see something that wasn't streamlined Disney (even though some of the heads of the movie worked on some Disney classics and you could tell, esp. with some styles straight out of Hunchback from Notre Dame and Jesper definitely had a very Emperor Kuzco vibe, and I mean this all in a very good way). Very much recommend!
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Originally published November 2, 2019, at
BORG.com.
Klaus: The Art of the Movie digs into concept art and innovations in hand-drawn animation
Review by C.J. Bunce
The next level of books on film animation is here. But Klaus: The Art of the Movie, a behind the scenes look at the new Christmas movie from Netflix, doesn’t dig into the next advances of CG-animation. Instead you’ll find a story about a group of creators wanting to advance the style of animation before the advent of CGI. And that’s what they did, finding new ways to take hand-drawn animation forward in a way that will appear just as exciting and new to movie audiences.
Written by Ramin Zahed, Klaus: The Art of the Movie is a peek inside the mind of long-time animator Sergio Pablos, who has worked on his share of popular animated movies that have taken a more typical approach to the modern animated movie, as co-creator of Despicable Me, in addition to serving as animator on Disney movies like The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Tarzan, and Treasure Planet, plus more modern films like Rio and Smallfoot.
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One of my favorite animated movies is Klaus so it's fun to see it's development and all the concept art in this book. I would have liked even MORE insight especially in the lighting process and animation. But overall it's a very solid artbook for artist, animators and fans of the movie.
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First time I ever wanted to read something like this- But the art of the movie is beautiful and the story behind it all is just as lovely.
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A thoughtful and informative look into a film with unique ideas and a drive to revive and push forward 2D animation. You'll appreciate the movie even more after reading it.
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Stunning book about my all time favourite movie ❤️
