From the comic mind of Jerry Seinfeld and the artistic talent of DreamWorks Animation (creators of Shrek), comes Bee Movie. In a hive built around making mon...er...honey, a young, idealistic bee named Barry just doesn't seem to fit in. On a chance opportunity to venture outside the hive, Barry's life changes forever when he meets a beautiful florist named Vanessa and discovers an appalling secret: humans have been stealing honey for themselves! The Art of Bee Movie dips into the artistic pot of this hilarious film with more than 300 bee-autiful pieces of art, including sketches, pastels, digital paintings, and clay models. Delicious quotes from the artists, production designers, producers, and Jerry Seinfeld himself will tickle the funny bone and the imagination of all animation fans.
Jerry Beck is an animation historian and cartoon producer. His over fifteen books on the subject include The Animated Movie Guide, Looney Tunes: The Ultimate Visual Guide and The 50 Greatest Cartoons. He is also co-founder/co-writer of the popular animation blog, Cartoon Brew.
Beck is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney, and is currently a consulting producer to Warner Bros., Universal and Disney for their classic animation dvd compilations. Beck has programmed retrospectives for the Annecy and Ottawa Animation Festivals, The Museum of Modern Art and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He has taught animation history at NYU, SVA, the AFI and UCLA. He is the host/producer of the annual "Worst Cartoons Ever" screening at the Comic-Con International: San Diego.
Beck started his career in film distribution, working at MGM/UA, Orion Classics, Cannon Films and Expanded Entertainment (Tournee of Animation), before starting his own company, Streamline Pictures in 1989, the first U.S. distributor to import anime features such as Otomo's Akira and Miyazaki's Laputa: Castle In The Sky. Beck was instrumental in launching Animation Magazine, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Beck was also the West Coast Bureau Chief for Kidscreen magazine in 2000. He has also created, written and produced animated films for various clients. His latest animation project, Hornswiggle, recently aired on the Nicktoons Network.
