The Pixar Treasures is a scrapbook of instinct and inspiration, experiences readers can touch, and visions that exist only in the imagination. It begins with a group of animators who were inspired by Walt Disney films. In the late 1970s and early '80s, John Lasseter, Brad Bird, and Joe Ranft were hired into an apprenticeship program at Walt Disney Productions. The last of Disney’s golden age artists, including animators Eric Larson, Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, and Ollie Johnston mentored the young dreamers, and as Pixar later developed, their work would draw heavily from this direct connection with Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men.” The tale continues with Pixar's foray into computer animation, and the resulting success of Toy Story. With chapters on A Bug's Life; Monsters, Inc.; Finding Nemo; The Incredibles; Cars; Ratatouille; and WALL*E, Hauser's narrative covers the struggles, growth, and successes of an incredible animation studio. And it gives readers a sneak peak at the newest Disney*Pixar film, Up. Filled with unique removable keepsakes, The Pixar Treasures is an essential collector’s item for every Pixar fan.
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The Pixar Treasures is finally out after a long delay. I had some doubts about the book because it's pricey and has only 64 pages. But once you flip through the pages, you'll understand why it cost so much. The book comes with a slipcase and it's designed like a scrapbook. It tells the story of Pixar complete with loads of pictures. There are 28 chapters covering the history, the making of various films, the people, their ideas and other interesting stuff. The stories will feel familiar if you have the other book To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios -- still my favourite Pixar book. The Pixar Treasures presents a very condensed version of the whole Pixar story with the short 2-page chapters. However, this book has content up to the recent Toy Story 3, which means it also covers Ratatouille, Up and WALL-E, which aren't in To Infinity and Beyond!. The stories, though familiar, are still inspiring to read. They are short and will definitely leave you wanting more. The highlight of the book are the pullout replicas of memorabilia, artwork and photos. Many of the pictures are never-before-seen art and photos. That's a lot of new content not published elsewhere in their other art books. There are lots of things you can pull out or pull. You'll see items like the Disney's Visitor Pass (ca. 1980), Presto poster, an animation flip-book, a (fake) newspaper front-page with Luigini's story, a few attached booklets and other goodies. This book is clearly designed with the collector in mind. It is beautiful and inspiring to read. Highly recommended to Pixar fans. I hope other animation studios also come up with their own treasure books. (There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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This book is an instant collectors piece for all Pixar fans. It's designed like a scrapbook; including from photos, letters, brochures, comic strips, sketches, all together telling the story of Pixar since de begging, all the way to "UP" and part of the process of "Toy Story 3". Fun to explore replicas of graphic material attached in the pages. The book comes inside a hard cardboard case with the cover printed on.
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The ultimate PIXAR in review collection.,
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As a fan of PIXAR and a long-time Disney fan, I was so pleased when Disney bought PIXAR Studios. This book is a combination of the best of both those production companies! The illustrations are, naturally, a fantastic visual feast and the overall presentation is superb. Whether you're a big kid like me or know a deserving new generation fan this book is a must have. I still have to sit down and work my way from cover to cover to check out all the special inclusions and inserts as I was so impressed when I first flicked through I didn't want to rush my appreciation. This book will provide me with plenty of entertainment for a long while yet!
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