Surf's Up: The Art and Making of a True Story [Hardcover]

Cody Maverick (Author), Jeff Bridges (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2007

Surf's Up , the latest CG-animated feature film from Sony Pictures Animation, is based on the "true story" of up-and-coming surfer Cody Maverick.  The film follows Cody as he enters his first professional surf competition.  Inspired by the legendary wave rider Big Z, Cody leaves his family and hometown of Shiverpool, Antarctica to travel to Pen Gu Island for the Big Z Memorial Surf Contest.  Cody believes that fame and fortune will bring him the admiration and respect he craves, but when he meets a washed-up old surfer named Geek, Cody begins to understand that the greatest champion isn't always the one who comes in first.

Get an inside look at the making of this incredible film in Surf's Up: The Art and Making of a True Story, which is packed with a wealth of extras, including a DVD that details the digital image-making process, a teaser movie poster, a booklet on "Building a Digital Wave," vintage surfer postcards, a surfbook bookmark, and a commemorative Pen Gu Times newspaper.
Starring Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, James Woods, Mario Cantone, Deidrich Bader, Jane Krakowski, and Mindy Sterling, Surf's Up is directed by Ash Brannon ( Toy Story 2 ) and Chris Buck ( Tarzan ).

Sony Pictures Consumer Products and Insight Editions have partnered to create two incredible previous books, The Art of Open Season and The Art & Making of Monster House .  Animation Magazine's rave review observed that Insight Editions and Sony "have raised the bar for movie tie-ins!"

Product Details

• Hardcover: 148 pages
• Publisher: Insight Editions; Har/DVD edition (May 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933784156
• ISBN-13: 978-1933784151
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 10.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What an "Art Of" book should be!, May 21, 2007

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B. Stephenson (Burlington, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surf's Up: The Art and Making of a True Story (Hardcover)

I have quite a few "Art Of" books in my library. Some vaguely touch on the creative process that go into character development and the overall look of the film, then there are those, like this title, that go into great detail. This book is great at not only showing the technical aspect of making a CG animated film, but balances that with a wealth of conceptual artwork and character design. Combine that with a fun read and you have what a book dealing with creating an animated film should be.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book, July 18, 2007

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devall "devall" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Surf's Up: The Art and Making of a True Story (Hardcover)

This book is simply amazing. One of the best art books released in years. Great character design, visuals, and even lots of fun extras including a making of dvd, postcards, poster, stickers, and mini books. This is truly an inspiration. I work as an animator and took it to work to show fellow artists, and they ALL bought it on the spot. This will be in my art book archive for years to come.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scrapbook styled artbook, July 9, 2007

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Parka (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surf's Up: The Art and Making of a True Story (Hardcover)

Length:: 0:57 Mins

This book followed scrapbook styles of Monster House and Open Season, with little booklets and postcards placed within pages of the book. A plastic cover that housed the hard covered book, which comes with no dusk jacket.

Glorious illustrations, character designs, story boards and set renders filled the pages. Story boards were beautifully painted. There were lots of character designs on the penguins. The book was literally packed with action because of the layout design of the pages. High energy brush strokes were used a lot.

The write ups were short and interesting to read.

Any fan of 3D animation should get this book.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)