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The Art of Baobab: The Beginning (The Art of Baobab Studios Book 1) [Print Replica] Kindle Edition

by Jacob Johnston (Author), Eric Darnell (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
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The Art of Baobab Studios takes us behind the scenes of the 6-time Emmy® winning, leading interactive animation studio. The compilation features never before seen concept art and character exploration from Invasion!, Asteroids!, Jack, Crow: The Legend, Bonfire, and Baba Yaga, and stories from the team that made it all happen. Baobab is creatively led by Eric Darnell (writer and director of Antz, 4 Madagascar films). They’ve won 6 Emmy awards, including 3 Best Interactive Emmys, the first ever Best VR Annie Awards, and SIGGRAPH’s first Best in Show Award.The Art of Baobab explores the making of the worlds that brought out your sense of wonder, inspired you to dream, and made YOU matter.

Since it was founded in 2015, Baobab Studios has released six interactive VR experiences to commercial and critical acclaim:

INVASION! is a 2017 Daytime Emmy®-winning VR experience. Narrated by Ethan Hawke, comes a colorful VR story about Mac and Cheez, two bumbling aliens with grand ambitions to take over the world. Instead, they are thwarted by two adorable bunnies.

2018 Daytime Emmy® winning VR experience ASTEROIDS!, the highly-anticipated follow up to the Emmy® winning VR animation INVASION! Mac and Cheez are back with their robot sidekick Peas, this time on a dangerous, deep space mission. Disaster strikes as they are attacked by teeth-gnashing space bugs careening asteroids. Starring Elizabeth Banks as Cheez and Ingrid Nilsen as Peas.

Crow: The Legend is an exciting animated experience starring John Legend as Crow, the most popular and admired animal in the forest with his magnificent colors and beautiful voice. But when the very first winter arrives, can Crow make the ultimate sacrifice to save his friends? Crow: The Legend features a diverse star-studded cast including John Legend, Oprah Winfrey , Constance Wu, Tye Sheridan, Diego Luna, and Liza Koshy. Crow won 4 Emmy® Awards including the linear animated short film and the Interactive VR Experience in 2019, receiving the most awards of any animated program or series, traditional and/or interactive. Crow: The Legend also won the first-ever Annie Award for Best Virtual Reality Production.

Annie award winning, Bonfire, stars comedian, writer and actress Ali Wong. In this absurd alien adventure where YOU, the viewer, play the leading role! You’ve just crashed your spaceship on a strange planet. Your only tools for survival are a fading bonfire, a surly robot and a limited supply of nourishment cylinders. And what's that sneaking around out there in the dark alien jungle?

Fee-fi-fo-fum! Step into the shoes of Jack, grasp the magic beans in your hand, and feel the thrill of an adventure into the realm of the giants, all in a world completely re-imagined from the classic 5000-year-old fairytale. Jack (Part 1), stars Lupita Nyong’o and is the first installment of the most innovative immersive theater work to date by Mathias Chelebourg, the award-winning writer/director of Alice: The VR Play.

Baba Yaga, is the latest enchanting virtual-reality experience from Baobab Studios. It’s up to you and your sister Magda (played by Daisy Ridley), to save your mother (played by Glenn Close) by entering the forest (played by Jennifer Hudson) to obtain the cure from the enigmatic witch, Baba Yaga (played by Kate Winslet). Your choices define how this story of love and magic ends. Baba Yaga premiered at Venice Film Festival this year.
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 11, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Jacob Johnston, most known for writing a number of the popular “The Art of…. Marvel Studios” books, is a writer and filmmaker located in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of Chapman University, he has been actively working in the entertainment industry for more than 12 years. When he’s not dabbling in world-building or pursuing the ever-elusive “dream”, he’s desperately seeking the affection of his temperamental hedgehog, Caspian.

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Customers find the story inspiring, lovely, and brings back memories.

"I had been looking forward to the release of this book. An inspiring beginning of an epic VR animation studio. It’s a power out right from the start...." Read more

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"...I've loved Baobab's experiences in VR and this book brings back memories of them all. Really glad they put this out!" Read more

"Beautiful book, incredible art and inspiring story. Baobab is slowly becoming one of the great animation companies of our time." Read more

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Customers find the writing engaging, quick, and tender. They also say the images are a wonderful companion to those animated experiences. Readers mention the book is great fun just to flip through and creates something truly magical.

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"...A surprise on every page; great fun just to flip through." Read more

"...stands on its own in that regard, but is also a wonderful companion to those animated experiences. Wonderful!" Read more

"...Thank you Baobab for creating something truly magical!" Read more

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Patricia De Llano
5.0 out of 5 stars This is THE book to learn storytelling in VR
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020
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I've studied storytelling and worked in videogames in the past. Learning storytelling in a new medium, like VR, is extremely hard. I wish when I started in my fields I had books like this one.

Baobab goes into the detail of every single story they've made, explaining why they made the decisions they made: How they named characters, how they picked the time of the year of a scene, how they evolved the graphic style... While reading it, I feel like I'm getting all the learning from an accelerated storytelling class, but without all the boredom.

The writing is fun, engaging, quick, tender, and the images are just gorgeous. You can follow along their creative process, which gives you a unique window into how these things are made. That is magical for me, because I always find creative endeavors one of the hardest things to do. Following all the details of world-class artists really opens your eyes about how to do it.

Highly recommend
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TontoTony
5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding one-of-a-kind history of a unique company
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020
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Truly stunning imagery covering the history and creative work of Baobab Studios, the leader in VR 360 animations and the creator of films that include Invasion and Crow. Fascinating to read how each work was produced, and to see the individual elements of how each film came together, from sketch to concept to final presentation. Organized in historical order, this also gives a sense of how VR is evolving as a story-telling tool. A surprise on every page; great fun just to flip through.
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MrGee
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous book for anyone who loves animation or art
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2020
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There is a magical quality to Baobab's art. I've seen many of. their pieces in VR (that has been their focus), and their goal always seems to create some magical reaction in their audience. It works, and the art in this book stands on its own in that regard, but is also a wonderful companion to those animated experiences. Wonderful!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo!
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020
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As a longtime fan of Baobab Studios, it was very exciting to see the making of their work! Extremely cool to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse, their work is groundbreakingly innovative and appealing, the "Art Of" book is a great overview of the artistic development of their past projects.
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Kyle Gabriel
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational art and story!
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020
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I've always been a fan of "Art of" books, and this one is an absolute gem. From beautiful paintings that inspired the worlds of Baobab's stories to the incredibly appealing character designs, I know I'll flip through this time and time again. Gorgeous work!
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tipatat
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunningly beautiful work
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020
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A huge fan of the gorgeous animated work from Baobab and it's so great to see the concept art and process. Amazing artistry and imagination on display here and it's a must for any fan of animation, vr, and creativity.
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Nived
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for any VR or animation geek!
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020
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I had been looking forward to the release of this book. An inspiring beginning of an epic VR animation studio. It’s a power out right from the start. Amazing illustrations. Just the perfect read foe this time. ❤️
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Lindsay Cortese
5.0 out of 5 stars Hands Down the Best Animation Art Book
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2020
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This book is the perfect gift for anyone who loves animation, art, virtual reality and is hands down the best book of art from any of the studios. Thank you Baobab for creating something truly magical!
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