Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation

by Hans Bacher (Author), Don Hahn (Foreword)

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A truly unique visual delight offering insight into the development of animation classics like Bambi, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Lilo and Stitch as well as a tantalizing examination of unfinished Disney projects.

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"Dream Worlds is a must have for its visuals alone - I can only describe them as gorgeous." .. World Animation Journal

About the Author

Hans Bacher has been a major influence on the design of Disney films for nearly 20 years. His work appears in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Mulan. Winner of the prestigious "Annie" animation award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production" for his work on Mulan.

Don Hahn is the Academy Award nominated producer of Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Haunted Mansion and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Library Binding: 220 pages
Publisher: Focal Press (November 23, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0240520939
ISBN-13: 978-0240520933
Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
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Average Customer Review: 67 customer reviews
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Poor Quality: Kindle Edition

March 11, 2013

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

This is a review for the Kindle Edition. The physical book is very well laid out and filled with great images. Unfortunately, the publisher didn't spend any effort when they released the Kindle Edition. What they did was simply use an OCR scanner to scan the text of the book and slapped on the low quality scans without any layout in mind. It's a complete disaster! Do yourself a favor, buy the hardcopy of this book! Physical Copy of the book:☆☆☆☆☆; Kindle Edition: 0 Stars

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Essential for anyone into animation production design

November 27, 2008

Format: Library BindingVerified Purchase

This book is an invaluable resource for any production designer. It talks about how to go about setting the style and look for animation.

This is a very practical book. While it talks on the production design process, it provides tons of examples from Disney's archive to support design concepts. There are many useful lessons, such as film analysis, visual development and research, camera rules, composition, staging and others.

There are also dedicated chapters to films where Hans Bacher talks specifically on how production design was done.

I bought this book primarily for the art but I've realised that there's more to all the art displayed. Many of the storyboards, while lacking details are visually strong because of the composition.

Every example included in the book serves to emphasis design concepts. The clear and simple explanation provides another perspective into looking at storyboards, into understanding what the scene means and how it contributes to the story.

This book is well worth the money, actually not just to production designers, but for every artist. The lessons taught are universal and can be applied in different fields if it's related to art.

Let me end with a quote from Andrea Deja, the Supervising Animator of Walt Disney Studios:

When it comes to color, composition and design, Hans is in a class by himself. Look through the pages of Dream Worlds and be inspired by Han's high standards and his art. It is a feast for the eyes.

Here's the list of chapters:

* Film Analysis
* Beauty and the Beast
* Visual Development and Research
* Aladdin
* Inspiration
* Camera Rules
* The Lion King
* Composition
* Hercules
* Staging and Formats
* Mulan
* Rhythm and Style Variety
* Lilo and Stitch
* Value and Color
* Brother Bear
* Unfinished Disney Projects
* Own Projects
* The Masters -- Bambi

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

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Stop Motion Maniac

One of the best Focal Press titles

April 28, 2011

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This is probably my favorite Focal Press title. Most of the titles I have from this publisher are paperback, but this one is hardback with a glossy dustjacket. I am particularly interested in environments for animation and design and this title was perfect. The book is chock-full of images. I loved looking at all the different styles and examples, and the amount of text and placement was appropriate. The chapters are as follows:
1. Film Analysis
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. Visual Development and Research
4. Aladdin
5. Inspiration
6. Camera Rules
7. The Lion King
8. Composition
9. Hercules
10. Staging and Formats
11. Mulan
12. Rhythm and Style Variety
13. Lilo and Stitch
14. Value and Color
15. Brother Bear
16. Unfinished Disney Projects
17. Own Projects
18. The Masters-Bambi
This is a very useful title for animation design work. Highly recommended.

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Inspiring!

December 13, 2007

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Wow! I want to gaze in awe at every page of this beautiful yet practical book, which is filled with art. Dozens of backgrounds from "Bambi" show the stunning skill and style of those artists like you've never seen it before. Another section illustrates many creative ways to imagine a bird, from concept pieces from "Fantasia 2000." Other pages show thumbnails and composition notes from the early stages of "Lilo & Stitch." There's also a whole chapter on composition that combines a how-to manual with frames of Disney's "Brother Bear."

I could go on forever, but suffice it to say that this book is an absolute must-buy. Anyone who wants to study the best artists in the animation business, or just loves to look at imaginative watercolors and stunning uses of color, will find it truly inspirational. Yes, it's nearly all Disney, but don't let that mislead you. This book is not published by the Disney company, and has no promotional feel.

For more art from "Cinderella" check out Walt Disney's Cinderella. For a nice academic companion try To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios.

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Neko Nine

Dream Worlds: A beautiful source of inspiration.

December 1, 2014

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What a wonderful book; full of beautiful artwork and insightful anecdotes about some of Disney's most beloved animated features. Some are brutally honest, but I found it refreshing. Both excitement and disappointment come with the job and I found Mr. Bacher's artistic ups and downs deeply relatable.

Be warned: reading this book will make you want to re watch these films and I recommend that you do. It makes the book more of an experience; an extremely enjoyable and educational one at that. This is not a step by step instruction on how to be a production designer. It is better to see this book as a source of inspiration. Read it; study the artwork and let your own dream worlds be born.

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Hyeon-I Son

Highly recommend for those who is major in animation.

January 23, 2014

Format: Library BindingVerified Purchase

My layout professor highly recommended this book, and I got really interested. Bought the book from Amazon, I really satisfied. Except the delivery gotten a day late, but I don't care about minor issue. The book is in a good condition, I love how this book well teaching me of techniques on layouts, backgrounds, etc. My layout professor is one who did Disney TV show background arts, he is background and layout artist, this book is highly recommended by the professor.

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Most recent customer reviews

Blue City

Five Stars

Gorgeous. Thank you!

Published 2 months ago

Jolene

I read a little and felt like it was more a diary

I was hoping it would be more educational for an illustrator. I read a little and felt like it was more a diary..too many pointless thoughts...I wanted a little more academic feel.

Published 7 months ago

Dave W.

Great read and has tons of examples to draw inspiration ...

Should be in every animator's library! Great read and has tons of examples to draw inspiration from.

Published 9 months ago

3RDi

Awesome book!

Love this book! lots of good reference material with beautiful colors and ideas.

Published 10 months ago

Cat-Ferret family

Has some good content, when you can read it.

Has some good content, when you can read it. The book designer made some pages impossible to read due to background elements that made the text almost impossible to make out.Read more

Published 10 months ago

Allison

Had the Wrong Impression

While the author certainly has impressive credentials, I feel a bit misled concerning what this book was supposed to be.Read more

Published on July 13, 2015

IRON GIGANTIS

great reference for would be artist

great reference material

Published on May 3, 2015

Setton

Five Stars

Very good book if you need help with composition or layouts for animation or storyboards!

Published on April 10, 2015

Mady Giuliani

Resoundingly 'OK' art book.

Really nice book of backgrounds. I just wish that it had more than one artist. Not as great reference material as I had expected.

Published on December 23, 2014

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