![]() The studio’s efforts have been so successful that the tremendous challenge of taking an unforgiving technology and bending it to produce a seemingly natural world is virtually taken for granted today. I reviewed the Art of Pixar which collected and presented a large number of color scripts:Ī quote from the book about Pixar and technology: Pixar is renowned for their color scripts. ![]() Jenny also includes a lot of the digital storyboards and a color script which looks at the lighting, color, weather and time of day of the film. You really get a great sense of the amount of art that goes into a film, especially the variety of types of art and the types of artists. ![]() There are astounding images of concept artwork with striking images on almost every page. Brenda Chapman, the film’s producer, discusses how her daughter had the same “stubbornness, determination, and strength of character” as Merida it was obviously a heavy influence on the film. One of the interesting stories that Jenny relates is how the film mirrors the relationships of several of the producers/directors and their own daughters. As much as Jenny is telling the story of Brave, she is also telling the story of Pixar and the creation of a modern animated film. We learn about the journey of the characters as well as the journey of the artists that created them. The majority of the book does look at the development of the characters, especially Merida and her family. Jenny chronicles the research trip to Scotland that the artists took, which includes pictures of the crew and the inspiration for the background, weather and fauna. ![]() Part of the journey of the book is seeing how the characters evolved as much as the filmmakers. The first inklings of Brave were actually doodled in 2005 when story artists, concept artists and other Pixarians started working on the film and hashing out ideas. What always surprises me is how long these films take to bring to the screen. Like most Art of Books, Jenny follows a standard format looking at the origins of the film’s art and story and how the film evolved into what we see on the screen. She is a Cal Arts graduate, a story artist and has worked at Warner Bros., Amblimation, Turner, Disney and Dreamworks. Jenny Lerew is a blogger and animation historian at Blackwing Diaries. Spoilers, you know? The Art of Brave, though, was a little too tempting for me not to pick it up. I usually shy away from the Art Of… books until after I have seen the film. When my copy of The Art of Brave by Jenny Lerew arrived, I tore into it with some trepidation. As with other Pixar films, it looks like Brave will be full of rich family relationships. As the trailers allude, we can also expect a fantastic story and amazing character development. ![]() The greens and reds show a life that we haven’t seen in a film since Finding Nemo. The trailers and stills from the film were haunting in their beauty. Usually, the beauty is shown in the technological advances and with Brave this holds true, but there is a deeper level of artistry at work. ( I did review this book before seeing the film in the theaters back in 2012.)Įach Pixar film since Toy Story (1995) has been more beautiful than the last. The a shock of red hair as it played against the background of grays, blacks and blues was quite a teaser image for the film. The Art of Brave book by Jenny Lerew captured my attention as much as the first teaser images from the film did. Art of Brave by Jenny Lerew, a book review ![]()
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