John Lasseter

Richard Neupert (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2016
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-08164-4 (ISBN)

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Celebrated as Pixar's "Chief Creative Officer," John Lasseter is a revolutionary figure in animation history and one of today's most important filmmakers. Lasseter films from Luxo Jr. to Toy Story and Cars 2 highlighted his gift for creating emotionally engaging characters. At the same time, they helped launch computer animation as a viable commercial medium and serve as blueprints for the genre's still-expanding commercial and artistic development. Richard Neupert explores Lasseter's signature aesthetic and storytelling strategies and details how he became the architect of Pixar's studio style. Neupert contends that Lasseter's accomplishments emerged from a unique blend of technical skill and artistic vision, as well as a passion for working with collaborators. In addition, Neupert traces the director's career arc from the time Lasseter joined Pixar in 1984. As Neupert shows, Lasseter's ability to keep a foot in both animation and CGI allowed him to thrive in an unconventional corporate culture that valued creative interaction between colleagues. The ideas that emerged built an animation studio that updated and refined classical Hollywood storytelling practices--and changed commercial animation forever.

Richard Neupert is the Charles H. Wheatley Professor of the Arts in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at the University of Georgia. His books include French Animation History and A History of the French New Wave.

Erscheinungsdatum	30.03.2016
Reihe/Serie	Contemporary Film Directors
Zusatzinfo	16 color photographs, 21 black and white photographs, filmography
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 210 mm
Gewicht	313 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	0-252-08164-1 / 0252081641
ISBN-13	978-0-252-08164-4 / 9780252081644
Zustand	Neuware