Read along with Disney! When a lovable, lonely robot named WALL-E falls in love with a sophisticated female robot named EVE, he follows his heart all the way into outer space!
In the second edition of The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation, David Whitley updates his 2008 book to reflect recent developments in Disney and Disney-Pixar animation such as the apocalyptic tale of earth's failed ecosystem, WALL-E. As Whitley has shown, and Disney's newest films continue to demonstrate, the messages animated films convey about the natural world are of crucial importance to their child viewers. Beginning with Snow White, Whitley examines a wide range of Disney's feature animations, in which images of wild nature are central to the narrative. He challenges the notion that the sentimentality of the Disney aesthetic, an oft-criticized aspect of such films as Bambi, The Jungle Book, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, and Finding Nemo, necessarily prevents audiences from developing a critical awareness of contested environmental issues. On the contrary, even as the films communicate the central ideologies of the times in which they were produced, they also express the ambiguities and tensions that underlie these dominant values. In distinguishing among the effects produced by each film and revealing the diverse ways in which images of nature are mediated, Whitley urges us towards a more complex interpretation of the classic Disney canon and makes an important contribution to our understanding of the role popular art plays in shaping the emotions and ideas that are central to contemporary experience.
Pixar Animation Studios, the innovators behind Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Ratatouille, created this genre-defying film with an intriguing and unorthodox question in mind: What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot? WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter-Earth Class) is this last, soulful robot. When his lonely work is interrupted by the arrival of the sleek probe-droid EVE, a rollicking adventure across the galaxy ensues. The Art of WALL-E features the myriad pieces of concept art on which this fantastic, futuristic film was built, including storyboards, full-color pastels, digital and pencil sketches, character studies, color scripts, and more. Astute text-featuring quotes from the director, artists, animators, and production team-unearths the filmmakers' historical inspirations and recounts the creative process in intimate detail. This richly illustrated portal into the artistic spirit of Pixar reveals a studio confidently pushing the limits of animation.
Six Disney•Pixar classics in one jumbo coloring book! Mega Movie Mix is a collection of Disney•Pixar’s greatest films, including Up, WALL•E, Cars, Monsters, Inc., The Incredibles, and Finding Nemo! This 224-page coloring book bind-up is a phenomenal value at only $5.99.
A collection of 35 of the most beloved Disney Little Golden Books--featuring old classics and new favorites! Create a whole personal library for a child with this terrific assortment of 35 Disney Little Golden Books retelling everyone's favorite movies from Disney and Disney/Pixar, including old classics and newer releases. The books in this bundle are 101 Dalmatians, Alice in Wonderland, Bambi, Beauty and the Beast, Brave, Cars, Cars 2, Cinderella, Dumbo, Finding Nemo, The Fox and the Hound, Frozen, The Jungle Book, Lady and the Tramp, The Little Mermaid, Monsters, Inc., Monsters University, Mulan, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Planes, Planes: Fire and Rescue, Princess and the Frog, Ratatouille, Scamp, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Tangled, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Up, Wall-E, and Wreck-it Ralph. Children ages 2 to 5 will love reading these beloved stories again and again. Each beautifully-illustrated Little Golden Book retells the movie. Makes a terrific baby shower gift or birthday present for a young child or Disney Little Golden Book collector of any age!
The Little Golden Book retellings of the Disney/Pixar blockbusters Brave, Cars 2, Monsters University, Toy Story 3, and WALL-E are collected in one terrific boxed set. Boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will love reading their favorite stories again and again. The Disney/Pixar Little Golden Book Library makes a great gift!
WHAT HAPPENS when a magician’s assistant decides he’s not going to go along with the act? Find out in this magical Little Golden Book is based on an original animated short featured on the DVD release—in stores fall 2008.
In the second edition of The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation, David Whitley updates his 2008 book to reflect recent developments in Disney and Disney-Pixar animation such as the apocalyptic tale of earth's failed ecosystem, WALL-E. As Whitley has shown, and Disney's newest films continue to demonstrate, the messages animated films convey about the natural world are of crucial importance to their child viewers. Beginning with Snow White, Whitley examines a wide range of Disney's feature animations, in which images of wild nature are central to the narrative. He challenges the notion that the sentimentality of the Disney aesthetic, an oft-criticized aspect of such films as Bambi, The Jungle Book, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, and Finding Nemo, necessarily prevents audiences from developing a critical awareness of contested environmental issues. On the contrary, even as the films communicate the central ideologies of the times in which they were produced, they also express the ambiguities and tensions that underlie these dominant values. In distinguishing among the effects produced by each film and revealing the diverse ways in which images of nature are mediated, Whitley urges us towards a more complex interpretation of the classic Disney canon and makes an important contribution to our understanding of the role popular art plays in shaping the emotions and ideas that are central to contemporary experience.
The Art of Walt Disney author Christopher Finch tells the story of the pioneers of CG films: producer/directors like George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Ridley Scott; and John Lasseter and Ed Catmull, founders of Pixar. Computer generated imagery, commonly called “CG,” has had as big an impact on the movie industry as the advent of sound or color. Not only has it made possible a new kind of fully animated movie, but it also has revolutionized big-budget, live-action filmmaking. The CG Story is one of determined experimentation and brilliant innovation carried out by a group of gifted, colorful, and competitive young men and women, many of whom would become legendary in the digital world. George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Ridley Scott embraced the computer to create believable fantasy worlds of a richness that had seldom if ever been realized on screen. Their early efforts helped inspire a revolution in animation, enabled by technical wizardry and led by the founders of Pixar, including John Lasseter and Ed Catmull, who would create the entirely computer-produced worlds of Toy Story and subsequent Pixar films. Meanwhile, directors like James Cameron used the new technology to make hybrid live-action and CG films, including the extraordinary Avatar. Finch covers these and more, giving a full account of today’s most significant CG films.