Toy story : a critical reading / Tom Kemper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kemper, Tom, author.

Contributor:

British Film Institute.

Series:

BFI film classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toy story (Motion picture).

Animated films--History and criticism.

Animated films.

Physical Description:

110 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave on behalf of the British Film Institute, 2015.

Summary:

"The first computer-generated animated feature film, Toy Story (1995) sustains a dynamic vitality that proved instantly appealing to audiences of all ages. Like the great Pop Artists, Pixar Studios affirmed the energy of modern commercial popular culture and, in doing so, created a distinctive alternative to the usual Disney formula. Tom Kemper traces the film's genesis, production history and reception to demonstrate how its postmodern mishmash of pop culture icons and references represented a fascinating departure from Disney's fine arts style and fairytale naturalism. By foregrounding the way in which Toy Story flipped the conventional relationship between films and their ancillary merchandising by taking consumer products as its very subject, Kemper provides an illuminating, revisionist exploration of this groundbreaking classic."--Page [4] of cover.

Contents:

Power pop

'The rats' nest'

'A rebel group'

'What would Walt say?'

'Hip - loveable, urban. Think Simpsons'

Playtime : the film

Stories.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 110).

ISBN:

1844576671

9781844576678

OCLC:

898910972