John Lasseter / Richard Neupert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neupert, Richard John, author.

Series:

Contemporary film directors

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lasseter, John.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors.

United States.

Animators--United States--Biography.

Animators.

Pixar (Firm).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 200 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2016]

Summary:

John Lasseter is a revolutionary figure in animation history and one of today's most important filmmakers. Films from Luxo Jr. to Toy Story and Cars 2 highlight Lasseter's gift for creating emotionally engaging characters. At the same time, these iconic movies helped launch computer animation as a viable commercial medium and still serve as blueprints for the genre's ever-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. 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

John Lasseter and the rise of Pixar style

An apprenticeship in animation

John Lasseter at Lucasfilm: animation versus special effects

Finding Luxo: the rise of Pixar's short-film style

Feature films, thinking characters, and emotion

Cars and beyond: executive producer and animation auteur

Interview with John Lasseter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

9780252040153

0252040155

9780252081644

0252081641

OCLC:

922970902