The Art of Mulan: A Disney Editions Classic (Disney Editions Deluxe)
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Review PRAISE FOR PRACTICALLY POPPINS IN EVERY WAY"This coffee table worthy book by Jeff Kurtti is much more than a visually appealing celebration of the franchise."―Broadway DirectPRAISE FOR TRAVELS WITH WALT DISNEY". . . no small feat to do what Jeff Kurtti has done . . ."―Jason Cochran, Editor-in-Chief, Frommers.comPRAISE FOR THE ART OF DISNEY COSTUMINGOne of "20 Books Every True Disney Fan Should Have in Their Collection"―POPSUGARPRAISE FOR THE ART OF DISNEY COSTUMING"Explore the characters, stories, history, and currency of Disney in a whole new way. . . ."―Nerds and BeyondPRAISE FOR PRACTICALLY POPPINS IN EVERY WAY"Practically Poppins goes above and beyond the mandate of a movie tie-in to become a valuable book for any Mary Poppins fan."―Leonard Maltin, film critic and historianPRAISE FOR THE ART OF MULAN"The Art of Mulan, by Jeff Kurtti, chronicles the production team's research trip to China and the creative development of the pic, from concept art to production stills. Kurtti describes how the team broke new ground in creating certain shots, particularly the final crowd scenes that employ up to 10,000 hand-animated characters on screen at once. . . ."―VarietyPRAISE FOR THE ART OF MULAN"It details the movie's history and production and presents more than 350 beautifully produced illustrations that include early conceptual drawings and character designs, background paintings (many evocative of classic Chinese watercolors), and production stills. The text discusses the animators' visit to China to research the story's setting and the film's overall visual design, which stresses elements and simplifications that are common to both traditional Chinese art and effective animation. Any library possessing a shelf of the handsome volumes chronicling Disney's animation renaissance of the past decade shouldn't hesitate to add this one to it."―American Library Association Booklist Read more About the Author JEFF KURTTI is a leading authority on The Walt Disney Company, its founder, and its history. He is the author of more than thirty books, a writer-director of award-winning documentary content, and a respected public speaker. A Seattle native, Kurtti worked as a production coordinator on the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival, followed by two years as the assistant to the president of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). For several years, he worked for Walt Disney Imagineering, the theme park design division of The Walt Disney Company, and then for the Corporate Special Projects department of Disney. Since 1995, Kurtti has enjoyed a career as an author, writer, and consultant in the motion picture, theater, and theme park entertainment industries. He was creative director, content consultant, and media producer for The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco and a producer of The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story, a critically acclaimed documentary about the famed songwriters. Read more
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The Art of Mulan is an interesting art of book. When I finally got this book in the mail I was quite surprised to see how large it is. And considering this is the smaller version! There's an oversized version as well.But yes, this book as ALOT of text. But I loved reading all of it. It's written with amazing detail, and you hear from so many talented people who worked on the film.My only complaint with this book was how many screencaps or production stills from the film appear. Way to many! And the worse part is that some of them take up a full page! I saw online the Making of Mulan, and they showed many beautiful concept art images of Mulan. That I wished were in this book, instead of those screencaps. Like another reviewer said there's not a lot of concept art, most of the art you see is close to, or what you already see in the final film. You don't see much of the earlier versions.Overall I quite enjoyed this book, I waited a long time to buy this one. Since most of the time it was really overpriced, but I finally found one that was priced reasonably. For some reason alot of sellers are pricing it from fifty dollars, to more than a hundred, which is crazy. Personally I do NOT think this art of book is worth more than $25, which is usually what most art of books cost.