THE ART OF DREAMWORKS ANIMATION: CELEBRATING 30 YEARS

The Art of DreamWorks Animation: Celebrating 30 Years Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by DreamWorks Animation (Author), Ramin Zahed (Author), Jerry Beck (Author), Cameron Diaz (Foreword) Celebrate 30 years of DreamWorks Animation’s visually rich worlds with this luxurious edition of the studio’s artistic achievements in both film and television. Brimming with rare concept art, preproduction designs, and character sketches, this comprehensive gift-ready collection offers behind-the-scenes access to the DreamWorks archives.

Over the past 30 years, this premier studio has produced some of the most groundbreaking and illustrious animated movies of all time, such as Shrek, Trolls, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, The Bad Guys, Madagascar, and the newest addition, The Wild Robot, as well as acclaimed TV shows, such as Gabby’s Dollhouse, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Trollhunters, and Spirit Riding Free—among many others.

Featuring a foreword from Cameron Diaz, along with insider anecdotes and perspectives from actors, directors, producers, and artists, The Art of DreamWorks Animation celebrates the studio’s enduring legacy of delivering fully immersive worlds, compelling characters, and great stories that inspire endless possibilities.

 

DreamWorks Animation’s teams of artists, writers, directors, producers, engineers, and innovators are renowned for their excellence, telling stories about dreams and the journeys their unconventional heroes take to make them come true.

About the Author
Ramin Zahed is a Los Angeles–based author and editor in chief of Animation Magazine. His books include the New York Times bestselling Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie, as well as The Art of DreamWorks Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie, The Art of Love, Death + Robots, and the previous edition of The Art of DreamWorks Animation. Jerry Beck is a noted animation historian and cartoon producer. As a film distributor, his company Streamline Pictures brought Miyazaki’s Totoro and Otomo’s Akira to the US. His over 15 books on the animation history include The Animated Movie Guide, Looney Tunes: The Ultimate Visual Guide, and The 50 Greatest Cartoons. He currently teaches animation history at Cal Arts, UCLA, and Chapman University, curates a monthly “Cartoon Club” for Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema in Hollywood, and edits two blogs, Animation Scoop and Cartoon Research. He lives in Glendale, California. Cameron Diaz is a Golden Globe– and BAFTA-nominated actress and New York Times bestselling author known for her performance as Fiona in DreamWorks Animation’s critically acclaimed Shrek franchise.

 

Product details
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harry N. Abrams (September 10, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 576 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1419772678
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1419772672
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.95 x 3.2 x 18.7 inches