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Creativity, Inc. - Overcoming The Unseen Forces That Stand In The Way Of True Inspiration (Hardcover, The Expanded Edition): Ed... Creativity, Inc. - Overcoming The Unseen Forces That Stand In The Way Of True Inspiration (Hardcover, The Expanded Edition)
Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace
R846 R751 Discovery Miles 7 510 Save R95 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve.

For nearly thirty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as the Toy Story trilogy, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, and WALL-E, which have gone on to set box-office records and garner eighteen Academy Awards. The joyous storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. Here, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques that have made Pixar so widely admired—and so profitable.

As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream as a Ph.D. student, and then forged a partnership with George Lucas that led, indirectly, to his founding Pixar with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986. Nine years later, Toy Story was released, changing animation forever. The essential ingredient in that movie’s success—and in the twenty-five movies that followed—was the unique environment that Catmull and his colleagues built at Pixar, based on philosophies that protect the creative process and defy convention, such as:

  • Give a good idea to a mediocre team and they will screw it up. But give a mediocre idea to a great team and they will either fix it or come up with something better.
  • It’s not the manager’s job to prevent risks. It’s the manager’s job to make it safe for others to take them.
  • The cost of preventing errors is often far greater than the cost of fixing them.
  • A company’s communication structure should not mirror its organizational structure. Everybody should be able to talk to anybody.

Creativity, Inc. has been significantly expanded to illuminate the continuing development of the unique culture at Pixar. It features a new introduction, two entirely new chapters, four new chapter postscripts, and changes and updates throughout. Pursuing excellence isn’t a one-off assignment but an ongoing, day-in, day-out, full-time job. And Creativity, Inc. explores how it is done.

Beauty and the Beast (Disney Animated Classics) - A deluxe gift book of the classic film - collect them all! (Hardcover): Sally... Beauty and the Beast (Disney Animated Classics) - A deluxe gift book of the classic film - collect them all! (Hardcover)
Sally Morgan
R388 Discovery Miles 3 880 In Stock

A retelling of Disney Beauty and the Beast with stunning development art from the original Disney Studio artists. Collect the whole Animated Classics series! Disney Beauty and the Beast is one of the best-loved films of all time and has been a family favourite for thirty years. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film, accompanied by paintings, sketches and concept art from the original Disney Studio artists. Discover the inside story with a foreword by a Disney filmmaker, and turn to the back of the book to learn more about the artists who worked on this iconic film. This beautiful hardback features premium cloth binding, a ribbon marker to match the cover, foil stamping and illustrated endpapers. This is the perfect gift for all those who have been enchanted by the magic of Beauty and the Beast, and a book to be treasured by all.

Alice in Wonderland (Disney Animated Classics) - A deluxe gift book of the classic film - collect them all! (Hardcover): Sally... Alice in Wonderland (Disney Animated Classics) - A deluxe gift book of the classic film - collect them all! (Hardcover)
Sally Morgan
R438 R385 Discovery Miles 3 850 Save R53 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A retelling of Disney Alice in Wonderland, accompanied by art from the original Disney Studio artists. Collect the whole Animated Classics series! A family favourite for seventy years, Disney Alice in Wonderland is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film, accompanied by paintings, sketches and concept art from the original Disney Studio artists. Turn to the back of the book to learn more about the artists who worked on this iconic animated film. This beautiful hardback features premium cloth binding, a ribbon marker to match the cover, foil stamping and illustrated endpapers, making this the perfect gift for all those who have been enchanted by the magic of Alice in Wonderland and a book to be treasured by all. Disney Alice in Wonderland is now available to view on Disney+ Also available in the Disney Animated Classics series: Aladdin Cinderella The Nightmare Before Christmas Dumbo Frozen Mulan Pinocchio Sleeping Beauty The Lion King Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The Little Mermaid One Hundred and One Dalmatians Coming soon: Beauty and the Beast Lady and the Tramp

The Disney Book Of Maps - A Guide to the Magical Worlds of Disney and Pixar (Hardcover): Walt Disney Company Ltd. The Disney Book Of Maps - A Guide to the Magical Worlds of Disney and Pixar (Hardcover)
Walt Disney Company Ltd.
R489 R437 Discovery Miles 4 370 Save R52 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Welcome to the most magical atlas of them all! Discover the dangers of the Pride Lands, dive under the sea with Ariel, try to make sense of Wonderland with Alice, fly to Neverland with Peter and hitch a ride onto the East Australian Current with Marlin and Dory. With stories retold and characters to meet along the way, there is something here for all Disney fans, from nostalgic classics to modern favourites. Includes maps from the following feature films: Peter Pan, Dumbo, Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, Finding Nemo, Monsters University, Coco, Inside Out, Cars, Up, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Frozen, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, The Lion King, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, 101 Dalmatians, Moana, Brave, Toy Story, Finding Dory, and A Bug's Life.

Aardman: Robin Robin Advent Calendar (with stickers) (Calendar, New edition): Flame Tree Studio Aardman: Robin Robin Advent Calendar (with stickers) (Calendar, New edition)
Flame Tree Studio
R147 Discovery Miles 1 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Enjoy the countdown to Christmas! Open a numbered window every day in December until the big day and reveal a seasonal sticker to help you get in the festive spirit! This advent calendar features beautifully crafted images from Aardman's delightful new animated musical film special Robin Robin produced for Netflix, about an optimistic young robin raised by a family of mice, who sets off on a journey of self discovery. Printed on FSC-certified paper.

Disney The Fashion Collection Colouring Book - Release your inner stylist and design outfits for Disney's most iconic... Disney The Fashion Collection Colouring Book - Release your inner stylist and design outfits for Disney's most iconic characters (Paperback)
Walt Disney Company Ltd.
R320 R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Save R30 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Release your inner stylist to design and colour all of the most fashionable characters in this official Disney The Fashion Collection Colouring Book! Packed with stunning images and icons from a whole host of stylish favourites so you can create your very own couture fashion collection. From sophisticated Princesses like Belle and Tiana to fashion-forward Villains, including Cruella De Vil and Maleficent, get creative and bring each fabulous design to life! With intricate patterns and sketchbook style art, this beautiful book will keep you entertained for hours. Also available: Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Colouring Book Coming soon: Disney Hocus Pocus Colouring Book

The Art of Encanto (Hardcover): Disney The Art of Encanto (Hardcover)
Disney
R975 R804 Discovery Miles 8 040 Save R171 (18%) In Stock

A stunning showcase of the art behind Walt Disney Animation Studio's magical film, Encanto! With never-before-seen production art, character designs, storyboards, and colorscripts, The Art of Encanto celebrates the art of this stunning animated film, alongside exclusive interviews with the filmmakers and behind-the-scenes details into the creative development process. Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal-every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope. * EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Fans will want to delve into and explore this new Walt Disney Animation film through character designs, filmmaker stories, and making-of details exclusive to this book. * PART OF THE FAN-FAVORITE SERIES: The collectible Art of series from Disney and Pixar is perfect for animation enthusiasts, filmmakers, students, art buffs, and fans of Disney alike. Add this to the shelf alongside The Art of Raya and the Last Dragon, The Art of Frozen 2, and The Art of Soul. (c)2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Unofficial Ghibli Cookbook (Hardcover): Thibaud Villanova The Unofficial Ghibli Cookbook (Hardcover)
Thibaud Villanova
R940 R577 Discovery Miles 5 770 Save R363 (39%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Create 40 delicious dishes from your favourite Studio Ghibli films! 40 recipes inspired by the masterpieces of Studio Ghibli: My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, The Moving Castle... Dive into the dreamlike worlds of these animated films and enjoy the recipes created by Thibaud Villanova, a specialist in the cuisine of the imagination.

The Art of Masamune Shirow - Volume 2: Anime (Hardcover, Color ed.): Jeremy Mark Robinson The Art of Masamune Shirow - Volume 2: Anime (Hardcover, Color ed.)
Jeremy Mark Robinson
R1,514 Discovery Miles 15 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Art of Katsuhiro Otomo (Hardcover, 3rd ed.): Jeremy Mark Robinson The Art of Katsuhiro Otomo (Hardcover, 3rd ed.)
Jeremy Mark Robinson
R1,537 Discovery Miles 15 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Art of Masamune Shirow - Volume 2: Anime (Hardcover): Jeremy Mark Robinson The Art of Masamune Shirow - Volume 2: Anime (Hardcover)
Jeremy Mark Robinson
R1,343 Discovery Miles 13 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Dragon Ball Z: The Official Advent Calendar (Hardcover): Insight Editions Dragon Ball Z: The Official Advent Calendar (Hardcover)
Insight Editions
R763 R679 Discovery Miles 6 790 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Coraline - A Closer Look at Studio LAIKA's Stop-Motion Witchcraft (Hardcover): Mihaela Mihailova Coraline - A Closer Look at Studio LAIKA's Stop-Motion Witchcraft (Hardcover)
Mihaela Mihailova
R3,899 Discovery Miles 38 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Coraline (Henry Selick, 2009) is stop-motion studio LAIKA's feature-length debut based on the popular children's novel by British author Neil Gaiman. Heralding a revival in global interest in stop-motion animation, the film is both an international cultural phenomenon and a breakthrough moment in the technological evolution of the craft. This open access collection brings together an international group of practitioners and scholars to examine Coraline's place in animation history and culture, dissect its politics, and unpack its role in the technological and aesthetic development of its medium. More broadly, it celebrates stop motion as a unique and enduring artform while embracing its capacity to evolve in response to cultural, political, and technological changes, as well as shifting critical and audience demands. Divided into three sections, this volume's chapters situate Coraline within an interconnected network of historical, industrial, discursive, theoretical, and cultural contexts. They place the film in conversation with the medium's aesthetic and technological history, broader global intellectual and political traditions, and questions of animation reception and spectatorship. In doing so, they invite recognition - and appreciation - of the fact that Coraline occupies many liminal spaces at once. It straddles the boundary between children's entertainment and traditional 'adult' genres, such as horror and thriller. It complicates a seemingly straight(forward) depiction of normative family life with gestures of queer resistance. Finally, it marks a pivotal point in stop-motion animation's digital turn. Following the film's recent tenth anniversary, the time is right to revisit its production history, evaluate its cultural and industry impact, and celebrate its legacy as contemporary stop-motion cinema's gifted child. As the first book-length academic study of this contemporary animation classic, this volume serves as an authoritative introduction and a primary reference on the film for scholars, students, practitioners, and animation fans. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

Grendel Grendel Grendel - Animating Beowulf (Hardcover): Dan Torre, Lienors Torre Grendel Grendel Grendel - Animating Beowulf (Hardcover)
Dan Torre, Lienors Torre
R3,376 Discovery Miles 33 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This open access study of the film Grendel Grendel Grendel, directed by Alexander Stitt, presents it as a masterpiece of animation and design which has attained a national and international cult status since its release in 1981. The film, based on the novel, Grendel, by John Gardner, is a loose adaptation of the Beowulf legend, but told from the point of view of the monster, Grendel. Grendel Grendel Grendel is a mature, intelligent, irreverent and quite unique animated film - it is a movie, both in terms of content and of an aesthetic that was well ahead of its time. Along with a brief overview of Australian animation and a contextualization of where this animated feature fits within the broader continuum of Australian (and global) film history, Dan Torre and Lienors Torre provide an intriguing analysis of this significant Australian animated feature. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

The Akira Book - Katsuhiro Otomo: The Movie and the Manga (Hardcover, 3rd Color ed.): Jeremy Mark Robinson The Akira Book - Katsuhiro Otomo: The Movie and the Manga (Hardcover, 3rd Color ed.)
Jeremy Mark Robinson
R1,694 Discovery Miles 16 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Total Television Scrapbook (hardback) (in color!) (Hardcover): Mark Arnold, Victoria Biggers The Total Television Scrapbook (hardback) (in color!) (Hardcover)
Mark Arnold, Victoria Biggers
R1,448 Discovery Miles 14 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Hanna Barbera's Prime Time Cartoons (hardback) (Hardcover): Raymond Valinoti Hanna Barbera's Prime Time Cartoons (hardback) (Hardcover)
Raymond Valinoti
R848 Discovery Miles 8 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Video Games, Violence, and the Ethics of Fantasy - Killing Time (Hardcover): Christopher Bartel Video Games, Violence, and the Ethics of Fantasy - Killing Time (Hardcover)
Christopher Bartel
R3,548 Discovery Miles 35 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Is it ever morally wrong to enjoy fantasizing about immoral things? Many video games allow players to commit numerous violent and immoral acts. But, should players worry about the morality of their virtual actions? A common argument is that games offer merely the virtual representation of violence. No one is actually harmed by committing a violent act in a game. So, it cannot be morally wrong to perform such acts. While this is an intuitive argument, it does not resolve the issue. Focusing on why individual players are motivated to entertain immoral and violent fantasies, Video Games, Violence, and the Ethics of Fantasy advances debates about the ethical criticism of art, not only by shining light on the interesting and under-examined case of virtual fantasies, but also by its novel application of a virtue ethical account. Video games are works of fiction that enable players to entertain a fantasy. So, a full understanding of the ethical criticism of video games must focus attention on why individual players are motivated to entertain immoral and violent fantasies. Video Games, Violence, and the Ethics of Fantasy engages with debates and critical discussions of games in both the popular media and recent work in philosophy, psychology, media studies, and game studies.

A Charlie Brown Christmas: Book and Tree Kit - With Music! (Paperback): Charles M Schulz A Charlie Brown Christmas: Book and Tree Kit - With Music! (Paperback)
Charles M Schulz
R353 R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Save R23 (7%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Created and Produced by Total Television Productions (hardback) (Hardcover): Mark Arnold Created and Produced by Total Television Productions (hardback) (Hardcover)
Mark Arnold
R1,087 Discovery Miles 10 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jackie Chan (Paperback): Michelle Le Blanc, Colin Odell Jackie Chan (Paperback)
Michelle Le Blanc, Colin Odell
R59 R49 Discovery Miles 490 Save R10 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Ultimate Action Hero. For twenty years one man has dominated action cinema worldwide. He is adored by more fans than Stallone, Schwartzenegger or Willis and yet until recently was virtually ignored by America and the UK. All that has changed now. Welcome to the world of Jackie Chan, martial artist, comedian and stuntman. Most people associate Jackie Chan with the recent smash hit films Rush Hour and Rumble in the Bronx but there is a lot more of him to see. Jackie learnt his trade from the harsh world of Peking Opera School and began to appear in films as a child. He slowly progressed from minor roles to becoming a head stuntman and eventually lead actor in a number of kung fu movies in the 1970s. It was only when he began to direct his own films that the real Jackie Chan film was born. If you have never seen a Jackie Chan film before, you are in for one wild ride. They are a unique blend of visual comedy, incredible stunts and electrifying fights. What makes them so special is that Jackie performs all of his own stunts, no matter how crazy, no matter how dangerous. And they are dangerous. In the course of his career Jackie has broken nearly every bone in his body and come within a hair's breadth of death...No one will insure him. In this book we'll be taking a look at the world's most popular action hero - See! Jackie skateboard through rush hour traffic. Against the flow... See! Jackie fall from a tall building. Handcuffed... See! Jackie drive through a town. Literally through the town... See! Jackie run down the side of a building. While it is falling down... See! Jackie leap from the top of a car park.. Onto a balcony across the road... You'll laugh. You'll gasp. You'll wince. You've never seen anyone like Jackie Chan.

Popeye the Sailor (hardback) - The 1960s TV Cartoons (Hardcover): Fred M. Grandinetti Popeye the Sailor (hardback) - The 1960s TV Cartoons (Hardcover)
Fred M. Grandinetti
R901 Discovery Miles 9 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Art of Katsuhiro Otomo (Hardcover): Jeremy Mark Robinson The Art of Katsuhiro Otomo (Hardcover)
Jeremy Mark Robinson
R1,345 Discovery Miles 13 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Akira Book - Katsuhiro Otomo: The Movie and the Manga (Hardcover): Jeremy Mark Robinson The Akira Book - Katsuhiro Otomo: The Movie and the Manga (Hardcover)
Jeremy Mark Robinson
R1,349 Discovery Miles 13 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sick Little Monkeys - The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story (hardback) (Hardcover): Thad Komorowski Sick Little Monkeys - The Unauthorized Ren & Stimpy Story (hardback) (Hardcover)
Thad Komorowski
R1,068 Discovery Miles 10 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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