Kids and adults alike love Pixar's movies. We come out of the theater not just entertained or amused, but inspired. Everybody agrees: Pixar makes fun, clean, terrific movies. But what makes these movies so appealing is not merely amazing CGI animation, clever humor or fantastic imagination. These movies are not just great. Pixar's movies are good. Robert Velarde unpacks the movies of Pixar and shows how they display the best of classic Christian virtues....

Usagi Tsukino is a little clumsy and a crybaby, but she's also one spirited eighth grader. One day she meets Luna, a black cat with a crescent moon mark on her forehead, and transforms into the pretty guardian of love and justice in a sailor suit, Sailor Moon! As a chosen guardian of justice, Usagi apparently has a mission to protect a princess, and to find her fellow Guardians and the phantom Silver Crystal.

"Get the whole story on directing animated movies, games, and advertisements with this rich, visual guide. Author Tony Bancroft knows that a great director needs creative AND managerial expertise, and this book provides insight on both from a team of animation greats, headed up by this renowned director of Mulan. With personal stories and experiences and important tips of the trade from the author and his A-list contacts, Directing for Animation is...

Walt Disney Animation Studios' Big Hero 6 is the story of Hiro Hamada, a brilliant robotics prodigy who must foil a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the fast-paced, high-tech city of San Fransokyo. This new title in our popular The Art of series, published to coincide with the movie's U.S. release, features concept art from the film's creation—including sketches, storyboards, maquette sculpts, colorscripts, and much more—illuminated by...

"Learn about the history of animation and find out how animated films are made today"--

It has been some time since Nagisa and Karma were a part of the assassination classroom. Like the rest of Class 3-E, they have grown and followed their own paths. However, no matter how much time has passed, they will still remember their time with Koro Sensei and the lessons he taught them. Walking around their old classroom, the two former students reminisce about the time they spent in Class 3-E and the crazy events that went down.

While writing for straight, linear media like films or novels requires certain skills, writing for interactive media such as games or digital stories requires a WHOLE NEW set of skills. Writers need to contend with overlapping stories, different conclusions based on different actions taken by the customer or player. It's challenging to create compelling digital storylines - and writers need help. Write Your Own Way into Animation and Games offers...

A bicyclist is kidnapped from the Tour de France by mysterious gangsters; his grandmother travels to the city of Belleville (which has a sardonic version of the Statue of Liberty in its harbor), where she tracks him down with the help of a musical trio gone to seed, the Belleville Triplets.

Explore the art of the Disney movie Coco! Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector. Follow along with word-for-word narration as, together, they set off on an...