Pixar

by Tim Hauser

"The Pixar Treasures" is a scrapbook of instinct and inspiration, experiences readers can touch, and visions that exist only in the imagination. It begins with a group of animators who were inspired by Walt Disney films. In the late 1970s and early '80s, John Lasseter, Brad Bird, and Joe Ranft were hired into an apprenticeship program at Walt Disney Productions. The last of Disney's golden age artists, including animators Eric Larson, Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, and Ollie Johnston mentored the young dreamers, and as Pixar later developed, their work would draw heavily from this direct connection with Walt Disney's "Nine Old Men." The tale continues with Pixar's foray into computer animation, and the resulting success of Toy Story. With chapters on A Bug's Life; Monsters, Inc.; Finding Nemo; The Incredibles; Cars; Ratatouille; and WALL*E, Hauser's narrative covers the struggles, growth, and successes of an incredible animation studio. And it gives readers a sneak peak at the newest Disney*Pixar film, Up. Filled with unique removable keepsakes, The Pixar Treasures is an essential collector's item for every Pixar fan.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Film

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Parka · Rating 5 out of 5]

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The Pixar Treasures is finally out after a long delay. I had some doubts about the book because it's pricey and has only 64 pages. But once you flip through the pages, you'll understand why it cost so much.

The book comes with a slipcase and it's designed like a scrapbook. It tells the story of Pixar complete with loads of pictures. There are 28 chapters covering the history, the making of various films, the people, their ideas and other interesting stuff.

The stories will feel familiar if you have the other book To Infinity and Beyond! -- still my favourite Pixar book. The Pixar Treasures presents a very condensed version of the whole Pixar story with the short 2-page chapters. However, this book has content up to the recent Toy Story 3, which means it also covers Ratatouille, Up and WALL-E, which aren't in To Infinity and Beyond!. The stories, though familiar, are still inspiring to read. They are short and will definitely leave you wanting more.

The highlight of the book are the pullout replicas of memorabilia, artwork and photos. Many of the pictures are never-before-seen art and photos. That's a lot of new content not published elsewhere in their other art books. There are lots of things you can pull out or pull. You'll see items like the Disney's Visitor Pass (ca. 1980), Presto poster, an animation flip-book, a (fake) newspaper front-page with Luigini's story, a few attached booklets and other goodies.

This book is clearly designed with the collector in mind. It is beautiful and inspiring to read.

Highly recommended to Pixar fans.

I hope other animation studios also come up with their own treasure books.

[τλιϓλ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of surprisings, this book as it's said: Treasures, you can't get enough of it, reading it as many as u like, looking at the pictures and discover a wonderful world between the covers. It's a timeless book for all Pixar fans and those who like its own magic.

كما يتضح من العنوان: كنوز بيكسار، وهي حقا كنوز فريدة من نوعها، رحلة جميلة مع بيكسار في عوالمها المختلفة من البداية، مفاجآت عديدة وأمور كثيرة جديرة بالتوقف عندها، أحد الكتب التي لن تمل تصفحها المرة تلو الأخرى، كتاب لكل وقت ^_^

[Ilse · Rating 4 out of 5]

For me most of the things in this book were already known from reading other books about Pixar (and Disney). Still an awesome book, I especially loved the inserts that you can pull out of the book! :)

[Cassie · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you love Pixar, this is the book to own! Tons of fun goodies in here. ^_^

[Anna Christensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. This book introduced me to the wonderful world of Pixar.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amusing!