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The Art and Making of the Peanuts Movie
This in-depth book goes behind the scenes of the movie-making process and looks at how the movie continues the tradition and legacy of Peanuts. An unmissable experience.
For the first time ever, in November 2015, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang we know and love from Charles Schulz's timeless "Peanuts" comic strip will be making their big-screen debut; like they've never been seen before in a CG-animated feature film in 3D.
For the first time ever, in November 2015, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang we know and love from Charles Schulz's timeless "Peanuts" comic strip will be making their big-screen debut; like they've never been seen before in a CG-animated feature film in 3D.
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184 pages, Hardcover
First published October 6, 2015
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April 19, 2022
I greatly enjoyed this detailed glimpse into the movie-making process for The Peanuts Movie, especially since the creators shared such in-depth insight into their efforts to adapt every element of the characters in a recognizable way, turning profoundly expressive but flat comics drawings into 3D without making anything seem off about the children's characteristics. The book mostly focuses character concept art and animation techniques, but also covers other elements of the movie as well. For example, part of the book focuses on Snoopy's Flying Ace fantasy world, and another focuses on the young cast members who voiced the characters.
I enjoyed this book a great deal, and I appreciated it all the more because I just recently read Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown from the 1970s, which includes lots of movie-making details from a very different era of animation. It was interesting to see what was similar and what was dramatically different in the processes, and in both cases, the creators did an admirable job of capturing the characters' essences.
This is published as an adult book, and most of the technical writing would go over children's heads, but the book is entirely suitable for a young audience. There are no adult jokes, and there is no content that would make this inappropriate for a child to enjoy flipping through or reading.
I enjoyed this book a great deal, and I appreciated it all the more because I just recently read Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown from the 1970s, which includes lots of movie-making details from a very different era of animation. It was interesting to see what was similar and what was dramatically different in the processes, and in both cases, the creators did an admirable job of capturing the characters' essences.
This is published as an adult book, and most of the technical writing would go over children's heads, but the book is entirely suitable for a young audience. There are no adult jokes, and there is no content that would make this inappropriate for a child to enjoy flipping through or reading.
November 25, 2015
Peanuts is one of the most popular comic strips in history, and it happens to be my favorite. In the new film "The Peanuts Movie", the classic characters will finally appear on the big screen - and in 3D animation. "The Art and Making of the Peanuts Movie" takes the reader through the process of producing the film, with plenty of artwork and other imagery.
The book (and the film itself) pays tribute to the classic Peanuts comics - in fact, the first and last page of the book contains some of the black-and-white panels from decades ago. It's not obvious that a hand-drawn comic strip would translate into a 3D computer-generated animation film; after all, they are two very different mediums. But Blue Sky Studios achieved a synergy between old and new, and it's clear the filmmakers and animators worked very hard to maintain the feeling of classic Peanuts in the movie.
The book focuses mostly on the characters - Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and the rest of the gang. Each character gets 2-4 pages, and you get a lot of information on how the character was developed visually -- including concept art and profiles; variations of hair and costumes; as well as digital renders and animation rigs. Also included are small snippets of the comics for comparison.
The rest of the book is dedicated to the various aspects of production -- in the case of an animated film, that would be the animation itself, the design of the environments, and the sound. The final segment of the book is "From Story to Screen: The Making of Sequence 010_Kite", which looks at how all the different disciplines (animation, environment, lighting, etc) comes together to create a single sequence in the film.
This is a must-own book if you're a fan of "The Peanuts Movie", particularly if you are interested in learning about how these classic characters went from the Sunday paper to the big screen.
Original Review for MovieArtBook.com
The book (and the film itself) pays tribute to the classic Peanuts comics - in fact, the first and last page of the book contains some of the black-and-white panels from decades ago. It's not obvious that a hand-drawn comic strip would translate into a 3D computer-generated animation film; after all, they are two very different mediums. But Blue Sky Studios achieved a synergy between old and new, and it's clear the filmmakers and animators worked very hard to maintain the feeling of classic Peanuts in the movie.
The book focuses mostly on the characters - Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and the rest of the gang. Each character gets 2-4 pages, and you get a lot of information on how the character was developed visually -- including concept art and profiles; variations of hair and costumes; as well as digital renders and animation rigs. Also included are small snippets of the comics for comparison.
The rest of the book is dedicated to the various aspects of production -- in the case of an animated film, that would be the animation itself, the design of the environments, and the sound. The final segment of the book is "From Story to Screen: The Making of Sequence 010_Kite", which looks at how all the different disciplines (animation, environment, lighting, etc) comes together to create a single sequence in the film.
This is a must-own book if you're a fan of "The Peanuts Movie", particularly if you are interested in learning about how these classic characters went from the Sunday paper to the big screen.
Original Review for MovieArtBook.com
March 26, 2021
This was a lot more interesting than I expected. The artwork is, for the most part and naturally so, art that we've all seen a million times in books, on TV, on mugs, shirts, magnets, etc. But it was really entertaining reading about the tricky aspects of animating and designing Peanuts in 3D and staying true to everything Charles Schulz drew. I love the movie and its unique animation, but I think I'm going to love watching it even more now - the care the crew took with this movie and the love they have for the characters really shines through in this book.
February 9, 2023
I read lots of "Art of"books for work, and this one has an exceptionally detailed amount of behind the scenes quotes from Blue Sky about the challenges they had and solved to transition l translate these characters into 3d. Very enjoyable read.
January 8, 2016
Since I was a kid, I've been Snoopy & Peanuts fan. Doesn't matter how old I am - I'll still be a Peanuts fan. Not everyone will be as interested in reading all the detail about the making of the movie but I found it incredibly interesting as it discussed how they took the art of Charles Schulz and kept the look and feel of that for making the movie - the importance of honoring Schulz' work and not trying to make the movie take on different feeling.
January 27, 2016
Such a lovely book, I like it
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