The Art of Castle in the Sky

Informationen zum Autor Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the festival's Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazaki's films include Spirited Away , winner of the 2002 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as Castle in the Sky , My Neighbor Totoro , Kiki's Delivery Service , Princess Mononoke , Howl's Moving Castle , and Ponyo , all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S. Miyazaki's other achievements include the highly regarded manga series Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Starting Point: 1979-1996, a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that chronicle his early career and the development of his theories of animation. Both are published in English by VIZ Media. Klappentext Includes interviews, concept sketches and finished animation cells from the animated film "Castle In The Sky". Zusammenfassung The latest in the perennially popular line of Studio Ghibli art books, which includes interviews, concept sketches, and finished animation cels from classics such as Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro. Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky was the first feature film produced by the legendary Studio Ghibli. Sheeta, a girl who has the power to defy gravity, is on the run from pirates when she meets the young inventor Pazu. Together they explore the secrets of Laputa, a flying city constructed by a long-lost race of people. All of Miyazaki's major themes, the power of flight, the bravery of young women, and a world wrecked by change, are captured by beautiful animation and joyous storytelling.

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Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan’s most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the festival’s Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazaki’s films include Spirited Away, winner of the 2002 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, and Ponyo, all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S. Miyazaki’s other achievements include the highly regarded manga series Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Starting Point: 1979-1996, a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that chronicle his early career and the development of his theories of animation. Both are published in English by VIZ Media.

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The art, from conception to release, of Hayao Miyazki’s film Castle in the Sky, a fantasy adventure.

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The definitive examination of the artand animation of Studio Ghibli's masterpiece of fantasy and flight, Castlein the Sky!

The latest in theperennially popular line of Studio Ghibli art books, which includes interviews,concept sketches, and finished animation cels from classics such as SpiritedAway and My Neighbor Totoro.

HayaoMiyazaki's Castle in the Sky was the first feature film produced by thelegendary Studio Ghibli. Sheeta, a girl who has the power to defy gravity, is onthe run from pirates when she meets the young inventor Pazu. Together theyexplore the secrets of Laputa, a flying city constructed by a long-lost race ofpeople. All of Miyazaki's major themes, the power of flight, the braveryof young women, and a world wrecked by change, are captured by beautifulanimation and joyous storytelling.