Guillermo del Toro is a very visual storyteller. His films are all a visual treat where every frame seems to be exquisitely crafted and they depend veGuillermo del Toro is a very visual storyteller. His films are all a visual treat where every frame seems to be exquisitely crafted and they depend very little on dialogue. This interesting book offers some insight into his creative process, his ideas, and his inspirations. It starts with tour of his "Bleak House" where he houses all his artistic and literary collections and which he also uses as his studio. There are interviews that provide an insight into Guillermo's views on the medium of films and his artistic and literary inspirations. There is a chapter each dealing with each of his films and also his unfinished projects which are very fascinating as they contain many original sketches and writings from his personal notebooks dealing with the design process, his colour choices and how the final designs evolved. I especially loved the ones on Hellboy movies and Pan's Labyrinth. I am surprised by how much attention Guillermo pays to the smallest of details in his designs....more
I am a fan of Hayao Miyazaki and for me his films have always inspired a sense of wonder and awe. Every frame communicates a mood or an emotion that lI am a fan of Hayao Miyazaki and for me his films have always inspired a sense of wonder and awe. Every frame communicates a mood or an emotion that lets us get into the characters and immerse ourselves into the world. His movies do not shy away from dealing with darker themes but they have this vitality and they leave me with a sense of hope. Maybe this has partly to do with how Miyazaki works. Rather than starting with a script he always starts with and works through images. This allows the script and the film to grow organically as he draws. It is always the characters will that drives the story and they end with the characters emotional growth as they learn and adapt. This also makes his worldbuilding to be so full of life. We also look at his worlds through the eyes of his protagonists who are more often than not kids who are open minded and "see with eyes unclouded". He is also a master animator who can communicate a lot just through the movement of his characters.
This book is quite well researched, is easy to read and has an analysis of and gives historic context to almost all of Miyazaki's works. It also has snippets into his life, his historic and artistic inspirations, and the moments in his life that might have shaped his worldview and the themes he deals with in almost all of his works. I don't know why the author focuses a lot on rage, despair, disillusionment and the apocalyptic imagery as driving factors in his works. I always found his works including the Nausica manga to be life affirming and full of hope. Even in his most apocalyptic of scenarios, something always endures. They are often more liberating rather than melancholic....more
The art is beautiful. The sketchy, wide, detailed backgrounds of lush wilderness and slow paced conversations with simply designed and underdeveloped The art is beautiful. The sketchy, wide, detailed backgrounds of lush wilderness and slow paced conversations with simply designed and underdeveloped characters makes way for relaxed storytelling. The main theme of the manga is man's relationship to nature. This is dealt with in a series of short stories. The only continuity is the main character. The stories itself are quite haunting, they will stay with you....more
I liked Thomas Ott's artwork. The high contrast black and white images, highly detailed and expressive, render the surreal, dark and twisted atmospherI liked Thomas Ott's artwork. The high contrast black and white images, highly detailed and expressive, render the surreal, dark and twisted atmosphere perfectly. His framing is brilliant too. Cinema Panopticum consists of five surreal, Kafkaesque stories. The first story was absolutely brilliant....more
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