Child Art in Context: A Cultural and Comparative Perspective

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Child Art in Context: A Cultural and Comparative Perspective
Claire Golomb
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This 330-page coffee-table book combines the writing of Mark Cotta Vaz and Patricia Rose Duignan with more than 600 photographs and illustrations to chronicle the accomplishments of Hollywood's hottest special effects company. Industrial Light & Magic, where Duignan spent two decades of her career, was founded by George Lucas to create the effects for his groundbreaking movie, Star Wars. Since then ILM has continued to pioneer new technologies which have led to SF classics such as "E.T.," "Terminator 2" and "Jurassic Park". This books offers a behind-the-scenes look into the magical moments ILM has helped create.

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Includes a foreword by Steven Spielberg!

The supernatural wonders of Ghostbusters.  The lively three-dimensional toons from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?  The unstoppable liquid-metal T-1000 cyborg of Terminator 2.  The incredibly life-like digital dinosaurs of Jurassic Park.  The thunderous African stampede in Jumanji. These award-winning special effects have one thing in common: Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).

For more than twenty years, George Lucas and the technical wizards at ILM have literally changed the face of movie-making with their stunning, often unbelievable, visual effects.   Industrial Light + Magic: Into the Digital Realm chronicles ILM's second monumental decade--from 1986 through the mid-nineties--and includes a special discussion on the latest groundbreaking visual effects in the soon-to-be released Special Edition of Star Wars: A New Hope.

During this seminal period, ILM virtually redefined visual effects and blazed a trail into the digital realm.  With more than six hundred lavish full-color photographs, this fascinating book takes you behind the camera and into the rarely seen workshops, offering an amazing look at the men and women who create movie magic.  We follow the intricate crafts of matte painting, model making, and optical compositing as they are transformed into digitally driven systems, and we track the contributions of model and creature makers, animation specialists and optical technicians, and the unsung stage hands and pyrotechnic experts.

Packed with astounding information about ILM's technical innovations and remarkably clear explanations--including a revealing look at ILM's work with TV commercials and theme park attractions, a comprehensive glossary of essential terms, and detailed screen credits for all the company's film projects--this volume will enchant and enlighten all of us who have ever marveled at what we've seen on the screen and wondered: how did they do that?

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The 2nd decade of ILM in a great book!.......2006-11-05

First there was ILM, covering the 1st decade of this fantastic Special Effects Company.
This is the second book of the series, covering the main movies from the second decade of existence of this company.
An execelent finishing, great value book (although it is a litle expensive, the book quality is exceptional).
Essencial to all Special Effects lovers.

Fantastic!.......2005-06-17

One of the greatest 'making of' writers Patricia Rose Duignan's Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm is one of my all-time favorite books, charting the journey of ILM from fledgling company in George Lucas' garage to the No.1 Special Effects company in the world. Insightful and comprehensive, this is flawless reading and has some great accompanying images from Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and surprisingly some of their lesser-known movies like Willow and Hook. An essential movie book, I just love every page, so carefully written, so rich in detail, it leaves the reader feeling that they have experienced something very special. Fantastic and brilliant. BUY IT NOW!

Pricey, but well worth it........2004-01-25

The book is huge and heavy. Every single page has at least several great color photographs and it is a big book. You will love to read about ILM's ventures into the digital realm. It is very technology orientated, but not too much and does talk about the film making process and ILM in general. This is well worth looking at especially for fans of ILM or those who want to see what goes on behind the scenes or for those looking for a career in this direction. This is a good place for inspiration.

Although it does not cover the more recent movies you will still get the picture here. It starts by talking about go-motion and then moves onto the first ever digital sequence and how much people slaved over it before going into detail with the evolution of that process and of the special edition of Star Wars and Speilberg's "J. Park".

The book looks fantastic. Keep it for your grandkids. I am sure they will love you for it. This is the kind of book that you will turn to time and time again just to see "how they did that".

The Future of the Magic.......2000-06-15

For 25 years Industrial Light and Magic has woven magic into countless films, either subtle images through `invisible' effects such as matte paintings or through eye-popping visuals that stand out vividly against the film backdrop. ILM has made it's mark on history, for not only have they been and still are the premiere effects house in Hollywood, they have innovated and invented more technology than any other studio, additionally they have won awards for the processing and compositing technology they have created. ILM had to be the best at special effects, because their flagship title - STAR WARS - demanded the best, because that's what Lucas wanted.

`Into the Digital Realm' isn't so much an abandonment of ILM of the traditional methods of special effects, rather a point of departure for the new technology and all of things that led up to it. Indeed, ILM's work on `The Hunt For Red October' submarine work involved flying the submerged vessels from wires in a smoky room - effects do not get any more traditional than that. Released in 96, the book doesn't mention that Phantom Menace or even that the film is in production. It does have some revised images from the Star Wars special edition. As with the previous tome, this one is packed with hundreds of color photos, plus the same beautiful gate fold images.

If the center piece for the previous book was Star Wars, Digital Realms' focus is obviously Jurassic Park, because it was the first film to use CG on so large a scale, even more than Terminator 2, which ILM also did. Jurassic Park was also the test bed and showcase piece that convinced Lucas that computers had finally matured enough to bring what he had in mind to the screen for the new Star Wars films. More is the pity, because I came to loathe most of the aliens in the Phantom Menace. Digital Realm clearly explains in easy to understand terms how effects - both new and old - are accomplished, be it something as simple as making it appear as if buildings are actually much taller than they or having a velociraptor walk _behind_ a plant situated in the foreground. I have both of these wonderful books, and I strongly recommend them to anyone who is curious about ILM's history and the process of how effects are made.

Extraordinary.......2000-04-09

An extraordinary book about an extraordinary company. You will know all you want to know about special effects wizardry. The book is well published, even watching its pictures is joyful.

Industrial Light and Magic Into the Digital Realm

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Industrial Light and Magic Into the Digital Realm
Mark Cotta Vaz and Patricia Rose Duignan Foreward By Steven Spielberg
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INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC: INTO THE DIGITAL REALM

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INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC: INTO THE DIGITAL REALM
Mark Cotta and Patricia Rose Duignan Vaz
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm
Marc Cotta Vaz
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Industrial Light+Magic - into the Digital Realm

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Industrial Light+Magic - into the Digital Realm

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Industrial Light+Magic - into the Digital Realm

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A most engaging little girl

A great life!

An Appreciation Amongst the Criticism

A holding pattern but nice

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All About April: Our Little Girl Grows Up!: A For Better or For Worse Special Edition (For Better Or for Worse)
Lynn Johnston
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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April Patterson entered the world of For Better or For Worse in dramatic fashion when she was born at home during an ice storm on April 1, 1991. Since then she has continued to add surprise and sparkle to the Patterson family. Cartoonist Lynn Johnston has gathered her favorite strips about April, chronicling her fun-filled and rambunctious first 10 years. From the wonder she brought to the family as a tiny baby through her exploits as a toddler, her traumatic fall into a raging river and subsequent rescue by Farley, and her other adventures while growing up, making friends, and going to school, April's life is told through cartoons, new art, and written commentary. The Robert Tonner Doll Company is also celebrating April's 10th birthday with the debut of an April doll in August 2001.

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A most engaging little girl.......2004-02-10

April is such a typical little girl and it is such fun to see her grow up on Lynn Johnston's books. I raised two little girls myself and I see them over and over in reading April's adventures (and misadventures!) Her relationship with her Grandpa is a wonderful one and is movingly drawn out by Lynn Johnston. It has been a great ride seeing April and all the Patterson's grow up in so many ways. Hope it keeps on forever! Many Thanks, Lynn Johnston.

A great life!.......2002-05-27

This book is a well done review of the life of a little girl and his family as seen on your daily newspaper on the last 10 years. The life of April and her family is quite real and fun. The dynamics of the family as a group of individuals is resumed in an extraordinary way.

For those who already knew April and her family is a very pleasant book, like a family book full of memories. For those how are new to this family its a great chance to enter on this universe.

An Appreciation Amongst the Criticism.......2002-01-05

One can't take a comic completely seriously, even if you're a fan like me. Even so, "All About April" is a wonderful retrospective of a character that is very realistic and charming.

Too many of these reviews have focused on how "bratty" April is, and how "babyish" her speach is. Obviously, these folks either haven't children of their own, never been around children for any length of time, or read the strip as long as I have. Children are, for a lack of a better word, brats. They can be mean, babyish, cruel, and vicious. They are also wonderful, loving, caring and intelligent. April is all these things. She's spoiled by her parents, but also disciplined when she does wrong. She's babyish on occasions, but very wise on others. She was vindictive to Jeremy, but it was the only way for her to strike back. And she didn't abandon him when he needed someone, like most adults would have in her place.

All in all, April has been a great balance for "For Better or For Worse." "All About April" is a wonderful retrospective on her and, when added to "Remembering Farley" and "The Lives Behind The Lines," gives us a better picture of the creative process in Johnston's world. I can't wait for the retrospectives on Michael, Elizabeth, and even Elly and John. I hope they'll be done, at least.

A holding pattern but nice.......2001-12-14

Die-hard fans will find this a necessary purchase even if a little redundant. The strips, which offer the highlights of April's life from birth to age ten, have all been previously published, but there is new commentary and a wistful nostalgia that will have strong appeal to those who have been following the characters in this comic-verite for so many years.

April in review.......2001-11-26

This book takes the reader from April's birth to age 10. Unfortunately, it did not live up to my expectations. Reading only this book, I got a picture of April as spoiled and obnoxious, although there were places where she shone.

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Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki is transferring to a high school in Japan, but not just any high school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she's going to an all-guys' high school...and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they're more than classmates - they're roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates, and the weird school nurse, must react to the new transfer student who looks like a very pretty boy...

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I love this series.......2007-04-03

Hana-Kimi is a great shojo manga. This is quickly becoming my favorite. I can't wait to get my hands on Vol 17 in a few weeks.

I love the story but the art is also incredible. Its very captivating and heart warming.

A bit slow..........2007-03-03

Hana Kimi is my favorite manga series, however, this volume is not one of my favorites (I thought volume 9 was a bit annoying too). This volume focuses mostly on Sano and his high-jumping, his brother, and his issues with his father. It has the potential to be interesting stuff if you're a huge Sano fan, but the drama gets a little overdone, like, "why are Sano and his father fighting again?"

There are only a couple "cutesy" moments between Sano and Mizuki in this volume, so if that's the only thing you're reading the series for, just be warned that you'll have to slog through this volume (and possibly the next one?) before you see any more fun stuff.

yes.......2007-02-21

So if you have read any of the previous Hana-Kimi's, which I am assuming you have, then you will agree with me when I say that Hana-Kimi is an excellent series and the art work is great and best of all it's funny, sweet and captivating all at the same time. My only criticism is that in the beginning the series was moving pretty fast, it was fun and you had high hopes for Mizuki and Sano, but as the story goes on and you get to the SIXTEENTH book in the series and Mizuki STILL hasn't:
a) admitted to Sano how she feels.
b) thought about how screwed her situation is, because it's not like she can have Sano as a bf and have Nakatsu and others as friends, THEY ALL THINK SHE'S A GUY!
c) figured out that he already knows she's a girl.
d) figured out that he likes her too.

Suddenly it starts to slow down as you look back and say, "well what have we accomplished in this series so far??"
And I don't know about you, but this really reminds me of Gilmore Girls, Lorelai and Luke are MEANT to be together and then they can't get together until the 5th season and when they finally get together they can't even manage to stay together!!!
p.s. sorry if you don't watch g.g. and that rant was completely meaningless to you! >.<

Hana-Kimi, Volume 3: For You In Full Blossom (Hana-Kimi)

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Mindless misogyny.
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Wow!
Hisaya Nakajo: one of my faves

Hana-Kimi, Volume 3: For You In Full Blossom (Hana-Kimi)

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Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki is transferring to a high school in Japan...but not just any high school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she's going to an all-guys' high school...and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they're more than classmates...they're roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates, and the weird school nurse, must react to the new transfer student who looks like a very pretty boy...

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Mindless misogyny. .......2007-08-18

Eyes wide and glazed-over, brain hermetically sealed against anything remotely resembling a clue, cross-dressing "heroine" Mizuki barrels her way through the interminable volumes of this series without formulating anything like a thought in her head. This is NOT a sports shojo, as she cares nothing for her sport, only for her good looking fellow track star. You could call it a romance shojo, but she doesn't devote any part of her brain to her relationship with this boy either. It is pure swooning infatuation of the sort that would be ruined by actually getting to know him. So she settles for obsessing over him by day, and then "unconsciously" falling into bed with him and rubbing her breasts against him by night.

Naturally he knows she is a girl. He knows because the first time she showers in their shared bathroom, she leaves the door unlocked AND the shower curtain drawn back. Yet after he walks in on her, he simply pretends he still thinks she is a boy, and she believes his act. Mizuki is that breed of heroine whose cluelessness is supposed to be endearing, but comes across passive aggressive. She never grows or changes or needs to, as her idiocy comes in handy forcing others to run around taking care of her. Her girlfriend shows up for a spot of this thankless job, finds out Izumi has it covered, and then quickly leaves, because real female friends are as taboo here as real conversation with boys. This sort of heroine HAS to be the center of male attention, while avoiding anything like real male friendship and emotional connection. Honestly, I don't see the point.

Of course, the mangaka's idea of heterosexual relationships for ordinary girls is pretty horrific. A co-worker suspects our heroine is a girl and tries to rape her. Then he is fired because "You can chase the girls as much as you like, but not the boys." Gee, thanks boss! One bonus "romance" features a hero who blackmails his cousin into submitting to his advances by threatening to seduce her little sisters. Another "romance" features a boy who seduces a girl to get revenge on her father. A supporting character in HANA KIMI vents his insecurity by hurting his girlfriend during sex. With this view of heterosexual relationships, being a lobotomized cross-dresser does sound like a better alternative. Since most of the story revolves around the tortured passion of two boys for "clueless" Mizuki, maybe this isn't so much a romance as a passive-aggressive female revenge fantasy.

This is a long series - but not because it has a lot of story to get through. Each episode treads water around some pointless time-killer, only to leave everyone back where they started. The only subject presumed to be of interest is Who-Likes-Who, which develops a certain intricacy, but never any heart. Shrimp-like Mizuki is treated as an honorary girl/pet by all the other boys, so she scarcely needs to strain herself attempting masculinity, but instead happily coos over cosmetics in front of Izumi. Since he knows she is a girl, and she is too dumb to properly pretend otherwise, this is scarcely even a gender bender. The art is an endless parade of talking heads and identical school uniforms.

The one character with half-a-brain is Umeda, the school doctor. He instantly figures out our heroine's true gender, and throughout the series serves as confidante and voice of "wisdom" (actually cynicism) to her "naivete" (actually narcissism). He can usually be found inflicting sarcastic abuse on somebody who deserves it. After Volume 10, I skimmed and read only the Umeda bits. He has a lengthy back-story in the second half of Volume 14.

Besides Umeda, I have no idea what anyone sees in this manga. I got this from my library, and suggest you do the same. Sports shojo CRIMSON HERO and girl-stalker comedy-drama SKIP BEAT are infinitely better. If you want something lighthearted, but could do without the misogyny and the brainless heroine, then BEAUTY POP is pretty cool too.

What The Back Says.......2007-08-15

I noticed they didn't have what the back says so i'm writing it as my review.

MEN AT WORK
Izumi, his friend Nakatsu and our crossdressing heroine Mizuki are hired to work at a beach chalet run by the family of weird school nurse Dr. Umeda! But when Kagurazaka- Izumi's high-jumo rival- shows up with his two younger sisters in tow, the job gets personal! Kagurazaka's attractive sister Tamami has a crush on Izumi too, and she sees Izumi's classmate Mizuki as a way to find out about the object of her affections. And then someone realizes that Mizuki's actually a girl...

Worth continuing with..........2007-06-12

I have this volume and it's got enough humor in it that I will continue with this series. My 4 stars apply to Hana-Kimi as a story. But the text of this review is mainly to address the short piece at the end entitled "The Cage of Summer."

This is a very disturbing short story about a manipulative teenage boy and his older female cousin. She catches him sleazing around at a bar; he is shameless about it, and continues to play a dual role of 'angel boy' when he's with her family and manipulative seducer when they are alone together. As the story progresses he convinces the cousin that he loves her (using various typical lines). Then they sleep together, and when the girl awakens, the boy is gone. Two years pass during which she carries a torch for him, and he eventually swans back into her life and tells her he's been trying to transfer to her high school for 2 years because he loves her. End of story.

Well, his lines seemed just that - pickup lines fed to a woman he wanted to seduce. The fact that he disappeared that morning seemed to confirm this - that he had been playing her all along and skipped out to avoid the emotional aftermath. The fact that he doesn't resurface for two years also seemed to confirm this - that he simply didn't care about her once he'd conquered. When he is introduced to her as a transfer student he immediately embraces her and they seem to be in love. But even now, his lines don't ring true. Even on a second/third reading, he still comes across as a weasel.

Also, the girl is portrayed as a bit of a sap; throughout the story, as he manipulates her, she is completely trusting and believing of all he says, and she doesn't get angry about his skipping out, or anything. She just meanders on about her life. This is supposed to be a love story but it's more like a creepy exploitation story, and makes you just want to slap some sense into the female character.

Some people complain that my reviews are too picky and I read too much into things, but this story jarred me. I also noticed this same theme in the Love Egoist stories at the back of Ouran High School Host Club. The man is manipulative and the girl is a sap. Is this really a theme people like to read about?

Wow!.......2007-04-04

I bought this at Barnes and Noble because I wanted to start a new series, and saw that it was a large series. I was so hooked I read it straight through. (I usually try to do half and half.)
My only regret was that I ended it so quickly! It was slightly easy to read. But it's such a hooking series that I can't wait to go buy some more.

Hisaya Nakajo: one of my faves.......2007-02-28

I love Hisaya Nakajo's art. I could compare her attetion to detail to Hayao Miazaki's and Yu Watase's (she draws almost all of her own backrounds ^^). I love the storyline. These books are always filled with laughs and extremely colorful characters.

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Hana-Kimi, Volume 15 (Hana-Kimi)
Hisaya Nakajo
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series.......2006-12-21

series is still going strong and each book that comes in it, seems to astonishing readers every time. love,love,love the characters; miki, sano and nakutsa.
recommend: hana kimi 1-15!

Another Great Volume!.......2006-12-20

Well this finally officially came out in English! I am so happy! This volume is better than volume 14 in my personal opinion because it has the whole love triangle between izumi,mizuki,and nakatsu completely throughout the whole volume. But it basically focuses on Nakatsu's feelings towards Mizuki and and Mizuki dealing with izumi. And Izumi is starting to have trouble keeping in his feelings toward Mizuki!! This is a really awesome volume!

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