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A new edition of Bloop Animation’s popular animation guidebook packed with the latest recommendations and insights on how to turn your artistic passion into a professional film career!

If you are an aspiring animator considering a career in film production or are curious about what it takes to make animated shorts, this is the book for you! Animation for Beginners is a comprehensive and modern introduction to the art and business of 3D animation from Bloop Animation founder, filmmaker, graphic novel author, and teacher Morr Meroz.

With this guide, Meroz reveals a behind-the-scenes view of the pre-production, production, and post-production process along with an introduction to the skills you need and the different types of animation across the film industry. Along with these basics, you will learn:

• The 12 Principles of Animation
• The 8 Genres of Animated Shorts
• Writing an Animated Feature Film
• Career Paths for Animators
• and Tips on Starting a Career in Animation

As a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and an animation professional, Meroz demystifies the business side of filmmaking with real-world advice for creating a compelling demo reel and portfolio site, hunting for a first job, and considering the pros and cons of freelancing versus working full-time.

This is a perfect gift for illustrators, graphic designers, film students, and film industry professionals interested in how to “make it” as animators.

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This official behind-the-scenes companion to the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian features exclusive concept art, character and costume sketches, and vehicle and creature designs.

The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian takes fans behind the scenes of the first ever live-action Star Wars television series. Filled with concept art, sketches, and interviews with key cast, crew, and creatives, including executive producer/showrunner/writer Jon Favreau and executive producer/director Dave Filoni, The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian will provide readers with an exclusive look at a whole new universe of Star Wars characters, locations, and vehicles.

Premiering in November 2019 as a key launch title for Disney+, The Mandalorian follows the adventures of galactic gunslinger Din Djarin and the Child as they traverse the outer systems of the Star Wars galaxy. Readers will encounter early visual and conceptual ideas for these new characters and unexplored frontiers, filled with crime syndicates, bounty hunters, and smugglers. The gritty, lived-in cantinas and spaceports are populated by a talented cast that includes Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones), Werner Herzog (Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man), Nick Nolte (48 Hours), Gina Carano (Haywire, Deadpool), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), and Carl Weathers (Rocky).

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Since 1985, Studio Ghibli has enchanted moviegoers with fantastic stories of adventure, magic, friendship, family, and most of all – the most delicious-looking animated food. Now you can create your own mouth-watering dishes with this book full of 50 unofficial, fan-created recipes!

From tantalising breakfasts and lunches to Japanese favourites like yakitori and onigiri, recipes include:

• Skillet bacon and eggs
• Ramen with ‘haaaam’!
• Herring and pumpkin pot pie
• Steamed red bean bao
• Salmon with beurre blanc sauce
• And more!

Perfect for fans of Japanese anime, manga, and comfort food cooking!

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Official Aliens search-and-find puzzle book, based on the movie, featuring a host of highly detailed full-colour illustrations by artist Kevin Crossley set in familiar film locations.

As one of the most highly regarded movie sequels of all time, Aliens quickly embedded itself in the minds of cinemagoers around the world when it was released in 1986.

Now relive the film in a whole new way in this fun search-and-find puzzle book, where you can test your powers of observation through 14 scenes inspired by the classic film, each one rendered in incredible detail by artist Kevin Crossley. Rescue trapped colonists! Help the marines spot the aliens! Defeat the Alien Queen! Do you have what it takes to Find The Xenomorph?

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Celebrate the first decade of James Cameron’s Avatar and the beginnings of an epic cinematic journey.

Delve into the majestic world of Pandora and discover the incredible wealth of creativity that led this story to become the highest-grossing film of all time and the winner of three Academy Awards.

The World of Avatar celebrates, explores, and explains the spectacular world of Pandora-its extraordinary geology, flora and fauna, and the customs and beliefs of its people, the mysterious Na’vi. The book uniquely covers key content from all aspects of the burgeoning franchise. It combines original movie stills and artwork with stunning imagery from Cirque du Soleil’s Avatar-inspired show Toruk: The First Flight; and Disney World’s Pandora-The World of Avatar.

With a foreword by Avatar star Zoe Saldana (Neytiri), and an introduction by producer Jon Landau, The World of Avatar concludes with a “sneak peek” of a new Avatar era, fuelling excitement for the long-awaited release of Avatar 2 in December 2022.

© 2022 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Each of the seventeen monthly spreads includes images of favorite Disney characters and stories and has space to add activities or reminders for up to five family members. Add colorful stickers (included) to highlight practices, doctor/dentist appointments, and special occasions, and store permission slips and receipts in the handy storage pocket. 

Features include:

• 12″ x 12″ (12″ x 24″ open)
• Fold-around cover design eliminates need for plastic packaging
• Printed on FSC certified paper with soy-based inks
• Spans August 2023–December 2024
• Planning space for 5 family members’ activities/reminders
• Stickers help highlight special occasions
• Handy storage pocket in the back
• Space for notes on each monthly spread
• Official major world holidays and observances
• Color detail images from the Disney Dreams Collection by Thomas Kinkade Studios

© Disney

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Almost 40 years later we’re still fascinated and in love with the iconic film. Labyrinth is a seminal film for an entire generation of fans, who are now passing their love for this movie on to their own children. Starring a young Jennifer Connelly as a babysitter who gets more than she bargained for when the idle wish she makes for her annoying baby brother to be taken away is granted by an evil goblin king…played by David Bowie. Sarah (Connelly) is given 13 hours to solve the titular Labyrinth, or else risk losing her brother forever. Directed by Jim Henson, and featuring creatures created by the world-famous Henson Creature Shop, Labyrinth™ is a spectacle unlike any other.

• Moon phases
• Bonus spread for September–December 2023
• Generous grids for adding appointments and reminders
• Includes major official world holidays
• Nostalgic art that’s great for home and safe for work
• Opens to 12 inches x 24 inches
• Includes poster originally produced by Mondo
• Now 100% PLASTIC-FREE!

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His classic films illuminated everyone’s childhood. The theme parks are on every tourist itinerary. The movie empire is one of Hollywood’s biggest. Walt Disney is one of the few men who unquestionably changed our culture. And Neal Gabler is the first author to have had complete access to the Disney Archives, enabling him to write the definitive biography of this remarkable man.

Gabler charts Disney’s journey from running a fledgling studio with short cartoons featuring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, to the reinvention of animation with full-length films like Snow White, Pinocchio, Bambi and Dumbo. Chronicling Walt’s profligacy and expansionism, as well as his obsessive perfectionism when working on the briefest of sequences in Fantasia, Gabler describes how it was left to Walt’s brother Roy to keep the business solvent.

The successes speak for themselves – Disney then moved beyond animation with huge hits like Mary Poppins, and mixed utopianism and merchandising to conceive the world’s first modern theme park, Disneyland. In addition to the towering achievements, Gabler shows the dark side of Walt Disney – ruthless towards long-serving staff, cavalier with contracts, neglectful of his family – but also the vulnerability, born of loneliness and ill health, in an admirably balanced portrait.

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A little girl throws up Gloria-Jean’s teeth after an explosion at the custard factory; Pax, Alexander, and Angelo are hypnotically enthralled by a book that promises them enlightenment if they keep their semen inside their bodies; Victoria is sent to a cursed hotel for ailing girls when her period mysteriously stops. In a damp, putrid spa, the exploitative drudgery of work sparks revolt; in a Margate museum, the new Director curates a venomous garden for public consumption.

In Grudova’s unforgettably surreal style, these stories expose the absurdities behind contemporary ideas of
work, Britishness and art-making, to conjure a singular, startling strangeness that proves the deft skill of a writer
at the top of her game.

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This one-of-a-kind maze book set in a galaxy far, far away is a fun, interactive way to explore the Star WarsTM universe.

Expert maze creator and lifelong Star Wars fan Sean C. Jackson brings the saga to life through more than 30 beautifully illustrated mazes of iconic scenes and locations ranging from the forest moon of Endor to Bespin’s Cloud City, the dark side planet of Exegol, Jabba’s palace, pod races, clone armies, and much more. Each full-color maze includes notes about the environment and special bonus elements to find hidden along the way.

Star Wars fans of all ages will enjoy racing through the corridors of the Death Star, scavenging inside a fallen star destroyer on Jakku, searching the rocky cliffs of Ahch-To, and much more.

•    EXPLORE A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY: Immerse yourself in a brand new way when you explore your favorite Star Wars locations via exciting mazes.
•    ACCOMPLISH MISSIONS WITH EACH MAZE: Each of the dozens of unique mazes comes with its own mission that’s accomplished by finishing the maze, such as “Return to the base to escort the last transport off planet,” “Take the smuggler Han Solo back to your ship,” and “Locate Jedi Master Yoda in the mysterious swamp.”
•    EXTRA, FINDABLE ITEMS IN EACH MAZE: In addition to the maze itself, each includes other game activities or elements to find.
•    BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND REPLAYABLE: The gorgeously detailed full color mazes may be solved by pen or pencil, but using a non-writing item to follow the paths leaves the book ready to replay.

© & TM LUCASFILM LTD. Used Under Authorization.

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A collection of the world’s most memorable, provocative, best-selling and groundbreaking posters from Johannes Gutenberg to Barack Obama.

Classic posters from the last 300 years and the stories behind them.

Posters have always been designed to seek an immediate response. From the time when paper was first affordable, the poster has been used to provoke a direct reaction, whether a public appeal, a legal threat, a call to arms, or the offer of entertainment. Newspapers might have the advantage of ubiquity in spreading

the word, but a poster could be tightly targeted by its location.

Organized chronologically, 100 Posters That Changed the World charts the history of poster design from their earliest forms as a means of information communication to the more subtle visual communication of the 21st century.

As printing became cheaper, posters were used for more than just promoting the capture of local villains or announcing government decrees. Advertisements took over, citing up-and-coming events, auctions, public meetings, political rallies, sports games, lectures and theatrical performances.

The technological leaps from engraving to aquatints to lithography, chromolithography and the offset press, all had their impact on what could be advertised by poster, and the art form took off spectacularly in the late 19th century with the influence of Lautrec and the Paris nightclubs. From then on, the poster became a sophisticated means of visual communication.

In the West it was used to sell products – in the East it was used to sell regimes and control behaviour.

Along with historic moments in poster evolution, 100 Posters That Changed the World charts the most impactful designs of the last 300 years – images that communicate a message whether commercial or political, images that sell a film, a musical, a cause or used for decoration, inspiration, motivation and affirmation. The affirmation for teenagers in the 1970s that Farah Fawcett was looking at you.

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“Celebrate the magic of the HARRY POTTER films with this lock and key diary, featuring the Marauder s Map and a magic-reveal pen to help find invisible ink surprises concealed throughout the 192 pages of the diary. Includes a lock and two keys to keep thoughts secure from even the most powerful witches and wizards.”

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You’ll have a fantastic time on the farm with YouTube sensation Blippi in Blippi: Baby Farm Animals, a photographic book with 10 sound buttons to push.

Blippi introduces 10 baby farm animals in this photographic book that includes sound buttons of him talking and the animals making their awesome noises!

• Each page of Blippi: Baby Farm Animals includes a matching button to press with awesome animal sounds.
• Blippi introduces border collie puppies, calves, foals, piglets, chicks, and other baby farm animals and invites you to sound and act like them all.
• This sweet, easy-to-read story is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.

You can baa, baa like a lamb, waddle like a duckling, climb like a baby goat, and more! Push the sound buttons to hear Blippi talk and listen to the sound each baby farm animal makes.

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Celebrate Christmas with the Griswolds with this unique station wagon and tree collectible with a fun sound element.

SPECIFICATIONS: 3-inch station wagon and tree collectible figurine on a base with sound button
FEATURES FIVE SOUND CLIPS: Audio includes iconic quotes and songs from the film
BOOK INCLUDED: Includes a 32-page mini book featuring memorable quotes and color photos
OFFICIALLY LICENSED: Authentic collectible

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION and all related characters and elements © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s22)

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“Anytime I’ve been sad or happy or really mad about something, Pokémon have always been there by my side, through it all.” ASH KETCHUM

Like our heroes Ash and Pikachu, we are all on a road to personal mastery. But life isn’t always sunshine and Jigglypuffs.

Written by some of the greatest Pokémon trainers in history, this inspirational book of wit and wisdom offers advice for every turn of life’s winding path, from the road to Viridian City to the heady heights of Indigo Plateau.

Bursting full of positivity, humour and fun, this charming book of inspirational quotes and illustrations shows that although Jigglypuff, Meowth and Pikachu may be Pokémon, their values could not be more human. We all live in a Pokémon world.

Pokémon Book of Joy will leave you ready to face every challenge along the way. And to truly catch ’em all!

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Eat your way through the most legendary foods from the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, and more, with over 70 recipes of the most delicious and nerdiest eats as realistically imagined by Cassandra Reeder aka The Geeky Chef. 

Whether you binge sci-fi TV shows, rewatch cult films, get addicted to MMORPGs, or read all the fantasy book series, The Geeky Chef Cookbook has your fictional food fantasies covered.

For super fans of every variety, this leveled-upcookbook will soon have you unlocking achievements in the kitchen, no matter if you’re cooking for yourself, a friend, or even a viewing party. So, if you loveGame of Thrones, Legend of Zelda, Doctor Who, World ofWarcraft, Final Fantasy, Star Wars, or any other inspiring work of nerd content, set your stomach to empty and dive in.

Let your love for sci-fi or fantasy shine with The Geeky Chef series by creating food and drinks from your favorite shows, movies, and video games. Your cool, homemade, fiction-themed spread will make you the life of the party. Incredibly fun and creative, and colorfully designed, The Geeky Chef books make the perfect gift for the geek in your life who lives in a world of their own.

Other titles in this series include: Geeky Bartender Drinks, Geeky Chef Cookbook, Geeky Chef Drinks, and Geeky Chef Strikes Back.
 

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The Millennium Falcon gets the Haynes treatment! This is a Haynes Manual based on the Millennium Falcon, the iconic spaceship piloted by Han Solo and Chewbacca in the original trilogy of Star Wars films. Using brand-new, full-colour cutaways, together with other art and photographs, this manual provides the most thorough technical description of the Millennium Falcon available, making it essential reading for all Star Wars fans.

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A Sunday Times Best Book of the Year 2017

One day in November 1994, Lawrence Levy received a phone call out of the blue from Steve Jobs, whom he’d never met, offering him a job running Pixar, a little-known company that had already lost Jobs $50 million. With Pixar’s prospects looking bleak, it was with some trepidation that Levy accepted the position. After a few weeks he discovered that the situation was even worse than he’d imagined.

Pixar’s advertising division just about broke even, its graphics software had few customers, its short films didn’t make any money and, on top of all that, Jobs was pushing to take the company public. Everything was riding on the studio’s first feature film, codenamed Toy Story, and even then it would have to be one of the most successful animated features of all time…

Full of wisdom on bringing business and creativity together, and recounting the touching story of Levy’s enduring friendship with Jobs, To Pixar and Beyond is a fascinating insider’s account of one of Hollywood’s greatest success stories.

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YouTube stars Chad Wild Clay and Vy Qwaint of the Spy Ninjas are back and ready to defeat Project Zorgo once and for all in their second original graphic novel!

After yet another trap set by Project Zorgo, Chad and Vy are left without the rest of their Spy Ninjas team. But this isn’t the end of the dynamic duo! After their friends leave the team, Chad and Vy get trapped in an endless loop of eating tacos and watching TV. But eventually they rally and train three new superfan recruits. They certainly have the skills to keep up, but do they have the heart?

The new recruits quickly learn the meaning of true teamwork in the face of a looming Project Zorgo threat. Will their hacker skills, parkour stunts, and secret disguises be enough to take down Project Zorgo? Or will the infamous hackers get the last laugh?

Join YouTube sensations the Spy Ninjas in their next hilarious graphic novel. The Spy Ninjas boast 40 million subscribers with millions of views a month, and fans will be thrilled with this second original story about their adventures!

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