Toy Story - How Pixar Reinvented the Animated Feature

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995), Pixar''s first feature-length production and Hollywood''s first completely computer-generated animated film, is an international cultural phenomenon. This collection brings together a diverse range of scholars and practitioners who together explore the themes, compositional techniques, cultural significance and industry legacy of this landmark in contemporary cinema.Topics range from industrial concerns, such as the film''s groundbreaking use of computer generated imagery and the establishment of Pixar as a major player in the animation world, to examinations of its music, aesthetics, and the role of toys in both the film and its fandom. The Toy Story franchise as a whole is also considered, with chapters looking at its cross-generational appeal and the experience of growing up alongside the series.As the first substantial work on this landmark film, this book will serve as an authoritative introduction for scholars, students and fans alike.>

About the author

Susan Smith is Reader in Film Studies at the University of Sunderland, UK. She is author of Elizabeth Taylor (BFI/Palgrave, 2012), Voices in Film (Wallflower Press, 2007), The Musical: Race, Gender and Performance (Columbia University Press, 2005) and Hitchcock: Suspense, Humour and Tone (BFI, 2000). She also co-edits the BFI’s Film Stars series.Noel Brown is Senior Lecturer in Media & Communication at Liverpool Hope University. His books include Contemporary Hollywood Animation (2021), The Children’s Film (2017) and The Hollywood Family Film (2012).Sam Summers lectures in Animation History & Theory at Middlesex University, UK. He is the author of DreamWorks Animation: Intertextuality and Aesthetics in Shrek and Beyond (2020) and the co-editor of Toy Story: How Pixar Re-Invented the Animated Feature (Bloomsbury, 2018). His specialisms include computer animation, intertextuality, adaptation and aesthetics, and he has published numerous articles and book chapters on these subjects. He is the co-convener of the Animation SIG at BAFTSS, and the co-host of the animation history podcast Disniversity.

Product details

• Authors: Noel Brown, Susan Smith, Susan (University of Sunderland Smith, Susan Summers Smith, Sam Summers
• Assisted by: Noel Brown (Editor), Noel (University of Sunderland Brown (Editor), Brown Noel (Editor), Susan Smith (Editor), Susan (University of Sunderland Smith (Editor), Sam Summers (Editor), Sam (Liverpool Hope University Summers (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9781501324918
• ISBN: 978-1-5013-2491-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Animation: Key Films/Filmmaker; Animation: Key Films/Filmmakers; Animation: Key Films/Filmmakers; Animation: Key Films/Filmmaker
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; PERFORMING ARTS / Animation, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, Animated films and animation, Animated Films, Film: styles and genres