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01Jun2009

The Art of 'Up'

DateMonday, June 1, 2009 at 9:19PM
In what might be the most informative online article written about the movies this year, Lou Romano (formerly of Pixar) has shared many of the design concepts behind the studio's Up, currently the number one movie in the country and the best-reviewed film of 2009. People are always amazed at the quality of Pixar films, as if it's three guys drawing on cocktail napkins for a few months. Romano's work took three years, and he specifically credits nine other artists who helped define the look of the film.

Taking nothing away from the story - which for my money is the best part of the movie - Up certainly has a look. It's not the photorealism achieved with the robot in Wall-E, but that's clearly not the goal, as you can see in some of the artwork we've included here. Romano has about 60 images showing the progression of the film and its characters, and even some video from early stages in the production.

As I said, we probably won't find a better article about the process of making movies all year, unless Martin Scorsese has kept a detailed journal of his Shutter Island production. So consider these the appetizers, and then look at Lou Romano's blog for the main course. Incidentally, you can click to enlarge any of these pieces.

  

   

   

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Reader Comments (1)

fascinating....

These are true artists ... I wish I could fucken do that!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSean

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