He discusses the characters-the ones who lasted and the ones who were cut from the story early on-and how the story evolved into the one that so many know and love all these years later. He describes the research trip key members of the production team took to West Africa and its stylistic and artistic influences on the development on the film. It's concise, but thorough, and just enough information. Only in the last 30 pages or so does the author actually step in and provide some insight to the making of the film. Featured artists include Chris Sanders, Andreas Deja, Mark Henn and Andy Gaskill. There are storyboards, pencil sketches, color paintings and digital art, thumbnail and full-page illustrations. The first part of the book provides a concise telling of the story of the film from start to finish, and includes art and lyrics relevant to the scenes and musical numbers as it goes. This oversized book is full of artwork from the movie, from the earliest concept character sketches and color studies to finished stills from the film. I was without question obsessed with The Lion King when it was released, and although it doesn't stand as my favorite after all these years, the story, characters, music and art make impossible to deny it is one amazing film. After the frustration of reading the subpar Aladdin offering, this is a real breath of fresh air, and the start of a series of really excellent art books on the Disney films. This book is apparently out of print, and very hard to find, but I managed to locate a used copy online, and I'm so glad to finally add it to my Disney art book collection.
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