The Art of Ponyo

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From the animators of Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononokeand Academy Award winner Spirited Away, comes the new Studio Ghibli film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is a hand-drawn feature-length film. The art of the film involves not only cel, but also striking watercolor and pastel concept sketches and layout pages. Interviews with productiin principals about their daring choice to hand draw a film in the age of CGI and the screenplay complete the package.

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Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japans most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festivals Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the festivals Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazakis films include Spirited Away, winner of the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, and Ponyo, all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S. Miyazakis other achievements include the highly regarded manga series Nausica of the Valley of the Wind and Starting Point: 1979-1996, a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that chronicle his early career and the development of his theories of animation. Both are published in English by VIZ Media.