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The Art and Making of Monster House

As much a testament to the art of the book as the art of animation, The Art and Making of Monster House is presented in lavish four-color throughout, with highlights of some of the film s most astonishing features including 3-D art, gatefolds and die-cut overlays of the five stages of computer generated motion capture technology. It also includes envelopes, cards, and a movie poster.

Monster House is the first film from director Gil Kenan, who is living every young director s dream, hand-picked by the film s executive producer, Steven Spielberg, to create this groundbreaking film. This latest release from Sony Pictures Imageworks and ImageMovers, features the innovative, cutting-edge technology of " performance capture animation, first introduced in The Polar Express.

Monster House tells the story of a trio of friends who discover the secret that a scary, creepy house in their neighborhood is actually a living, breathing monster and it s up to the kids to stop the evil house before it s too late. Standouts in the cast include animation veterans Steve Buscemi, Kathleen Turner, Catherine O Hara and Jason Lee, as well as Fred Willard, Kevin James, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Jon Heder."

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 168
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781933784007
  • Genres
  • art
  • Release date
  • 2006