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Fred Patten's Book Reviews

Book Review: The Art of Epic

By Fred Patten | Monday, June 3, 2013 at 5:53 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Art, Books, CG, Films, People
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Fred Patten looks at this visual feast of concept art, sketches, storyboards and other digital art from Blue Sky’s latest animated feature.

Book Review: The Art of The Croods

By Fred Patten | Monday, April 15, 2013 at 11:00 am
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Art, Books, Films
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Fred Patten describes why fans of the new DreamWorks feature will love this definitive movie art book.

Comparative Review: 2 New Books on Disney’s Song of the South

By Fred Patten | Monday, April 1, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Books, Films, People
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Fred Patten compares two new books about Disney’s controversial 1946 feature film.

Book Review - Dark Shadows: The Visual Companion

By Fred Patten | Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 1:48 pm
Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Art, Books, Films, Illustration, People, Visual Effects
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Fred Patten digs into Mark Salisbury’s book detailing the latest Tim Burton – Johnny Depp collaboration.

Book Review - Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices

By Fred Patten | Monday, January 21, 2013 at 5:02 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Books, Cartoons, Commercials, People, Short Films, Voice Acting
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Fred Patten reviews Ben Ohmart’s fascinating new book about the legendary voice actor.

Book Review: The Making of The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

By Fred Patten | Monday, January 14, 2013 at 6:08 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Books, Films, People, Stop-Motion
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Fred Patten looks at Brian Sibley’s book chronicling the making of Aardman’s exquisite Oscar-nominated stop-motion feature.

Book Review - The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials

By Fred Patten | Friday, December 28, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: 2D, Art, Books, Cartoons, Films, Home Entertainment, People, Television
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Charles Solomon’s new book provides an extensive history of the beloved Peanuts franchise’s 46 year history of TV specials and theatrical features.

Book Review - Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation

By Fred Patten | Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 9:56 am
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: 2D, Books, Business, Cartoons, People, Television
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Lou Scheimer’s autobiographical Filmation history is a must read for anyone interested in the formative years of "Saturday Morning Cartoons."

Book Review - Prometheus: The Art of the Film

By Fred Patten | Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 5:21 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Books, Films, People, Visual Effects
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Mark Salisbury’s new book provides in splendid detail Ridley Scott’s storyboards, film stills, concept art and other visual materials from his sci-fi epic, Prometheus.

Book Review: “I Say, I Say…Son!” A Tribute to Legendary Animators Bob, Chuck, and Tom McKimson

By Fred Patten | Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: 2D, Books, Cartoons, People, Short Films
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Fred Patten reviews Robert McKimson Jr.’s richly detailed new book about the life and career of his prolific father and uncles.
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