The Art of Sanjay's Super Team

The book is great and is exactly as described and pictured.

The media could not be loaded.  I actually enjoyed this 7-min short film more than The Good Dinosaur that followed.There are several things about Sanjay's Super Team that I really like. First is how different the idea and concept is compared to all other different Pixar films. It's actually something about culture and religion. The second is the action scenes that are really dynamic, impactful, almost anime-like. And third is the beautiful lighting and set design. All these are discussed in the book.This 130-page hardcover is a wonderful companion to the short film. It collects plenty of concept art with commentary by director Sanjay Patel and other artists who worked on the film.There's a touching introduction about how Sanjay's father and the Indian culture inspired the story. Throughout the book, there's interesting details on how the characters came about and how storytelling was to be approached.The artworks are also fantastic. There are storyboards, designs for the characters and the temple set. All are drawn in a very stylised manner that's can be considered similar to picture books that Sanjay Patel has worked on.There's so much depth and information compared to the recent Pixar artbooks that are almost wordless, e.g.  The Art of Good Dinosaur  and  The Art of Inside Out . I'm relieved that my money is well spent this time. It's a very nice book.

[Steven] Why don’t you talk to each other?Why don’t you talk to each other?Just give it a try.Why don't you talk about what happened?I know you're trying to avoid it but I don't know why.You might not believe it.You might not believe it but you got a lot in common, you really do.You both love me and I love both of you.[Greg] Look, if I were you I'd hate me too.[Pearl] I don't hate you.[Greg] But I knew how you felt about Rose and I stayed anyway.[Pearl] That wasn't the problem.[Greg] Then what was?[Pearl] She fell in love with you.[Greg] Well, you know Rose.[Greg and Pearl] She always did what she wanted.[Steven] I know you both need it.I know you both need it.Someone who knows what you're going through.You might not believe it.You might not believe it but you got a lot in common, you really do.You both love me and I love both of you.You both love me and I love both of you.

I finally picked this book up after seeing the mindblowing animated short. I've been a fan of Sanjay's work for a long time and this book does not disappoint. The artwork is beautiful and really does justice to the visual development process of any animated film or short. The story of the short centers on bridging the cultural gap between a father and son. The father wants his son to embrace more cultural stories from their native ancestry but little Sanjay only has eyes for western American superhero characters until he enters a world where the two can unite to help him defeat a powerful enemy. As with alot of Pixar shorts, this story is told with no dialogue, just the animation and character pantomime. The book is filled with great sketches as well as finish still shots to entice and inspire any reader or artist. Great styles and character designs, great color. A must have art book. I can't wait to see what he does next.

Such a great beautifully illustrated book. My daughter loves the short film and it was fun her to read the process behind it.

pretty good, but it should have more images and a little bit more explanation about the process.

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great art!

I was lucky enough to follow Sanjay's personal work which evokes the same subject matter here, but in even more detail and depth before it became the treasured Pixar short backed by John Lasseter and the Pixar team.That's the only reason why I've deducted a star from my review, because if you want to see Sanjay's gorgeous illustrative style applied to these epic Hindu tales, you'd be better suited purchasing 'Ramayana: The Divine Loophole' from 2010, which has far more coverage and artwork to fawn over than what is offered in this modest book.What I did love about this book was the commentary, especially in the first few pages which detail the love and respect Pixar gave to the source material and especially Sanjay's knowledge of it, both personal and spiritual. Most of the work in the book is not Sanjay's, but the work of other Pixar artists adopting his signature style, from storyboards, to character designs, sculptures to 3D models which is fascinating in and of itself - but not quite enough in quantity of breadth to give a greater understanding of how each character / environment was developed which is a shame.I was also a little disappointed that the final 10 or so pages of the book are spent on full-spread sequential storyboards [loose-brush digital paintings] which felt like a bit of a waste given how small the book is over-all. I'd have loved some more character sketches, maquettes or something more detailed to fill up this precious real-estate.Given the price, it's a worthy and affordable addition to your art / animation library, but for just a few pounds more, you can have a book that features much much more artwork by Sanjay on the exact same topic.

Great value for the money, it's the first time I've seen an art book for a short. Hope this will be a recurring thing in the animation industry :)It's smaller than usual art of books in size dimensions, the others are usually more landscape but this is closer to a square!There's insight into just about every aspect of the production of this short, via concept art, text and screenshots.I'm a huge fan of Sanjay's art so this is a great edition to go alongside the Divine loophole on my shelf!

Es genial el libro, todo el proceso creativo del corto animado de pixar "SANJAY'S SUPER TEAM"Desde la idea original, hasta los bocetos, storyboard, personajes, etc.... me encanta

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Un autre commentaire sur cet ouvrage m'a décidé à sortir ma plume pour rédiger ce billet. Je n'ai pas vu le court-métrage qui passait avant le monde d'Arlo (est-il passé en France ?), je ne l'ai donc découvert que bien plus tard. Et quelle claque ! On peut aimer ou pas l'approche graphique, mais la poésie et l'émotion qui se dégagent de la relation de Sanjay et son père, de son approche à lui de l'hindouisme, qui va finir par rencontrer celle de son père, le tout à la fin d'une aventure extraordinaire à la rencontre de dieux guerriers protecteurs... Du très grand pixar. Et cet ouvrage en est le reflet parfait.Tout d'abord, on ne peut pas lui reprocher sa taille, puisqu'elle est indiquée dans l'annonce. Si on trouve ça trop petit, on ne l'achète pas. Ensuite, le livre est épais, l'impression de même qualité que les "art of" habituels et le contenu d'une richesse qui n'a rien à envier aux autres ouvrages des longs métrages Pixar. Etudes de personnages, grandes fresques étalées sur deux pages, sur lesquelles je formulerais d'ailleurs mon seul reproche : mesdames et messieurs les maquettistes, arrêtez de faire des spreads dans lesquels le point focal est pile sur la reliure, c'est ridicule !! (j'ai bien failli enlever une étoile pour ça).On y trouve également et surtout l'histoire personnelle de Sanjay Patel, son approche de l'hindouisme, ce qui a motivé ce court-métrage et les témoignages de toute l'équipe qui a travaillé avec lui. C'est un récit passionnant, d'une grande poésie dans lequel on plonge sans réserve. J'ai d'ailleurs découvert, grâce à ce livre, les autres ouvrages de Patel sur le sujet, la vulgarisation du panthéon indien pour les petits et les grands. Je conseille également !En résumé, je trouve assez logique d'avoir un plus petit livre pour un court-métrage, c'est plutôt une chouette idée, et on oublie vite le format quand on se plonge dans la richesse visuelle et textuelle offertes par l'ouvrage, qui prolonge avec délice et émotion l'expérience de ce formidable court-métrage, dont on en viendrait presque à souhaiter qu'il soit adapté... en long métrage !