Book Review: The Art of the Lion King

The Lion King was the first movie I watched in the cinema. Although I can't remember anything about the movie today, I do remember that I liked it very much. I was 13 back then.

The Art of the Lion King is an oversized art book containing concept art, colour pencil storyboards and film stills. Some of the film stills when blown up over two pages still look fabulous. The concept art is amazing, specifically the stylized character designs and some of the background paintings.

The art is arranged according to story acts, and there are a lot of storyboards. Unfortunately, the accompanying text are only the plot lines.

Right at the end is the afterword, which is actually the production process of the movie. Here are stories on how Lion King was scripted, research done (including a trip to East Africa), things happening behind the scenes like the duties of the cleanup artists, using CAPS (computer software) to animate the film, creating special effects like rain or fire and other special effects.

It's a nice companion to the movie.

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Comments

Hi Parka, I've been a big fan of your reviews since the first time I found it at Amazon.
I didn't know there is a Lion King art book until I visited your blog. I' m bidding for the book on eBay now. Can't wait to read the book...fingers crossed

Bonjours, je comprend pas !
il y a que des versions petit format de cette Artbook !
Vous pourriez me dire ou es que je pourrais trouver une grand format ?

Un grand merci d'avance pour votre aide

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