On par with auteurs like Walt Disney, Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, and Art Spiegelman, Ralph Bakshi redefined animation and became a hero to countless generations of fans and filmmakers. If Disney's life and work evoke images of chaste princesses in gleaming castles, Bakshi's is a lady of ill repute camped out in a dim back alley. His name is synonymous with the great tradition of American cartooning. Bakshi is responsible for such memorable films and television shows such as: Fritz the Cat, the first x-rated animated feature film, The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse, Spider-man, Heavy Traffic, Cool World, and The Lord of the Rings, which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in 2008.This is the only book chronicling the career of one of the pioneers of animation. Unfiltered highlights Bakshi's early years, as well as each of his groundbreaking films, TV shows, and other projects. Unfiltered contains hundreds of pieces of pre-production art, animation cells, and never-before-seen rough sketches, line drawings, and doodles, all culled from Bakshi's personal archives containing more than thirty years of his life's work.With contributions from animators, producers, and directors who have been influenced by his work, this is a book like no other, about a man like no other.

By:   Chris McDonnell, Jon M. Gibson
Imprint:   Rizzoli
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 29mm,  Width: 276mm,  Spine: 243mm
Weight:   1.678kg
ISBN:  

9780789316844

ISBN 10:   0789316846
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   June 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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.,. a loving behind-the-scenes tribute to a true American iconoclast. ~ Playboy <br> The artwork and honor are all contained within, chronicling the acclaimed career of this key animation pioneer that we have to thank for much of popular culture's influence. ~ Juxtapoz <br> The book, which features hundreds of rough sketches, doodles, and animation cells, is tremendously entertaining, if a little worshipful. ~ Planet Magazine <br> Stuffed with sketches, paintings and stills from the completed films, the book emerges an eye-candy tribute to an important and idiosyncratic creator. ~ Sci Fi Magazine <br>.,. a behind-the-scenes look at the legend from his childhood spent drawing the characters of Brownsville, Brooklyn to his bitter retirement after losing creative control of the...feature Cool World, ~ Tokion

. ..a loving behind-the-scenes tribute to a true American iconoclast. Playboy <br><br> The artwork and honor are all contained within, chronicling the acclaimed career of this key animation pioneer that we have to thank for much of popular culture's influence. Juxtapoz <br><br> The book, which features hundreds of rough sketches, doodles, and animation cells, is tremendously entertaining, if a little worshipful. Planet Magazine <br><br> Stuffed with sketches, paintings and stills from the completed films, the book emerges an eye-candy tribute to an important and idiosyncratic creator. Sci Fi Magazine <br><br>. ..a behind-the-scenes look at the legend from his childhood spent drawing the characters of Brownsville, Brooklyn to his bitter retirement after losing creative control of the...feature Cool World . Tokion