JEFF KURTTI is a leading authority on The Walt Disney Company, its founder, and its history. He is the author of more than thirty books, a writer-director of award-winning documentary content, and a respected public speaker. A Seattle native, Kurtti worked as a production coordinator on the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival, followed by two years as the assistant to the president of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). For several years, he worked for Walt Disney Imagineering, the theme park design division of The Walt Disney Company, and then for the Corporate Special Projects department of Disney. Since 1995, Kurtti has enjoyed a career as an author, writer, and consultant in the motion picture, theater, and theme park entertainment industries. He was creative director, content consultant, and media producer for The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco and a producer of The Boys: The Sherman Brothers Story, a critically acclaimed documentary about the famed songwriters.
PRAISE FOR PRACTICALLY POPPINS IN EVERY WAY "This coffee
table-worthy book by Jeff Kurtti is much more than a visually
appealing celebration of the franchise."--Broadway Direct
PRAISE FOR THE ART OF DISNEY COSTUMING One of "20 Books Every True
Disney Fan Should Have in Their Collection"--POPSUGAR
PRAISE FOR THE ART OF MULAN"The Art of Mulan, by Jeff Kurtti,
chronicles the production team's research trip to China and the
creative development of the pic, from concept art to production
stills. Kurtti describes how the team broke new ground in creating
certain shots, particularly the final crowd scenes that employ up
to 10,000 hand-animated characters on screen at once. . . ."
--Variety
PRAISE FOR THE ART OF MULAN"It details the movie's history and
production and presents more than 350 beautifully produced
illustrations that include early conceptual drawings and character
designs, background paintings (many evocative of classic Chinese
watercolors), and production stills. The text discusses the
animators' visit to China to research the story's setting and the
film's overall visual design, which stresses elements and
simplifications that are common to both traditional Chinese art and
effective animation. Any library possessing a shelf of the handsome
volumes chronicling Disney's animation renaissance of the past
decade shouldn't hesitate to add this one to it."--American Library
Association Booklist
PRAISE FOR TRAVELS WITH WALT DISNEY ". . . no small feat to do what
Jeff Kurtti has done . . ."--Jason Cochran, Editor-in-Chief,
Frommers.com
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