{"product_id":"the-art-of-ponyo","title":"The Art of Ponyo","description":"                                            From the animators of \u003cb\u003eHowl's Moving Castle,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePrincess Mononoke\u003c\/b\u003eand Academy Award winner \u003cb\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/b\u003e, comes the new Studio Ghibli film \u003cb\u003ePonyo on the Cliff by the Sea.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cb\u003ePonyo on the Cliff by the Sea\u003c\/b\u003e, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is a hand-drawn feature-length film. The art of the film involves not only cel, but also striking watercolor and pastel concept sketches and layout pages. Interviews with productiin principals about their daring choice to hand draw a film in the age of CGI and the screenplay complete the package.\u003cbr\u003eHayao Miyazaki is one of Japan’s most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the festival’s Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazaki’s films include \u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2002 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as \u003ci\u003eCastle in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Neighbor Totoro\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKiki's Delivery Service\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrincess Mononoke\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHowl's Moving Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePonyo\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S. Miyazaki’s other achievements include the highly regarded manga series \u003ci\u003eNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStarting Point: 1979-1996,\u003c\/i\u003e a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that chronicle his early career and the development of his theories of animation. Both are published in English by VIZ Media.\r\n                                        ","brand":"VIZ Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41963330535615,"sku":"9781421566023","price":49.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/pSYnApDrWwe0B0k26zT23ev4HSU5EwqEp94OR_J380Ml2Q_60_60.jpg?v=1664070871","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/the-art-of-ponyo","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}