John Lasseter - Art of Monsters, Inc.

Concept art of Monstropolis neighborhood, Harley Jessup, 1997, marker and ink, 11 x 81/2" To the crew of Monsters, Inc., who found inspiration in this artwork and created a truly unique film. Thank you for your dedication. Pete Docter, Director Darla K. Anderson, Producer Copyright 2001 by Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios.
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Years later, as we began designing our film Monsters, Inc., we found ourselves once again scared by monstersthis time by what we didnt know about them. What do monsters look like? What do they eat? Where do they live? Do they lease or buy their cars? Do they own life insurance? When we start to develop a film at Pixar, we like to do a lot of research. For Toy Story, we spent lots of time in toy stores. (It was hard work, but someone had to do it.) For A Bugs Life, we crawled under plants and burrowed through biology books, studying insects and how they live. Monsters are harder to come by, and hours of sitting in the closet and lying under the bed yielded nothing but dust bunnies in our hair. So we went to the monster experts: Kids.

Children seemed to agree that monsters are scary and that they hide in closets, under the bed, and in the basement. However, we were still pretty much in the dark about the details. Scare Floor assistants, Bob Pauley, 2000, colored pencil and marker, 11 x 81/2" (detail) The public library was the next stop. There we hit the jackpot: Tons of fascinating books about do-it-yourself concrete mixing. Not much about monsters, though. Well, yes, there were books we were supposed to have read in high school, about ancient Greek creatures like Medusa and the Gorgon and stuff like that.

Given the choice between serious study and just making it up... We decided to just make it up. We rounded up a group of Pixars seriously talented artists, as well as some of our favorite illustrators, to produce what we refer to as inspirational artwork. The drawings and paintings these artists created were amazingly cool and exciting, but not everything they did found its way into the movie. As the name implies, inspirational artwork is produced to inspire others on the project and to break new ground for the story and design. Once the film is completed, the inspirational artwork is filed away in the archives, never to be seen by the general public.

Thanks to this book, we get to present these great drawings and paintings for you to enjoy. We hope they inspire you as much as they inspired us. John LasseterPete Docter Executive ProducerDirector Lets start at the end. The five years of development artwork showcased in this book all led to the final version of the characters contained on these two pages. James P. Sullivan (Sulley) Voiced by: John Goodman A gentle giant to those who know him, Sullivan is the top Kid Scarer at Monsters, Inc.

When he accidentally lets a little girl into the monster world, life turns upside down for him and his best buddy, Mike. Mike Wazowski Voiced by: Billy Crystal Full of energy and zest, Mike always has his eye on the future. But when the little girl they call Boo shows up, plans change, and Mike quickly focuses on getting her home before he and Sullivan get into big trouble. Boo Voiced by: Mary Gibbs Boo is an adorable bundle of energy and curiosity who quickly adapts to her strange new surroundings. Instead of being scared, she treats Sullivan and Mike as playmates. Randall Voiced by: Steve Buscemi With the blending ability of a chameleon, Randall remains one of the scariest and therefore most productive workers at Monsters, Inc. Randall Voiced by: Steve Buscemi With the blending ability of a chameleon, Randall remains one of the scariest and therefore most productive workers at Monsters, Inc.

A true believer in the motto nice guys finish last, hell do anything, no matter how ruthless, to get to the top. Roz Voiced by: Bob Peterson Slow moving, but oddly quick-witted, Roz is a slug-like monster who works as the Dispatch Manager at Monsters, Inc. Roz lives for paperwork. If theres one thing she cant stand, it is an improperly filed scare report. Mike is a repeat offender, so Roz keeps a watchful eye on him. Celia Voiced by: Jennifer Tilly Celia is the receptionist at Monsters, Inc.

Though she has live snakes for hair, she is sweet and beguiling, particularly to Mike. Things between Mike and Celia are pretty serious until Boos sudden arrival creates chaos in their world. Henry J. Waternoose Voiced by: James Coburn Henry J. Waternoose, CEO of Monsters, Inc., is a large crab-like monster who represents the third generation of Waternooses to run the company. But todays children arent easily scared, and profits in the scare industry are shrinking.

Waternoose feels the pressure mounting, and hes desperate to ensure that his familys company survives. Since the very first bedtime, children around the world have known that once their parents tuck them into bed and shut off the light, monsters lie waiting behind closet doors, ready to pounce. But what they dont realize is that these monsters scare children because they have to. Its their job. Monsters, Incorporated is the largest scream-processing factory in the monster world. Their patented Closet Door technique gives monsters access to every child in the world via a state-of-the-art computerized door-track delivery system.