The Art of DreamWorks Forgotten Island

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Jerry Schmitz is the author of numerous "art-of " books that chronicle the making of such films as The Wild Robot, The Peanuts Movie, Surf's Up, Trolls, and Shrek Forever After. Most recently, he wrote the art book for the live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon. Schmitz began his career in film in 1993 at Steven Spielberg's production company Amblin Entertainment and has been a part of the DreamWorks family since its inception in 1994. He is a graduate of the University of Dayton (MA, BA) and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

Writers and directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, and producer Mark Swift, are the filmmaking team behind the critically acclaimed Academy Award-nominated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, following their first collaboration on the feature film The Croods: A New Age. Crawford and Mercado began their careers with DreamWorks Animation as story artists on Kung Fu Panda 2. In his thirty-plus-year career with DreamWorks Animation, Swift has produced some of the most successful films in the studio's history.

Writers and directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, and producer Mark Swift, are the filmmaking team behind the critically acclaimed Academy Award-nominated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, following their first collaboration on the feature film The Croods: A New Age. Crawford and Mercado began their careers with DreamWorks Animation as story artists on Kung Fu Panda 2. In his thirty-plus-year career with DreamWorks Animation, Swift has produced some of the most successful films in the studio's history.

H.E.R. is a five-time Grammy Award-winning, Academy Award-winning, and Emmy Award-winning musical artist, actor, director, and producer. She is best known for her Grammy Award-winning project H.E.R., and she continues to expand her artistic reach in music and film. In 2021, she received the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "I Can't Breathe" and the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Fight for You," written for Judas and the Black Messiah.

Liza Soberano is a Filipino American actress who made her Hollywood feature film debut in Focus Features' Lisa Frankenstein. A multi-hyphenate with a large following in the Philippines, she is best known for her roles in the romantic comedy My Ex and Whys (2017) and the drama series Alone/Together (2019), and for voicing the title character in Netflix's animated series Trese.

Writers and directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, and producer Mark Swift, are the filmmaking team behind the critically acclaimed Academy Award-nominated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, following their first collaboration on the feature film The Croods: A New Age. Crawford and Mercado began their careers with DreamWorks Animation as story artists on Kung Fu Panda 2. In his thirty-plus-year career with DreamWorks Animation, Swift has produced some of the most successful films in the studio's history.

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Go behind the scenes of DreamWorks Animation's highly anticipated, wholly original feature film, Forgotten Island.

Showcasing over 1,000 illustrations, The Art of DreamWorks Forgotten Island offers unprecedented access into the creative process behind the making of this original feature film by DreamWorks Animation's award-winning team.

Inspired by the richness of Filipino folklore and mythology, writers/directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, along with producer Mark Swift, production designer Ryan Carlson, art director Chris Grun, and a team of nearly 700 dedicated artists, unleash the imaginative and exciting tale of two lifelong best friends who find themselves stranded in the fantastical world of the forgotten island of Nakali. Their journey home may come at the expense of a lifetime of memories and emotions,

Included are:

A foreword by writers/directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado

Prefaces by H.E.R. (voice of "Jo") and Liza Soberano (voice of "Raissa")

An afterword by producer Mark Swift

Hundreds of character designs, concept art, sketches, storyboards, and color keys from the making of the movie

Exclusive interviews with the writers/directors, artists, filmmakers, and cast

Special insert highlighting art from storyboard artists