Vivo, the CG animated film by Netflix/Sony Pictures Animation is the 2nd feature animation film I worked on at Sony Imageworks over 2020, the first being The Mitchells vs The Machines. With music written by and starring Lin Manuel Miranda, it’s a visually stunning film ( famed director of photography Roger Deakins served as digital cinematographer on the film ) and I am very proud to have worked on it, and have been waiting eagerly for this art book to be released.

With over 220 pages of content, the art book showcases the beautiful concept art work created for the film, including character designs, color scripts, storyboards and more. Visually, the biggest highlights for me are the concept art study pieces for one of the major locales in the film, Cuba’s Havana, with the city’s distinct architecture and streets bought vibrantly to life in splendid technicolor tones.

(above) The color scripts for some of the pivotal scenes in the film. Color scripts are the sequential paintings that visually represent key story moments from each film and set the lighting, color, and tone during the filmmaking process. As a lighting/compositing artist working in the film/animation industry, I work with colorscripts on a regular basis, and they are an indispensable and invaluable resource that help guide us when we’re trying to nail down the look of any sequence as envisaged by the director/art director. To learn more about color scripts, I highly recommend taking a look at Pixar’s Color Scripts art book.

(above & below) A framed lithograph print of the above concept art piece was given to the cast and crew members of Vivo as a thank you gift for working on the show.

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I had so much fun working on this show, and this art book is a great way for me to re-visit all the gorgeous concept art and color scripts that both inspired and also guided me during my job as a lighting/compositing artist. For those who enjoyed the film and are interested to discover how the beautiful visuals were first realized in concept art form, this book is the perfect companion to the movie. Recommended.

“The Art Of Vivo” book details :

– Dimensions – ‎11.5 x 0.9 x 9.5 inches
– Hard cover, 224 pages
– Full color, In English Language

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