The Art and Making of the Lion King: Foreword by Thomas Schumacher, Afterword by Jon Favreau

　　1994年的經典動畫《獅子王》一直是迪士尼電影史上最受歡迎的作品，這次真人版請來《鋼鐵人》的神導強法夫洛（Jon Favreau），配音演員也是重量級明星。「辛巴」由美國演員與歌手唐納葛洛佛（Donald Glover）配音，而辛巴的戀人「娜娜」則是美國流行天后碧昂絲（Beyonce）！

　　《獅子王電影美術設定集》收錄令人驚嘆的概念藝術和鮮明的幕後花絮照片，還有與演員和工作人員的精彩訪問；詳細述說導演及其才華洋溢的團隊如何使用最先進的虛擬電影攝製和電腦製圖技術，製作出一部傳奇和超寫實的電影。

　　為了完整還原當年《獅子王》的故事，電影製作團隊到非洲肯尼亞南部探險搜集參考照片，掃描大量資料，應用於數位電影製作過程，並重複琢磨畫面與真實環境的細微差別。回到工作室之後，他們利用常見的電影製作工具，使用最先進的虛擬實境(VR)技術和運用電影程式製作模型，創造出極具真實感的立體場景。此書紀錄這段傳奇創作的迷人之旅，並與「獅子復育基金會」（Lion Recovery Fund）合作，討論獅子的保育計劃。

Stunning concept art, powerful behind-the-scenes photography, and fascinating interviews with the cast and crew pack The Art and Making of The Lion King, offering an inside perspective on how director Jon Favreau and his talented team used the most advanced virtual cinematography and computer graphics techniques to craft a film of both legend and hyperrealism. The story of The Lion King has entered the pantheon of cultural mythology, as has its iconic music. In revisiting this tale, the filmmaking team set off for an adventure of a lifetime: an expedition across the southern portion of Kenya in Africa. These seasoned filmmakers gathered reference photographs, scans, and other materials to apply to the digital moviemaking process and in turn were immersed in the nuances of the real environment. Once back at the studio, they utilized common filmmaking tools with state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR) technology and new, ultrafast rendering technologies to create a "virtual production," a concept they pushed further than it had ever been before. The Art and Making of The Lion King documents this captivating journey and closes the circle with a discussion on a modern-day conservation program called the Lion Recovery Fund (LRF).

Michael Goldman is a veteran entertainment journalist and author who has authored or co-authored eight books, including The Making of The Lion King. Among them are the New York Times-bestseller John Wayne: the Genuine Article; Clint Eastwood: Master Filmmaker at Work, an authorized look at the legendary director’s filmmaking techniques; Reality Ends Here: 80 Years of USC Cinematic Arts, the definitive history of the world’s oldest and most famous film school; fan books for the TV shows 24 and Heroes and the movie Mortal Kombat; and co-authoring Filmmaking in Action, a textbook for first-year film students. Michael served for many years as Senior Editor at the famed film industry trade journal, Millimeter, and before that, as an editor at Variety. He is now a frequent contributor to another acclaimed film journal, American Cinematographer, along with publications like CineMontage, DGA Quarterly, Emmy, and Ventura Boulevard, among others. He also produces and hosts a monthly filmmaking podcast on the Studio Daily website called Podcasts from the Front Lines and writes a monthly newsletter for the Society of Motion Picture Television Engineers (SMPTE). Learn more about Michael and his work at his website--www.hollywood-scribe.com.