The art & making of Arthur Christmas - Aardman and Sony Pictures Animation

The story: Finally, the answer to the incredible question asked by every - child: "So how does Santa deliver billions of presents to every corner of - the planet in just one night?" According to Arthur Christmas, it takes - millions of elves, an ultra high-tech Mission Control, the S-1, a huge, milewide, - state-of-the-art sleighship, three generations of working Santas, a - family in a state of comic dysfunction, and Arthur, an unlikely hero on an - urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning - dawns. - - The voice cast includes: James McAvoy as Arthur
Hugh Laurie as - Steve
Bill Nighy as Grandsanta
Jim Broadbent as Santa
Imelda - Staunton as Mrs. Santa
Ashley Jensen as Bryony - - The Book: From the publisher of The Art of How To Train Your Dragon, the - lavishly illustrated moviebook features glorious art culled from the archives of - Aardman and Sony Pictures Imageworks, including hundreds of drawings, - paintings, concept art, background art, color keys, animation wire frames, and - storyboards. The text includes commentaries with Sony Pictures Digital - Productions President Bob Osher, the Co-Founder of Aardman and Producer - Peter Lord, the director/writer Sarah Smith, co-writer Pete Baynham, the producers, - animators, artists and Visual F/X and CG supervisors, the voice cast, and - others who brought this hilarious family movie vividly to life. - -