See more ideas about book of kells, celtic art and illuminated manuscript. The secret of kells the secret of kells, book of kells. The idea was to look at the book of kells and medieval art in general and to try and translate that into a style that would suit 2d animation. Young brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. The book of kells is irelands greatest cultural treasure and the worlds. The secret of kells is a fictional interpretation of the history behind the famous book of kells. The secret of kells is an absolutely fabulous, delightful, fanciful animated movie about young brendan who lives in the abbey of kells, where he becomes the great illuminator of the book of kells. It went into wide release in belgium and france on 11 february, and ireland on 3 march. Enjoy other comics like direct approach the secret of kells comic in. Beautifully drawn and refreshingly calm, the secret of kells hearkens back to animations golden age with an enchanting tale inspired by irish mythology. Direct approach the secret of kells adult comics hd. The secret of kells, a 2009 animated movie about the book of kells. Its a beautiful cartoon if you ever get the chance to.
First look at designing the secret of kells cartoon brew. Although you probably know more or less what kind of book is being created, i dont believe there are mentions of a specific religion or what the books text is. The book of kells audio drama, a 2010 doctor who audio drama. And although his background is half micmac indian, he lives in ireland for two reasons.
The strange imagination displayed in the pages, the impeccable technique and the very fine state of preservation make the book of kells an object of. The film is based on the story of the origin of the book of kells, an illuminated manuscript gospel book in latin, containing the four gospels of the. In a much earlier version, the look of the characters was more disney, says moore, who codirected kells with nora twomey. The book of kells is an illuminated manuscript gospel book, created by celtic monks c. Majestic, iconic, chaotic and sometimes downright weird, action. The producer wanted us to go further in the book of kells style, so we worked a lot on that as the films characters became less rounded visually, yet utterly rounded emotionally. Apr 26, 2016 the book of kells isnt the only illuminated manuscript in the socalled insular style. After listening to the other monks of the monastery talk about brother aidan, the creator of the book of iona, brendan is curious about the. Irelands priceless book of kells has been damaged while being taken to australia, it emerged yesterday. The secret of kells is cartoon saloons flagship feature film and is directed by tomm moore. The secret of kells might rush it plot, but it visuals and what it culturally shares are mesmerizing.
The secret of kells uses the gutter in the following scenes to show the growth of the main character, a young monk named brendan, as he travels around ireland to finish the illustrations within the book of kells and gain followers of christianity. The secret of kells is a 2009 frenchbelgianirish animated fantasy film animated by cartoon saloon that premiered on 8 february 2009 at the 59th berlin international film festival. Apr 27, 2009 beautifully drawn and refreshingly calm, the secret of kells hearkens back to animations golden age with an enchanting tale inspired by irish mythology. Magic, fantasy, and celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes in a sweeping story about the power of imagination and faith to carry humanity through dark times. A beautiful book and a comprehensive one at that too. The secret of kells is one of the most stunning art directed animation. The book of kells exhibition is a mustsee on the itinerary of all visitors to dublin, ireland. It was stolen in the 11th century, at which time its cover was torn off and it was thrown into a ditch. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at art.
His first feature film, the secret of kells, was nominated for an academy award for best animated feature film on 2 february 2010. They decided to do something similar to studio ghiblis films but with irish art. He befriends a visiting master illuminator named aidan, who. Come down and get one signed today or any day until sunday. The secret of kells 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kells disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the book of kells. Nov 22, 2019 the book of kells is a stunningly beautiful manuscript containing the four gospels. The secret of kells began development in 1999, when tomm moore and several of his friends were inspired by richard williamss the thief and the cobbler, disneys mulan, gustav klimts paintings, john bauers illustrations and the works of hayao miyazaki, which based their visual style on the respective traditional art of the cultures featured in each film. To help complete the magical book, brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. The secret of kells official us page home facebook. The lavishly decorated book has been around since 800 a.
Art of the secret of kells part 1 character design references. Apr 02, 2010 in a much earlier version, the look of the characters was more disney, says moore, who codirected kells with nora twomey. The pictures on this page are a collection of artworks created for this movie. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. Patricks day 2009 wasnt even a certainty to be exported much outside ireland. Librarians, teachers, and other smart people that you trust tell you that comics are a great way to develop and strengthen your childs reading skills. Brother aidan tells brendan to bring the book to the people to give them hope in dark days, and even aisling, as noted above, acknowledges the books luminous power. Preserving culture is important, but the film is careful not to spell out specifics that might limit its audience. The book of kells isnt the only illuminated manuscript in the socalled insular style. Cartoon saloon will also offer comiccon attendees a sneak peak of its new feature. To make ends meet, he teaches some courses in celtic design. Brendan, a young apprentice scribe, lives under the shadow of his strict uncle, abbot cellach, and is forbidden from leaving the abbey walls. The book of kells is a famous illuminated latin manuscript containing the four gospels of the new testament combined with beautiful illumination. Twelveyearold brendans life in the monastery at kells is not very exciting until aidan arrives.
An introduction to the book of kells and the beautiful film the secret of kells made by the studio cartoon saloon. Advanced comic book topics 41 cgc tips and strategies 1 closet gold 6 comic book artists 1 most valuable comic books 33 buying comic books 20 cbcs comic books 2 comic book art and collectibles 3 comic book figures statues 1 comic book original artwork 2 comic book basics 154 cgc comic books 9 comic book grading. She has also written the damiano trilogy, the chronicles of a wizards young son, set during an alternate history version of the italian renaissance. Here are ten things you should know about this ancient masterpiece. Posts about secret of kells written by corey blake. Tom moorethe secret of kellssong of the seabook of kellscomic book artistsilluminated manuscriptdisney cartoonsanimation filmart. Art of the secret of kells part 1 the secret of kells is an animation movie produced by cartoon saloon and directed by tomm moore and nora twomey in 2009. History, myth and legend collide in this fullcolour illustrated storybook of the animated feature brendan and the secret of kells. This beautiful slipcased book has fullsized photographs in color of every page in the original book of kells, plus interesting and explanative text, and lots of closeups of the fantastic interlace designs. The secret of kells what is this remarkable animated feature. The book of kells is a masterpiece of medieval arta brilliantly decorated version of the four gospels with fullpage depictions of christ, the virgin and the evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative painting. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.
Apr 15, 2000 irelands priceless book of kells has been damaged while being taken to australia, it emerged yesterday. It was created in a columban monastery in either britain or ireland and may have had. A longoverdue celebration of the classic comic book covers that jostled for attention monthly on mid20th century newsstands. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. A volume of the 9th century manuscript is the centrepiece of an exhibition in the national. In a remote medieval outpost of ireland, young brendan embarks on a new life of adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying a book brimming with secret. Discover the finest artists from animation, games, illustration and comics. Color your own book of kells dover art coloring book. The secret of kells young brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. Macavoy is a highly acclaimed author of imaginative and original science fiction and fantasy novels. They took the unfinished book with them when they left iona and moved to. This and his further adventures are related in tomm moores film, which is a little like an illuminated manuscript itself.
The gutter in the secret of kells the graphic novel. In the forest brendan is rescued from wolves by aisling, a mysterious greeneyed girl. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The book of kells is inches wide and 10 inches high. The films final image is a poetic paean to the books living power a power that the secret of kells, like aisling, recognizes without, perhaps, fully understanding.
Her debut novel, tea with the black dragon, won the john w. Cartoon saloon is an awardwinning animation and illustration design studio in kilkenny, founded by paul young and tomm moore in 1999. The secret of kells is a 2009 frenchbelgianirish animated fantasy film animated by cartoon. Released in february of 2005, the secret of kells was an irishbelgian coproduction that went on to garner various nominations and awards in film festivals, including an academy award nomination for best animated feature. The academy award nomination for the secret of kells hints at the films brilliance. Mar 16, 2010 part of the success of kells is its use of universal themes. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book.
Nov 05, 2015 together with the gospels of lindisfarne and the book of durrow, i would say that the book of kells is one of the greatest contributions to medieval art ever to come out of the british isles. Direct approach the secret of kells hentai comics read hd, the comic comes under adult comics category. Moores debut feature film, the secret of kells opening in wide release today, was last months upstart oscar contender for animation, the mostly handdrawn dark horse that back on st. What this means is that the illustrations of a book, often a bible or the gospels, are decorated with gold or silver leaf in addition to vibrant. Rent the secret of kells 2009 starring evan mcguire and christen mooney on dvd and bluray. The book of kells was probably produced in a monastery on the isle of iona, scotland, to honor saint columba in the early 8th century. Aug 12, 2010 an introduction to the book of kells and the beautiful film the secret of kells made by the studio cartoon saloon. He is cofounder of cartoon saloon, an animation studio and production company, based in kilkenny, ireland. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl. Mar 31, 2010 this and his further adventures are related in tomm moores film, which is a little like an illuminated manuscript itself. Irelands book of kells is considered to be one of the greatest examples of an illustrated manuscript.
Before watching the secret of kellsthe 2009 animated indie whose best animated feature oscar nomination surprised practically everyone, since it never had a wide u. While some art books end up focusing on one aspect of its respective movie, desiging the secret of kells explores not only how the creators painstakingly captured its beautiful art style, but also looks into character design, production process, story boarding and writing, and much more. Oscarnominated irish feature the secret of kells finally has its own artof book. Thanks to jerry beck for this photo from comiccon of the designing the secret of kells books arriving at comic con. The book of kells is one of the finest and most famous, and also one of the latest, of a group of manuscripts in what is known as the insular style, produced from the late 6th through the early 9th centuries in monasteries in ireland, scotland and england and in continental monasteries with hibernoscottish or anglosaxon foundations. After a viking raid, the book was moved to kells, ireland, sometime in the 9th century. The producer wanted us to go further in the book of kells style, so we worked a lot on that as the films characters became less rounded visually, yet. Visually, the secret of kells evokes artistic styles separated by more than years. Rent the secret of kells 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd. Charles hedges david sargent xicheng huang myduyen pham 2. Deviantart is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing. The secret of kells what is this remarkable animated.
A bright, imaginative and curious 12yearold who leads a sheltered life in the abbey of kells. The secret of kells tells the story of the construction of this mythical book from the eyes of a kid named brendan and his version of the world, his thoughts while growing, the people he meets and all the knowledge and experiences he acquires. Just as every margin of the book of kells is crowded with minute and glorious decorations, so is every shot of the film filled with patterns and borders, arches and frames, dodads and scrimshaw images. Word of god says here that tomm moores thinking of doing a short film on aisling or pangur ban, but hes hesitant about it because of peoples headcanons.
Over pieces of preproduction art are reproduced in this book, with commentary throughout by the filmmakers. The original book of kells, which was probably created in the early 8th century, juxtaposed with the upa shorts of the 1950s, richard williams the thief and the cobbler, genndy tartakovskys tv programs and disneys mulan charles solomon. Moore is working on a second feature film entitled song of the sea 2014. It is irelands most precious medieval artifact and is generally considered the finest surviving illuminated manuscript to have been produced in medieval europe. The first time i saw an illustration from the book of kells, in an art history class, i fell in love. If you want to start a main thesecretofkells page, just click the edit button above. Book of kells book of kells, art and illustration, fantasy kunst, fantasy art. A graphic novel version of the beautiful animated film the secret of kells.
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