TY - BOOK AU - Hayao Miyazaki TI - Starting Point: 1979-1996 SN - 978-1421561042 U1 - 741.58 PY - 2012/// CY - San Francisco PB - VIZ Media LLC KW - Starting Point: 1979-1996 N2 - filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that go back to the roots of Miyazaki's childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli Miyazaki was just another salaried animator, but with a vision of his own. Follow him as he takes his first steps on the road to success, experience his frustrations with the manga and animation industries that often suffocate creativity, and realize the importance of bringing the childhood dreams of the world to life. Starting Point: 1979-1996 is not just a chronicle of the life of a man whose own dreams have come true, it is a tribute to the power of the moving image ER -