A Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist, Guillermo del Toro has alternated been spanish-langauge dark fantasy pieces and american action films. Notable films he have worked on are "Pan's Labyrinth", "Blade II", the "Hellboy" series and recently "Pacific Rim", we has also been known for producing "The Orphanage", "Kung Fu Panda 2", "Puss in Boots" and "Mama".
Del Toro's works have been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales and horror themes, having a lifelong fascination with monsters, he considers them symbols of great power, this fascination is evident in most of his works, especially in his sketchbooks, that are brimming with his immensely creative and original concepts.
Sketchbooks are pretty much where Del Toro's keeps all of his ideas, keeping ever-growing notes on character design and plots (Most becoming critically acclaimed films), it made sense how utterly devastated he was when he had nearly lost one of his notebooks when he was in London., and how he so gladly gave such a generous reward upon getting it back.
Aside from incredibly detailed sketches of monsters and devices done with a various mediums, Del Toro writes down notes that are just as detailed as his illustrations, there never appears to a single bit of space left on any page. His sketchbook reminds me more of a mad scientist's journal or a black magic tome (There are even really intricate symbol designs), what with the highly detailed sketches and notes (And yellowish pages).
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