The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.92 (758 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618212906 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Hobbiton, Rivendell, and Minas Tirith are no longer designations on the map. Featuring everything from pencil sketches to the finished objects, his book gives detailed descriptions of why and how this groundbreaking film looks as exciting as it does. Literally hundreds of designers and craftspeople have been painstakingly adding authentic cultural details to each of more than 48,000 separate objects shown in The Fellowship of the Ring, from armor to props to architecture. Russell spent time on the set in New Zealand, conducting interviews with director Peter Jackson, special effects guru Richard Taylor, art directors Paul Lasainne, Dan Hennah, and Chris Hennah, costumer Ngila Dickson, and Alan Lee and John Howe. The millions of fans dazzled by the results will find here everything they want to know about the genesis and evolution of the movie’s incredible look.. Alan Lee, the beloved illustrator of many of Houghton Mifflin’s
Because of the price, the film's legions of fans might not want to pop for the book themselves, but they will gladly borrow it, so it's worth the investment. . The book covers all facets of the physical creation of Tolkien's world on film. The illustrations are accompanied with captions written by British writer/editor Russell and based on interviews conducted with the numerous painters, sculptors, costume designers, prop makers, and others responsible for converting the story from page to screen. Essentially, this is a catalog of roughly 500 striking images of the conceptual art juxtaposed with the finished item used on film, whether it be a house, a cloak, weaponry, or any of the assorted beasties. From Library Journal The third tie-in volume to Peter Jackson's smash film adaptation of the f
Marcy G. said A comprehensive and entertaining companion to the films!. What an incredible book! At 19"A comprehensive and entertaining companion to the films!" according to Marcy G.. What an incredible book! At 192 pages, this fantastic work by Gary Russell is chock-full of pictures, sketches, drawings and paintings from the wonderful film �The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Rings.� I have purchased all of the movie tie-in books available and this is by far my favorite. If you are into visuals (and I am), I couldn�t recommend this book enough. The back of the book says �contains 500 exclusive paintings and drawings from the spectacular film" and they weren't kidding!The book is divided in. pages, this fantastic work by Gary Russell is chock-full of pictures, sketches, drawings and paintings from the wonderful film �The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Rings.� I have purchased all of the movie tie-in books available and this is by far my favorite. If you are into visuals (and I am), I couldn�t recommend this book enough. The back of the book says �contains 500 exclusive paintings and drawings from the spectacular film" and they weren't kidding!The book is divided in. "Great insight into a great movie" according to M.Akif Malatyali. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in art (John Howe, Alan Lee and Christian Rivers' pencil sketches and illustrations are just beautiful!), how movies are made (you will not believe what a painstaking process they went through drawing and drawing for almost 5 years just to give us a Great insight into a great movie I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in art (John Howe, Alan Lee and Christian Rivers' pencil sketches and illustrations are just beautiful!), how movies are made (you will not believe what a painstaking process they went through drawing and drawing for almost 5 years just to give us a 3 hours long movie), or just looking for enhancing the pleasure they got from Peter Jackson's beautiful movie, by learning a little more of the details that make Mr. Jackson's movie and J.R.R. Tolkien's book great.I am not even listing LotR die-hard fans, as I know the. hours long movie), or just looking for enhancing the pleasure they got from Peter Jackson's beautiful movie, by learning a little more of the details that make Mr. Jackson's movie and J.R.R. Tolkien's book great.I am not even listing LotR die-hard fans, as I know the. The perfect coffee table book ! Christiane Reid Not only will it fascinate your guests with its breathtaking scenery and intriguing character/creature sketches, but it'll claim YOU for many delightful hours, as well. I was tremendously excited to find this book, as I have long been John Howe's greatest fan of Tolkien art and this faithfully renders many of his conceptions to life (ahthe balrog*shudder*). In my opinion the movie's greatest strengths lie in its visual cinematics (utilizing New Zealand and the expertise of talented artists like Lee and Howe) but this book allows you to enjoy delving into Tolkien'