Product Description

The James Bond phenomenon is unique. Never before has a single brand crossed so many generations, defining the pace for big-budget film-making in the late twentieth century and beyond. For the first time the people who created the Bond films – producers, directors, writers, designers - share their experiences and memories of what it has meant to collaborate on and produce the ultimate film legacy.

Drawing on the spectrum of all twenty-one Bond films, THE ART OF BOND features a series of interviews with the people who have made cinematic history, including Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, Ken Adam, John Barry and Martin Campbell. Reflecting on the Bond genre’s wider impact, and how it has influenced their own ground-breaking work, are other film-makers including Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Ridley Scott. Lavishly illustrated with an array of images from the exclusive Eon Archive including on-set photographs, concept artwork and exclusive images of Daniel Craig's debut in Casino Royale, this is a visually stunning tribute to the ground-breaking artistic, technical and creative talents of the Bond world.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42971 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

5/5, Empire Magazine
'A superb glossy hardcover covering the various facets of the
stylish film franchise...rare behind-the-scenes photography and production
art'

About the Author

Laurent Bouzereau is an award-winning film-maker and author. He has written, directed, and produced over 60 documentaries on the making of classic films in collaboration with some of the world's most acclaimed film-makers, including Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood and Mel Brooks. He has also written and co-written seven books on cinema, including The Making of Star Wars .

Customer Reviews

Something for a Bond fans Xmas stocking
I've only just bought this book and had a glance through the whole thing. It's filled with lots of great quality photos both of the films and behind the scenes with some informative quotes from the crew including producers, directors, stuntmen and some other film makers who have been influenced by Bond such as Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. It's the sort of book you can pick up for 2 minutes rather than reading for the afternoon as the emphasis really is on the photos.

Casino Royale: Theres a fair amount of photos from the new film. Many of which have already been seen on the internet etc but there are a few new ones, mainly the first full shot of Bond being tortured. I'd think carefully if your only buying this book for Casino Royale info though as the upcoming Bond On Set book would be more down your street but it's great to compare it to the previous films.

My only complaint is that theres virtually nothing from any of the 80s Bond films. They just seem to have been ignored which is a shame really as the book has little on timothy Dalton or any of the later Moore films. Otherwise a great book let down by this one appalling oversight.

Great New Book
A great book full of parts of interviews with the production team behind forty years of Bond and people who were influenced by Bond. It also has lots and lots of pictures.
A quality product with picture captions at the back by Dave Worrall and Lee Pfeiffer. All in all well worth the price.

Good despite totally misleading title
The book title is deceiving. This is not an art book.

This book is about the history on the making of James Bond movies, up until Casino Royale. That's all 21 films if you're counting.

Included are lots of on-set photographs, some concept artwork consisting mainly of storyboards. There are also interviews with key talents like Michael G.Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, Ken Adam, John Barry and Martin Campbell.

In essence, this book is about the history of James Bond and how it made it to the big screen. Many production stories are included in the interviews, like how they fix up the set, cast characters and choose music. These stories come in the form of interviewees' quotes. There is no narration in the book.

The book could be thicker given James Bond's long and illustrious history. I just can't help thinking about how much stuff they left out. I guess they may be covered in other James Bond books.

It's a good read overall, but mainly for James Bond fans.

Here's the list of chapters:

* Bond Words: the novels, the screenplays, the dialogue
* Bond Worlds: sets, locations, gadgets and cars
* Making It Real: the team, the actors, filming the action
* Bond Scores: the music, the songs, the title sequences
* Bond Takes On The World: the marketing, the release
* James Bond Will Return
* Picture Captions

There are more pictures on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.