Product Description

Director J.J. Abrams new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, Star Trek features a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before, as it tells the story of how the brash Starfleet cadet James T. Kirk first meets a Vulcan named Spock, and earns the Captain s chair of the Starship Enterprise. The film quickly became a critical and commercial smash hit worldwide, as audiences confirmed Trekkers and newcomers alike thrilled to a state-of-the-art action epic which both respected the legacy of Gene Roddenberry s archetypal modern myth and forged ahead into an exciting future of its own. Star Trek: The Art of the Film is a lavishly illustrated celebration of that new vision, tracing the evolution of the movie s look through a stunning array of previously unseen pre-production paintings, concept sketches, costume and set designs, unit photography and final frames. Written by New York Times-bestselling author Mark Cotta Vaz in close co-operation with the film s production team, and including a Foreword by J.J. Abrams, this is the essential companion to the film.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2991 in Books
• Published on: 2009-11-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Review
"Packed full of truly gorgeous imagery - from previously unseen concept art to make-up test shots to a library of posters (some of these beauties didn't make the grade? Illogical!) this is arguably the blockbuster tie-in of the year" --Total Film

About the Author
Mark Cotta Vaz is highly respected as the world's foremost author of movie 'making of' books. His informed, incisive, and highly entertaining writing has graced titles including Behind the Mask of Spider-Man, The Art of Finding Nemo, The Art of Batman Begins, the New York Times bestselling Twilight companion, and his acclaimed history of matte painting in movies, The Invisible Art.

Customer Reviews

Filled with detailed, high quality art
It's weird this book came out months after the movie. The wait is over and I'm glad to say that this book is great.

There's plenty of cool concept art in this 160-page hardcover art book published by Titan Books. There are technical sketches and paintings for spaceships, the set, character, costumes, gadgetry, weapons and creatures. Included also are discarded ideas and concepts.

The amount of detail in the art is astonishing and texture is everywhere, 3D renderings, paintings, film stills. The bridge looks like casinos straight out of Las Vegas, with all the lights, panels, buttons and seats. The wickedly awesome looking mining vessel Narada is shown in different views and comes with close ups which will make you marvel at the engineering.

Those who love spaceships will not only find them, but also space stations and their interiors. They are all meticulously designed showing all the seams, cutting, and texture. The designs for the spaceships look really sleek.

For the non-human looking characters, there are lots of photos on the sculptures. For the creatures, there are sketches and 3D models.

This book is highly recommended to fans of sci-fi, not just Star Trek fans.

(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)