Product Description

With complete access to artwork created over a five-year period, this book illustrates the creative development of the movie "The Fellowship of the Ring". This official book contains over 500 images: from the earliest pencil sketches and conceptual drawings to paintings that shaped the look of the film. Contributing artists include John Howe and Alan Lee; artists that have inspired Peter Jackson's vision of Middle-earth and worked with him to bring the trilogy to the big screen. Peter Jackson is among 12 contributors who explain the background to the images. The book covers the opening sequence, locations, costumes, armoury and creatures. The artists who created these diverse elements explain how they contributed to the development of the film. There are also photographs showing the realisation of the creative process and some stills from the film. This book also looks at ideas, proposals and posters that were, nonetheless, ultimately rejected. Printed on high-quality art paper this book should appeal to Tolkien collectors and film enthusiasts. Published to tie-in with the launch of the video and DVD, this is the first of three books that will complete a set to accompany the film trilogy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #353493 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-17
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

From the Publisher
The first in a series of 3 books chronicling the development of all 3 movies. This book investigates through words and pictures how and why the film looks as startingly innovative and exciting as it does, told by the very people who made it happen.

From the Author
"I hunted out people who were passionate about the books and were also awesome, incredibly creative people. I put together this team,and with the much-heralded arrival of John Howe and Alan Lee, who lifted our skills immensely, we were able to flesh out this huge and elaborate world and make something we could all be proud of."
RICHARD TAYLOR, SPECIAL MAKE-UP, ARMOUR, CREATURES AND MINITURES SUPERVISOR

About the Author
Gary Russell is a freelance writer, magazine editor and author of nine novels. He has worked as an actor and currently co-runs an audio production company, Big Finish.

Customer Reviews

Inspiring
This book covers the artwork for creating most enviroments, like Rivendell, Moria, and all that. The next part covers the monsters, and the different ideas that they had about creating Orchs, the Cavetroll, and all the fantasy beasts we encounter in the film and in the book. The next two parts contains the creation of the armor and weapons for the caracters, and finally the different characters and their clothing.

The artwork in this book is really good and inspiring, it really shows how good artist they worked with. In every chapter they show first the sketches, and then how it developed to the screen, most enviroments were a mix of computergenerated backgrounds, real film and people wearing masks, like the orchs.
They really show how much work it was to make a good movie out of a good book that millions of people have read and have millions of different ideas of the fantasyworld of Middle earth.

I bought this book even though I had said to myself: okay, I will see the movie, of course, and I actually liked it, but I will not buy any of these tons of merchandise cr** that will circulate on the market. Like Saruman the toybear, or the mug with Aragorn on the side.

But I bought this book, and I think you should do that if you have any interest in art, or just like pretty books. I belong to both of these groups.

Superb- A must buy!
If you are a lover of fine artwork or just a fan of the lord of the rings movie the this is an essential purchase.
One of the reasons the movie was such a big hit is the graphics and scenery in it. This book gives every detail about the graphics- all the landscapes- from rivendale to the shire, all the props- from gandalfs pipes to Aragorns sword and Gimli's armour, all of the Mordor and Isangaard army- from Orcs to the Cave troll and finally all of the outfits- from Arwen's dress to Saruman's cloak.
Not only are they all in the book, but it tells you everything you need to know, it gives you concept sketches, detailed sketches, models and even photos from the movies. A very nice touch is the comments from the art designers about progress and the final outcome.
Futhermore, it is all presented fantastically, so it is easy to flick through and easy to read.
Overall this book is very interesting at least and sensational at best. A brilliant book which anyone who remotely likes lord of the rings or artwork deserves to buy this book

good book for people intrested in how the film came to life
a very good insight into the making of the film mastepiece the lord of teh rings filled with drawings and photos this makes a very intresting read although there is not a lot of writing well worth buying for anyone intrested in film
good christmas preasant