Product Description

In cinemas April 2009, "Coraline" is a stop-motion fantasy film animated and co-directed by Henry Selick, based on Neil Gaiman's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella. Shortly after moving into her new home a young girl named Coraline is drawn to a mysterious locked door. Behind the door and down a gloomy corridor she finds a strange duplicate world, with an eerie duplicate flat and a duplicate but off-kilter Other Mother and Other Father, with black button eyes, who won't let her return to the real world. A stunning full-colour guide to the making of the movie, featuring hoards of rare and exclusive photos and illustrations, and interviews with the cast and crew, this book takes the reader on an in-depth tour of a movie that is destined to be a fantasy classic.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #101259 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

Review
A remarkably strange and scary book --Philip Pullman, Guardian

Sometimes funny, always creepy, genuinely moving, this marvellous spine-chiller will appeal to readers from nine to ninety --Books for Keeps

About the Author
Neil Gaiman a the New York Times bestselling author, and has recently completed his first feature film, Mirrormask, with Dave McKean. Henry Selick is the award-winning animator/director of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Monkeybone, and wrote the screenplay for Coraline. Stephen Jones is a leading expert on horror. He has won numerous awards for his writing, including two World Fantasy Awards and three Horror Writers of America Bram Stoker Awards.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful!
Having watched Coraline twice in 3D at the cinema (which is brilliant!) I felt enthused enough about the film to investigate what merchandise there would be on here (impatient to own a copy of the film itself) and bought this book without a moments hesitation.
I was not disappointed whatsoever! it is a charming book dealing with the thoughts and goings on of the creative genious's behind the project and on how it all came to be.
It is packed with stills from the film and the concept designs that first brought it in to existence along with many insightful interviews.
Definitely a worthwhile buy!

A mouth-watering delight...
This movie's already out in the US, but what about us poor souls here in the UK who have to wait until May? Well, this book will certainly go a long way to sating your hunger until then.

You might not be aware, but the UK DVD release of Neil Gaiman's previous adaptation to the big screen, "Stardust", was originally to feature numerous extras, but the British Board of Film Classification - in their infinite wisdom - classified the DVD extras HIGHER than the actual movie itself (!?!). Naturally, if the producers were to retain the DVD extras they would have to reclassify the entire DVD... result? NO extras on the UK DVD release of "Stardust". For that reason I bought Stephen Jones's "Stardust: A Visual Companion", which has been an absolute joy to dip into.

Based on that experience I immediately bought "Coraline: A Visual Companion" and I'm happy to say it hasn't disappointed: a long interview with Gaiman himself peppers and illuminates much of the book, as well as a look at the various incarnations of the story itself in its varied illustrated editions and also as a comic/graphic novel. There's even a brief look at the history of puppet animation itself.

I for one hope Stephen Jones also does "The Graveyard Book: A Visual Companion" which Neil Gaiman recently announced has a director attached to it! Now THAT would be a great 'hat-trick' to have on the shelf!

Coraline: A Visual Companion
The Art of Coraline: A Companion to the Making of the Film

This visual companion is really amazing. It lets you enter the world of Coraline and see how each aspect was created.
From pre production right through to post production.
As a stop motion animator i loved the breakdown of each area, because it showed me different ways of dealing with ideals which i had not though of before.
This is a must for all stop motion animators and animation fans.