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Title: The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings) by J.R.R. Tolkien, Gary Russell ISBN: 0-618-21290-6 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 12 June, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (33 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Impressive and quality
Comment: This book is an excellent coffee-table sized hardcover edition containing hundreds of paintings, digital mat scales, pencil renditions, computer-generated and conceptual images that served as concept art.
The book includes works by Alan Lee and John Howe, noted Tolkien artists who assisted Peter Jackson in creating the wonder and awe that comes across in the massive cinematic scale that we see in the movie trilogy from New Line Cinema.
Compiled by Gary Russell, it also includes explanations and descriptions by special effects supervisor Richard Taylor, and designers Grant Major, Ngila Dickson and Paul Lasaine among others.
The sketches include everything from sets such as Isengard, the Shire, the mines of Moria and the Dwarven dwellings of Khazad-Dûm, and the Elven land of Lothlórien to sketches and layouts of costumes for hobbits, Rangers, warriors, orcs, Elves, and Dwarves. Also included are armor drawings and conceptual art for everything from heroes to evil creatures, as well as the vast array of swords and weapons incorporated in the films.
You can see it through the pages, these guys sincerely cared about getting this series right, and staying true to the spirit of Tolkien's beloved trilogy for the millions of fans who expect it.
Make sure you want this book, though - it's $35 and definitely does ruin some areas of the film. (Not only spoilers, but descriptions of composite shots, as in "with added background" and "without added background" comparisons)
For a big fan of Lord of the Rings, I rate this 9 out of 10 stars, quality-wise.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good collection of concept art
Comment: "Art of Fellowship of the Ring" seems somehow to be a bad title for this book: It implies that this is about art, but it's actually concept art. To be precise, concept drawings and sketches of costumes, places, and bizarre inhuman creatures all through the stages of their creation.
We're given in-depth studies of places like Rivendell, Lothlorien, Bag End, Bree, and the various sketches of what worked and what didn't (such as a tree-dwelling in Lothlorien that looks like a hatrack with lanterns on it). The costumes: the simplicity of the little hobbit outfits, the Byzantine splendor of Boromir's garb, the ultra-elaborate Elven costumes of Arwen and Elrond, and the spiky armor of Sauron from the beginning of the film. There's a section on weaponry, on the various incarnations of Narsil, Sting, and Legolas's quiver. There are glimpses of the various orcs, how they evolved from almost ratlike creatures to steel-jawed monstrosities to the ugly things in the movie; of the evolving appearance of the Ringwraiths (one of whom looked eerily like Emperor Palpatine); of the Balrog and the tentacled Watcher (who is shown in his various states). And captioning nearly every photograph is an insightful comment from the appropriate person who worked on that, be it costuming, weapons, or CGI.
There are all sorts of goodies for people who liked the visual richness of "Fellowship of the Ring." Concept art is always great to look at, and seeing all sorts of subtle variations on stuff in the movie -- like the floorplan of Bag End -- is absolutely wonderful. Sometimes there are several, even dozens of concept sketches, like the various incarnations of the Watcher (a really gross squidlike thing that looks almost spiderlike at times), weapons, and even dozens of pipes!
Perhaps the main drawback of this book is that the costume part is a little (pardon the pun) sketchy. Each character (with the exception of Arwen and Galadriel) gets a page at best, half a page at worst. There are usually only a couple of sketches of clothing, and we never get to see how, for example, Aragorn's outfit evolved. But this is somewhat made up for by the glimpses of Sauron's various armor types.
"Art" is a fantastic book of concept sketches. Though it sags a little in that one area, it's enormous fun for the Lord of the Rings fans.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Beautiful Book
Comment: I got the The Art of The Lord of the Rings, because I loved the look of the Movie and wanted to see how the designers created the costumes and set. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to know more about it.
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Title: The Art of The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings) by Gary Russell, Peter Jackson ISBN: 0618430296 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 02 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Lord of the Rings Weapons and Warfare by Chris Smith, Christopher Lee ISBN: 0618390995 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 05 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Return of the King Visual Companion: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion (The Lord of the Rings) by Jude Fisher ISBN: 0618390979 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 05 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Two Towers Visual Companion: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion (The Lord of the Rings) by Jude Fisher, Viggo Mortensen ISBN: 0618258027 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 06 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Making of the Movie Trilogy (The Lord of the Rings) by Brian Sibley ISBN: 0618258000 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 06 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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