The Art of A Christmas Carol by Diana Landau


The Art of A Christmas Carol
Title : The Art of A Christmas Carol
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ISBN : 142312104X
ISBN-10 : 9781423121046
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 156
Publication : First published January 1, 2009

Who doesn't know the classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his spectral Christmas Eve dreams? Renowned director Robert Zemeckis (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Forrest Gump, Contact, Castaway, The Polar Express, Beowulf) has applied his signature stamp to this beloved tale, and will be sharing it with audiences on November 6, 2009--just in time for the holidays. This sumptuous hybrid Making of/Art of book will introduce readers to the world behind Zemeckis's camera, revealing the secrets of performance-capture technology, and displaying its singular style in a deluxe, artistic format. Fans of Jim Carrey will delight in reading about his performance, not only as Mr. Bah Humbug himself, but also as the ghosts of Christmas past, present, AND future! This gorgeous book--containing gatefolds and a ribbon--is sure to be at the top of everyone's Christmas list!

The Art of A Christmas Carol Reviews

  • Parka



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    More pictures at parkablogs.com)

    Robert Zemeckis is out with another motion capture animation movie, A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dicken's classic. Stylistically, it has a very similar feel to his earlier movies, Beowulf and The Polar Express, probably due to the hyper-realism recreation of scenes and characters.

    The concept art for this movie is created by production designer Doug Chiang and his group of artists at ImageMovers Digital, a studio run by Robert Zemeckis and Disney specializing in performance capture and CGI.

    There are plenty of art on locations and cool architecture since Charles Dicken's story was set in 1840s London. You'll see sets like Big Ben clock tower, Scrooge's English house, city streets and the other sets used in the animated film.

    There are also character designs, some miniatures, sculptures and 3D renderings. Not surprisingly, the 3D characters resemble their life voice actors, who are Jim Carrey (except for old Scrooge), Gary Oldman, Bob Hoskins, and Robin Wright Penn among others.

    Author Diana Landau has included commentary on the production process with interviews from the director, actors and artists. It's interesting to read about how they approach performance capture, character development, and making various artistic choices.

    The Art of A Christmas Carol is a very decent companion to the film.

  • τλιϓλ

    لأنني ارتعبت من بعض الصور كنت خائفة من شرائه لكنني حسمت أمري فالكتاب بحد ذاته تحفة رائعة حقا، ومن الغلاف للغلاف جولة مثيرة وشيقة للغاية مررت بها بالكثير من الصور والمعلومات حول الشخصية وحبكة الفيلم، إن رائعة تشارلز ديكنز يُعاد تقديمها من جديد على يد ديزني وهذه المرة بفيلم ذو رسوم رائعة مذهلة، مع ذلك لازلت أعشق فيلم ديزني القصير الذي قدمته لنا ديزني مع العم سكروج مك-دك او العم دهب كما عرفناه في الدبلجات العربية.. إن عشقت الفيلم، سيعجبك الكتاب حتما.

    What can I say more than what a wonderful book! I'm glad that I bought it and decided to be brave and not afraid of some pictures. Amazing one to be among the art books collection.

  • Abraham Ray

    nice book about the movie!

  • Ana Vaaconcelos

    sim obiagada