The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings) - Hardcover

Russell, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618212906 ISBN 13: 9780618212903

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002

Synopsis

Alan Lee, the beloved illustrator of many of Houghton Mifflin’s Tolkien editions, and a talented team of other artists, including the renowned Tolkien illustrator John Howe, have spent more than three years creating the sets, props, creatures, and locations that truly bring Tolkien’s Middle-earth to life. Hobbiton, Rivendell, and Minas Tirith are no longer designations on the map. Literally hundreds of designers and craftspeople have been painstakingly adding authentic cultural details to each of more than 48,000 separate objects shown in The Fellowship of the Ring, from armor to props to architecture. All this and more is shown in Gary Russell’s lavishly illustrated book. Russell spent time on the set in New Zealand, conducting interviews with director Peter Jackson, special effects guru Richard Taylor, art directors Paul Lasainne, Dan Hennah, and Chris Hennah, costumer Ngila Dickson, and Alan Lee and John Howe. Featuring everything from pencil sketches to the finished objects, his book gives detailed descriptions of why and how this groundbreaking film looks as exciting as it does. The millions of fans dazzled by the results will find here everything they want to know about the genesis and evolution of the movie’s incredible look.

About this title

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 this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0618212906
• ISBN 13: 9780618212903
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1