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Manuel Jesús Bautista Pérez –
So müssen Making of’s geschrieben und vor allem bebildert sein! Charakterdesign und -development, allgemeine Enwürfe der Welt, in der Figuren wie Rocket Racoon oder Groot agieren, die Story selbst, Waffenentwürfe, alles ist da. Abgebildet in ultradetailierten farbigen Abbildungen, hochwertig gebunden, in einem tollen Slipcase. Dieses Buch muss man nicht lesen, man muss es haben und vor allem sehen! Lesen sollte man natürlich auch, aber die Bilder erschlagen einen förmich. Und das ist ausschließlich positiv bemeint! Essentiell für Freunde des fantastischen Films und für Liebhaber solcher Bücher.
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Anderson Awvas –
Rápido y eficiente. El libro ha llegado en perfectas condiciones (bien empaquetado), a un precio más que competitivo,considerando este tipo de ediciones que no se publican en español. Amazon.es vuelve a demostrar su eficacia en los envíos. Gracias por todo.
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zannazf –
Com mais de 300 páginas, esse é um Artbook que vale a pena pela quantidade de informação sobre a produção artística do filme. Storyboards de cenas completas, diversos concepts de personagens e várias artes incríveis. Vale muito a pena!
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Fölsch, Claudia –
I have a few movie and video game ‘Art Of’ books in my collection, with this being my first of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And I’d have to say that this is one of the best.
Virtually all of the 334 pages are packed with some stunning concept art and notes and is split into 9 chapters. Each detailing some pretty cool concept art by Andy Park, Charlie Wen, Jackson Sze, and a lot more for our protagonists, the villains, minor characters, weapons and certain key scenes, including one scene broken down into the storyboards by David Krentz. It’s interesting to see how each of the characters developed from concept all the way to screen.
If you like the behind the scenes look at the early imaginings and concepts and the developments all the way until the finished product on the screen, then get this book. If you loved the film, as quite a few people have, get this book. It even comes in a sturdy slipcase too. ‘The Art Of Guardians Of The Galaxy’ is well worth picking up.
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Danger Havok –
Ottima pubblicazione per chi piace la serie di film, i backstage e la realizzazione. Ricordate che è in lingua originale inglese
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Mr. Warbles –
I work in the film industry in the art department and this is a very great addition to your library whether you’re a working professional like myself or a fan of the magic behind this film.
This film was hitting all the right points like a ninja with a death move. The movie was made by people who love their job and their work and it definitely reflects here in this tome showing you the concept to execution stages of pre-vis and the art of the film.
A must have for any all who still acknowledge the craft the film and it’s artistic merits.
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Graham Swearingen –
I have all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe “Art of” books and without a doubt this is the best of them all, with a close second being the book for The Avengers. The character designs are so rich with life and color and you can tell this film was a labor of love for both the director and the artists involved and it actually turned out to be an Amazing film!
Not only that, but with this book you get more insight into the universe. For example there is a fold out of the Collector’s museum with some of the exhibits are listed…some big surprises in there! There is a lot of reading in this book, as well as explainations of locations and characters. In my opinion Marvel Studios has the greatest concept art team in the business right now and this book showcases just that! Must have if you love Marvel films or concept art in general.
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★★★★★
Graham Swearingen –
If you have seen any of the other Marvel Art of books, then you’ll know what to expect, fantastic presentation and quality. The slip case is nice and shiny, the hardcover book is thick and wide so the full color pictures aren’t upscaled and look clean and sharp (though unfortunately a few pictures are poorly laid out across 2 pages and sink into the binding of the spine rendering them almost unviewable). There is a great forward by director James Gunn, 9 chapters (with great concept art of omitted characters like Nova, and storyboards for scenes like the Prison Break, weapons and character design and marketing campaign) and more.
There are full splash pages of fantastic model work, skin textures, vehicle designs, all with minimal text. The Slipcase is the “A” film poster (pictured above) with Peter Quill, Groot and Rocket on the front, and Drax and Gamora on the back. The actual book cover is a great piece of concept art with more of a matte finish as opposed to the glossy slipcase finish. Both are top notch, the book fits snug in the slipcase but not too tight that it’s difficult to get out. Just an overall awesome presentation. Keep in mind, this is an art book, not a behind the scenes book about the making of the film. There aren’t pictures of the actors in costume, or a bunch of still shots from the film, it’s preliminary art and concept art. It is, after all, an art book.
Foreword by James Gunn Introduction: A Thief, Two Thugs, An Assassin and A Maniac Chapter 1: The Legendary Star-Lord Chapter 2: Dark Alliances Chapter 3: Galaxy’s Most Wanted Chapter 4: Corps Values Chapter 5: Prison Break Chapter 6: Knowhere To Run Chapter 7: Family Reunion Chapter 8: Somebody’s Gotta Do It Chapter 9: Marketing Guardians Of The Galaxy Afterword Contributor Bios
Some people may find issues with the lack of text, or others may complain that there is too much text. There’s about a paragraph of text on every page and it’s impossible to please everyone. I became a huge Guardians of the Galaxy fan after watching the film opening weekend and have been trying to get my hands on any and everything Guardians related. If you loved the movie (and who didn’t, it was freakin’ awesome) then this book is a must. It’s great to see what Star-Lord could have looked like, the design changes his ship the Milano (named after Pete Quill’s childhood crush Alyssa Milano, which is hilarious) went through and what inspired its look. For $40, you get a fantastic art book with an immaculate presentation. This comes FULLY APPROVED.
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★★★★★
Mathew J Wedel –
SHORT VERSION: This book gets almost everything right. It shows design evolution for characters, costumes, and vehicles, pre-viz “atmosphere” development for settings, and it has lots of interesting insights from the artists without overwhelming you with text. Plus some storyboards and some VFX frames for comparison. And the physical book and slipcase are very solid and nicely made. If you’re interested enough to be reading this, just get it already.
LONG VERSION: My frame of reference for movie art books was established by the Star Wars “Art of” series. The original trilogy art books were very heavily weighted toward design evolution, showing how AT-ATs and cloud cars and so on changed from initial conception to final product. They also had some matte paintings, especially for ESB, and some storyboards, mostly for space battle and speeder bike sequences in ANH and ROTJ. But almost nothing in way of explanation in terms of how and why artistic decisions were made.
The prequel trilogy art books started providing more explanation from the artists about how and why they made their design choices. The TPM book had a lot of design evolution and many lovely concept paintings. For AOTC, digital paintings used in pre-viz take up a lot more of the book, so consequently you get less in terms of design evolution. By the ROTS book, the design evolution element is barely represented at all; pre-viz paintings take up almost the entire book.
The GOTG book hits a really nice balance among all of the elements one might want in an “Art of” book: lots of design evolution, lots of pre-viz paintings (but a useful variety, not just three dozen different views of Geonosis), and over all of it, lots of explanations from the artists and creators about why they did what they did. This turns the art for each character and vehicle from a gallery into a narrative: here’s what worked, here’s what didn’t, here’s why certain things ended up on screen.
To pick just one example, I hadn’t thought about how many ways there were to make Groot creepy. But the Groot that ended up on screen is surrounded by an uncanny valley (maybe an uncanny moat?) of horrible alterna-Groots: wooden skeleton Groot, asymmetrical pseudo-Ent that looks like it’s falling apart, plant demon Groot that just stepped out of some jungle Hades, and so on. There must be a dozen or so possible Groots in the book, and except for the Groot we know and love, they’re all one flavor or another of nightmare fuel.
Same thing for pretty much every other character in the book. And some nice design evolution stuff for the vehicles, too, and for locations like Morag, Xandar, and my favorite, Knowhere.
Some other nice touches: Many of the characters and vehicles in the book has a VFX frame from the actual movie for comprison. Practically every piece of art in the book has the artist’s name at the bottom (unobtrusively) so you know who did what. Chris Foss gets a nice shout-out in the Forward, and the book includes some of his concept art for the movie–yes, he worked on the film! A few pages of cool storyboards by David Krentz show the visual development of the prison escape sequence.
I assume if you’re interested in the book you must have liked the movie, and you’re coming to the book in the hope that it will take you deeper into how the movie came to be. That hope will be rewarded. The cumulative effect of all of the art and all of the artists’ thoughts about the art is to make the book into a sort of manifesto for doing visual sci-fi that isn’t hostage to any one thread of influence. As James Gunn writes in the Forward: “Guardians of the Galaxy would be about color, and life. In-you-face, over-the-top, unrepentant COLOR. We would rescue the aesthetics of pulpy science fiction films from the fifties and sixties–films like Forbidden Planet, Fantastic Voyage, Barbarella–while simultaneously retaining the grittiness and workaday reality of later films.”
Finally, the book itself is really well done as a physical object, almost luxurious in the quality of its production. It would be a nice piece of kit even without the slipcase. With its big wide pages, heavy glossy paper, rock-solid cover, and sewn binding, it was clearly meant to be enjoyed and pored over and shared. My 9-year-old and I turned every page and found wonders all the way through. Highly recommended.
Manuel Jesús Bautista Pérez –
So müssen Making of’s geschrieben und vor allem bebildert sein! Charakterdesign und -development, allgemeine Enwürfe der Welt, in der Figuren wie Rocket Racoon oder Groot agieren, die Story selbst, Waffenentwürfe, alles ist da. Abgebildet in ultradetailierten farbigen Abbildungen, hochwertig gebunden, in einem tollen Slipcase. Dieses Buch muss man nicht lesen, man muss es haben und vor allem sehen! Lesen sollte man natürlich auch, aber die Bilder erschlagen einen förmich. Und das ist ausschließlich positiv bemeint! Essentiell für Freunde des fantastischen Films und für Liebhaber solcher Bücher.
Anderson Awvas –
Rápido y eficiente. El libro ha llegado en perfectas condiciones (bien empaquetado), a un precio más que competitivo,considerando este tipo de ediciones que no se publican en español. Amazon.es vuelve a demostrar su eficacia en los envíos. Gracias por todo.
zannazf –
Com mais de 300 páginas, esse é um Artbook que vale a pena pela quantidade de informação sobre a produção artística do filme. Storyboards de cenas completas, diversos concepts de personagens e várias artes incríveis.
Vale muito a pena!
Fölsch, Claudia –
I have a few movie and video game ‘Art Of’ books in my collection, with this being my first of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And I’d have to say that this is one of the best.
Virtually all of the 334 pages are packed with some stunning concept art and notes and is split into 9 chapters. Each detailing some pretty cool concept art by Andy Park, Charlie Wen, Jackson Sze, and a lot more for our protagonists, the villains, minor characters, weapons and certain key scenes, including one scene broken down into the storyboards by David Krentz. It’s interesting to see how each of the characters developed from concept all the way to screen.
If you like the behind the scenes look at the early imaginings and concepts and the developments all the way until the finished product on the screen, then get this book. If you loved the film, as quite a few people have, get this book. It even comes in a sturdy slipcase too. ‘The Art Of Guardians Of The Galaxy’ is well worth picking up.
Danger Havok –
Ottima pubblicazione per chi piace la serie di film, i backstage e la realizzazione.
Ricordate che è in lingua originale inglese
Mr. Warbles –
I work in the film industry in the art department and this is a very great addition to your library whether you’re a working professional like myself or a fan of the magic behind this film.
This film was hitting all the right points like a ninja with a death move. The movie was made by people who love their job and their work and it definitely reflects here in this tome showing you the concept to execution stages of pre-vis and the art of the film.
A must have for any all who still acknowledge the craft the film and it’s artistic merits.
Graham Swearingen –
I have all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe “Art of” books and without a doubt this is the best of them all, with a close second being the book for The Avengers. The character designs are so rich with life and color and you can tell this film was a labor of love for both the director and the artists involved and it actually turned out to be an Amazing film!
Not only that, but with this book you get more insight into the universe. For example there is a fold out of the Collector’s museum with some of the exhibits are listed…some big surprises in there! There is a lot of reading in this book, as well as explainations of locations and characters. In my opinion Marvel Studios has the greatest concept art team in the business right now and this book showcases just that! Must have if you love Marvel films or concept art in general.
Graham Swearingen –
If you have seen any of the other Marvel Art of books, then you’ll know what to expect, fantastic presentation and quality. The slip case is nice and shiny, the hardcover book is thick and wide so the full color pictures aren’t upscaled and look clean and sharp (though unfortunately a few pictures are poorly laid out across 2 pages and sink into the binding of the spine rendering them almost unviewable). There is a great forward by director James Gunn, 9 chapters (with great concept art of omitted characters like Nova, and storyboards for scenes like the Prison Break, weapons and character design and marketing campaign) and more.
There are full splash pages of fantastic model work, skin textures, vehicle designs, all with minimal text. The Slipcase is the “A” film poster (pictured above) with Peter Quill, Groot and Rocket on the front, and Drax and Gamora on the back. The actual book cover is a great piece of concept art with more of a matte finish as opposed to the glossy slipcase finish. Both are top notch, the book fits snug in the slipcase but not too tight that it’s difficult to get out. Just an overall awesome presentation. Keep in mind, this is an art book, not a behind the scenes book about the making of the film. There aren’t pictures of the actors in costume, or a bunch of still shots from the film, it’s preliminary art and concept art. It is, after all, an art book.
Foreword by James Gunn
Introduction: A Thief, Two Thugs, An Assassin and A Maniac
Chapter 1: The Legendary Star-Lord
Chapter 2: Dark Alliances
Chapter 3: Galaxy’s Most Wanted
Chapter 4: Corps Values
Chapter 5: Prison Break
Chapter 6: Knowhere To Run
Chapter 7: Family Reunion
Chapter 8: Somebody’s Gotta Do It
Chapter 9: Marketing Guardians Of The Galaxy
Afterword
Contributor Bios
Some people may find issues with the lack of text, or others may complain that there is too much text. There’s about a paragraph of text on every page and it’s impossible to please everyone. I became a huge Guardians of the Galaxy fan after watching the film opening weekend and have been trying to get my hands on any and everything Guardians related. If you loved the movie (and who didn’t, it was freakin’ awesome) then this book is a must. It’s great to see what Star-Lord could have looked like, the design changes his ship the Milano (named after Pete Quill’s childhood crush Alyssa Milano, which is hilarious) went through and what inspired its look. For $40, you get a fantastic art book with an immaculate presentation. This comes FULLY APPROVED.
Mathew J Wedel –
SHORT VERSION: This book gets almost everything right. It shows design evolution for characters, costumes, and vehicles, pre-viz “atmosphere” development for settings, and it has lots of interesting insights from the artists without overwhelming you with text. Plus some storyboards and some VFX frames for comparison. And the physical book and slipcase are very solid and nicely made. If you’re interested enough to be reading this, just get it already.
LONG VERSION: My frame of reference for movie art books was established by the Star Wars “Art of” series. The original trilogy art books were very heavily weighted toward design evolution, showing how AT-ATs and cloud cars and so on changed from initial conception to final product. They also had some matte paintings, especially for ESB, and some storyboards, mostly for space battle and speeder bike sequences in ANH and ROTJ. But almost nothing in way of explanation in terms of how and why artistic decisions were made.
The prequel trilogy art books started providing more explanation from the artists about how and why they made their design choices. The TPM book had a lot of design evolution and many lovely concept paintings. For AOTC, digital paintings used in pre-viz take up a lot more of the book, so consequently you get less in terms of design evolution. By the ROTS book, the design evolution element is barely represented at all; pre-viz paintings take up almost the entire book.
The GOTG book hits a really nice balance among all of the elements one might want in an “Art of” book: lots of design evolution, lots of pre-viz paintings (but a useful variety, not just three dozen different views of Geonosis), and over all of it, lots of explanations from the artists and creators about why they did what they did. This turns the art for each character and vehicle from a gallery into a narrative: here’s what worked, here’s what didn’t, here’s why certain things ended up on screen.
To pick just one example, I hadn’t thought about how many ways there were to make Groot creepy. But the Groot that ended up on screen is surrounded by an uncanny valley (maybe an uncanny moat?) of horrible alterna-Groots: wooden skeleton Groot, asymmetrical pseudo-Ent that looks like it’s falling apart, plant demon Groot that just stepped out of some jungle Hades, and so on. There must be a dozen or so possible Groots in the book, and except for the Groot we know and love, they’re all one flavor or another of nightmare fuel.
Same thing for pretty much every other character in the book. And some nice design evolution stuff for the vehicles, too, and for locations like Morag, Xandar, and my favorite, Knowhere.
Some other nice touches: Many of the characters and vehicles in the book has a VFX frame from the actual movie for comprison. Practically every piece of art in the book has the artist’s name at the bottom (unobtrusively) so you know who did what. Chris Foss gets a nice shout-out in the Forward, and the book includes some of his concept art for the movie–yes, he worked on the film! A few pages of cool storyboards by David Krentz show the visual development of the prison escape sequence.
I assume if you’re interested in the book you must have liked the movie, and you’re coming to the book in the hope that it will take you deeper into how the movie came to be. That hope will be rewarded. The cumulative effect of all of the art and all of the artists’ thoughts about the art is to make the book into a sort of manifesto for doing visual sci-fi that isn’t hostage to any one thread of influence. As James Gunn writes in the Forward: “Guardians of the Galaxy would be about color, and life. In-you-face, over-the-top, unrepentant COLOR. We would rescue the aesthetics of pulpy science fiction films from the fifties and sixties–films like Forbidden Planet, Fantastic Voyage, Barbarella–while simultaneously retaining the grittiness and workaday reality of later films.”
Finally, the book itself is really well done as a physical object, almost luxurious in the quality of its production. It would be a nice piece of kit even without the slipcase. With its big wide pages, heavy glossy paper, rock-solid cover, and sewn binding, it was clearly meant to be enjoyed and pored over and shared. My 9-year-old and I turned every page and found wonders all the way through. Highly recommended.