The Making of King Kong: The Official Guide to the Motion Picture
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Jenny Wake
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 211.3 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 240
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The Making of King Kong: The Official Guide to the Motion Picture
This is the official book companion to Peter Jackson’s 2005 King Kong. Written by Jenny Wake, it takes readers through the entire production, from the original 1933 film to the creation of a new Skull Island. The digital edition is a PDF download, and you can access it immediately after purchase.
Making of King Kong is a comprehensive pictorial and behind-the-scenes guide. It covers costume and makeup, miniature and digital effects, motion capture, and the recreation of 1930s New York. Fans of the film and students of movie production alike will find a rich record of how the movie was made.
Book Overview
The Making of King Kong: The Official Guide to the Motion Picture is a 240-page illustrated companion to the 2005 Universal Studios film directed by Peter Jackson. It is written by Jenny Wake and features unit photography by Pierre Vinet, along with chapter contributions from the production team.
The book is organized into short, focused chapters on every major department. It begins with Jackson’s childhood memory of seeing the original King Kong and the beginnings of his filmmaking career. It then moves through script, previsualization, set building, costume and makeup, the construction of the Venture, miniature work, Skull Island, Weta Workshop, creatures, animation, digital models, motion capture, digital fur, post-production, sound, and the rebuilding of Manhattan.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- The origin of the 1933 King Kong and its impact on Peter Jackson
- How Skull Island was designed, built, and enhanced digitally
- The work of Weta Workshop on creatures, costumes, and miniatures
- Making of the Venture and the ocean sequences
- Motion capture process used to bring Kong to life
- Digital fur and skin technology for the giant gorilla
- Recreation of Depression-era New York on soundstages and in the computer
Why This Book Matters
King Kong is one of the most influential films in movie history. Peter Jackson has said that seeing the original at age nine inspired him to become a filmmaker. This official guide captures how that inspiration turned into a modern blockbuster.
The book also documents a key moment in special effects history. Practical sets, miniatures, and animatronics were combined with digital tools, making the production a bridge between traditional filmmaking and the digital era.
Book Details
| Format | |
|---|---|
| File Size | 211.3 MB |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 240 |
| Written by | Jenny Wake |
| Publisher | Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. |
| Publication Date | December 2005 |
| Edition | Trade paperback edition |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4165-0518-L |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4165-0518-0 |
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Add The Making of King Kong to your collection and explore the craft behind the 2005 film.
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