- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Titan Books Ltd; illustrated edition edition (28 Sep 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845766814
- ISBN-13: 978-1845766818
- Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 23.1 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 692,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This is a gorgeous, imagination-igniting work, a skyscraping rush of pure storytelling" - SFX "In prose that dances and dazzles, Gaiman describes the indescribable: the eerie colours, ravishing scents and dangerous laughter of Faerie" - Susannah Clarke, author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell."
Charles Vess (from his blog Greenmanpress.com)
A sumptuous volume deserving to be in your very own library.
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Relive the Magic Once Again,
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This review is from: "Stardust": The Visual Companion (Hardcover)
If you haven't watched the movie, watch it. It's a very good movie, comically fun and charming. This book is like the audio commentary that goes with the DVD, except it packs more interesting details. The advantage of a book in this case is, it enjoyed at a more leisurely pace. Although Amazon stated that this book is hard covered, the copy I have in my hands is actually soft covered. Not much difference really, since it doesn't take away anything. This is a "Making of" book. The process of creating the movie is well documented. You'll get to read about every minute detail that happens on set, like how much it cost Neil Gaiman to write the story -- A blue Watermans fountain pen, two notebooks and many cups of tea. There's the evolution of the story from its illustrated form to its movie equivalent. This book has what makes "Making of" books great, it explains the story and everything else related to the story. You'll understand from character casting, scene composition to prop designs that all linked back to the story and add to it in some way. The book is also rich in comments from Neil Gaiman, the directors and actors. That's like following these people on set while they are filming. Plenty of high quality movie stills, some concept sketches and paintings are included. At the end of the book, the movie script is included. But note that this is not an art book. The focus of the book is on bringing you behind the camera into the production process. There are more pictures on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link
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Immaculate!,
By Movie Mad (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: "Stardust": The Visual Companion (Hardcover)
I got this as a Christmas present and it is fabulous! I've not had much time to read the whole thing but the imagery is superb and the text is incredibly detailed. Everything is laid out immaculately and it even includes the screenplay (which is also great). An excellent book for an excellent film!
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Beautiful, perfect book!!,
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This review is from: "Stardust": The Visual Companion (Stardust) (Paperback)
This book is SO gorgeous, and brilliant for finding out more about the film. It includes some original illustrations by Charles Vess from the short stories by Neil Gaimen, beautiful costume design throughout by Sammy Sheldon, full photographs of scenes from the film, scale models of sets, work and sketches by the art department, and the script is also included in the back of the book. Incredibly useful for film lovers and students alike!
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