- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Boxtree Ltd (10 Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752272640
- ISBN-13: 978-0752272641
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 21 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 450,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This illustrated companion is Ridley Scott's guided tour through the world of ancient Rome, accompanied by crew photos, production stills, storyboards, costume designs, scale drawings of sites, architectural renderings, weapons and vehicles.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a stunning book. The foreward by the director was very interesting to read. I read this after the I watched the film as I wanted to find out about the way computers were used to make the film. The artists sketches are brilliant and the photographs are stunning. I particulary liked the bit about the actors and was amazed to find that Oliver Reed had died so they used computer to make up his face. It was well worth the money and I would recommend it to anyone.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This 'Making Of..' book is an absoloute 'must have' for all Gladiator and Ridley Scott fans. As well as including some brilliant photographs, it gives details of the cinematic process through costume and architectural sketches and explanations of how the spectacular digital effects were achieved; particular highlights being how the Colosseum was recreated from dust, or the bringing to life of the opening battle scenes in a Surrey forest. It is a thoroughly enjoyable behind the scenes account, including interviews with the stars of the film as well as some lesser mortals! At the end of the book is a section of excerpts from the story with screenplay, photo stills and storyboard drawings. This is a great way to relive the Gladiator experience again without the aid of a VCR! My only criticism is that for real die hard fans, there really isn't anything here that we haven't seen or read about before, through TV documentary or newspaper articles. There are no amusing stories or cheeky photos to satisfy all us wannabe extras. It is all rather serious! Having said that, you get exactly what the title describes 'The Making of an Epic' and it is done brilliantly.
Format:Paperback
I buy a lot of 'making of' and 'art of' books and I place this one up there with the best of them. It's clearly laid out and it explains the the progress of the film in an easy to understand way. Whether you are a film fanatic or just interested in how this one was made, I would definately recommend you to buy it!
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