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The definitive guide to the design of the second film in Peter Jackson’s trilogy, with over 600 illustrations, including many new pieces exclusive to this edition and an exclusive afterword by Andy Serkis.
With complete access to artwork created over a five-year period, this authoritative and insightful book illustrates the creative development of The Two Towers. This official book contains over 500 exclusive images; from the earliest pencil sketches and conceptual drawings to magnificent paintings that shaped the look of the film.
Contributing artists include John Howe and Alan Lee; artists who have inspired Peter Jackson's vision of Middle-earth and worked with him to bring the trilogy to the big screen. Peter Jackson is among twelve contributors who explain the background to the images.
The book covers most aspects of the eagerly awaited sequel to the enormously successful Fellowship of The Ring, from locations and costumes to weaponry and creatures. The artists who created all of these diverse elements explain how they contributed to the development of the film.
As well as the wealth of artwork there are also photographs showing the realisation of the creative process and some stills from the film.
In addition to considering all the elements that have made it into the film, this book also looks at fascinating ideas, proposals and posters that were, nonetheless, ultimately rejected.
Printed on high-quality art paper this lavish book is ideal for Tolkien collectors and film enthusiasts. It also makes a superb gift. Published to tie-in with the launch of the video and DVD, this is the second of three books in that will become a collectable set to accompany the film trilogy.
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With complete access to artwork created over a five-year period, this authoritative and insightful book illustrates the creative development of The Two Towers. This official book contains over 500 exclusive images; from the earliest pencil sketches and conceptual drawings to magnificent paintings that shaped the look of the film.
Contributing artists include John Howe and Alan Lee; artists who have inspired Peter Jackson's vision of Middle-earth and worked with him to bring the trilogy to the big screen. Peter Jackson is among twelve contributors who explain the background to the images.
The book covers most aspects of the eagerly awaited sequel to the enormously successful Fellowship of The Ring, from locations and costumes to weaponry and creatures. The artists who created all of these diverse elements explain how they contributed to the development of the film.
As well as the wealth of artwork there are also photographs showing the realisation of the creative process and some stills from the film.
In addition to considering all the elements that have made it into the film, this book also looks at fascinating ideas, proposals and posters that were, nonetheless, ultimately rejected.
Printed on high-quality art paper this lavish book is ideal for Tolkien collectors and film enthusiasts. It also makes a superb gift. Published to tie-in with the launch of the video and DVD, this is the second of three books in that will become a collectable set to accompany the film trilogy.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Carrying on from the first book Art of The Fellowship, this does not fall short of the mark. Straightaway the first chapter deals with drawings of Zirak-zigil (just like the beginning of the film itself in a way), with sketches of Khazad-Dum and missing from the last book the beloved BALROG. What i liked also about this book was the inclusion of "Digital Artwork", as well as pencil sketches etc. Theres some interesting sketches of how Treebeard might have looked and Gollum. Theres everything "Digital Shading, Sculpting, Maquettes, Digital Designs". The greatest section for myself was "Helms Deep". All the Army Costume Designs, The Outer Wall sketches. It also gave you more insight into the Glittering Caves as well. Anyway I am rambling just buy the book its great. 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"The Art of The Two Towers" is a strong follow-up to "Art of Fellowship of the Ring," which features: Concept art. Lots of concept art. The "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy is brimming over with incredibly detailed and exquisite effects, props and costumes, and though not entirely satisfying, this book gives a lot of good material.
In it, Gary Russell handles many different aspects of the movie sets and costumes, no matter how tiny they are. Here you'll find different places: sketches of the Black Gate and Dead Marshes, different Golden Halls of Rohan (right down to the medieval tapestries on the walls, the ornate chairs, cups, and even the door knockers!), Isengard, Fangorn forest (and the way different light made it seem), the glittering caves (only shown briefly in the movie) and many other places.
Costumes include unused Arwen armor and her more-dresses-than-she-has-scenes wardrobe; Theoden's battle armor, Eowyn's dresses (ranging from regal to homespun), and the new, more regal outfit of Gandalf the White. And for the weirder, there are different kinds of wargs (one looks almost wormlike), different extinguished Balrogs, and many different kinds of Ents, some of whom will be recognizable from the movie.
There are paintings, pencil sketches, exquisitely-detailed clay models from WETA Workshops, and photographs of the finished products. "Art of Two Towers" is, like the previous book, a must-read for those who enjoy seeing how movies evolve. The little comments beside most of the pictures add extra insight as to what the brilliant people who did all this were thinking. (They can also be very funny, such as the dying-Balrog discussions -- how often do people say "creature of slime" so seriously?)
This book is not flawless, however. It doesn't seem very well-organized: Gandalf's costume study is plopped in the middle of the "Fangorn" section when it would have been better with the Rohirrim outfits. Some of the concept paintings (such as the people leaving Rohan, or Saruman down among the orcs) are very splotchy. And I'm not sure why concept art for Rivendell is included since most of the Rivendell stuff was in the first movie.
"The Art of Two Towers" is not quite as strong as its predecessor. But it is a solid source of information for both the "Rings" fan, and the movie buff. Definitely recommended, flaws and all.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When I got this book in the post, i had to go to school straight after i'd opened it. All i could think about was my book waiting for me at home. But it was well worth the wait. It is just as wonderful as the first one. There are some brill photos and digital images. The only thing i was dissapointed in was that i thought there was going to be a whole section on costume, but there was only small pictures dotted about. If you want to find out more about behind the scenes stuff, then this is the book for you. It came in really handy on my essay on a hollywood film production.
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Coffee Table Book for Geeks
Some beautiful, large still images, drawings, etc from this absolutely wonderful series of films, glossily bound, make up this book. Read more
Published on 29 May 2003 by H. Callaghan
Simply Beautiful
This book is a great read whether your a fan of the Lord Of The Rings films, a fan of the books (isn't everyone) or a fan of the artwork by John Howe and Alan Lee for this book. Read more
Published on 21 April 2003 by Claire
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Published on 12 April 2003
A great insight into the smaller details of LOTR.
I always find the books about the art work in Lord of the rings amazing because I never realised just how much detail was put into the film. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2003 by Mrs. M. J. Rogers
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