Rising to the occasion! Acclaimed cult director Tim Burton brings us the successor to his hugely popular "The Nightmare Before Christmas" with this gothic romantic fantasy. In the movie, Victor finds himself caught in an unusual romantic love triangle between mortal squeeze Victoria and the undead Corpse Bride. With stunning stop-motion animation and a stellar British voice cast, including Johnny Depp, Albert Finney, Richard E Grant and Christopher Lee, this is what Burton fans have been waiting for! Discover the full story of the movie with this lavish companion book, featuring over 200 b&w and colour illustrations, storyboards, dazzling conceptual art (including Tim Burton's original character sketches), and interviews and commentary from the creative talents involved. An instant classic and a perfect Christmas gift!
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"Crammed with sketches, stills and artwork, this sumptuous backstage tour is well up to par for this kind of book." -- Film Review, February 2006
...This book secretes class like a slug oozes slime." -- SFX Magazine January 2006
...This book secretes class like a slug oozes slime." -- SFX Magazine January 2006
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The Corpse Bride is released in UK cinemas 21 October.
The successor to Burton’s hugely popular The Nightmare Before Christmas.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a movie publishing phenomenon: its tie-in books are still in print and selling thousands of copies annually, over 10 years after the movie came out. The Art of the Corpse Bride will do the same!
A full range of Corpse Bride toys and collectables will accompany the movie.
The movie features the voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Albert Finney, Paul Whitehouse, Tracey Ullman, Joannna Lumley, Jane Horrocks and Christopher Lee.
"Gothic-tastic!" — Empire
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Ms. R. Ellis
Format:Paperback
Being a fan of Tim Burton's work I was please when I stumbled across this book.
However I was rather disappointed, while the book does show of some character sketches and set designs it is rather technical and crammed with text with not many large scale images. This book would please people more interested in storyboards and stop motion animation as well as those interested in to what goes into creating a film such as voice acting and musical scores.
The storyboard also contains a lot of stills from the film, which left me feeling that I was better off just watching the film rather than reading the book, especially as it was accompanied by song lyrics and dialogue.
Despite this the book is interesting, it just takes a bit more investment into reading it fully.
However I was rather disappointed, while the book does show of some character sketches and set designs it is rather technical and crammed with text with not many large scale images. This book would please people more interested in storyboards and stop motion animation as well as those interested in to what goes into creating a film such as voice acting and musical scores.
The storyboard also contains a lot of stills from the film, which left me feeling that I was better off just watching the film rather than reading the book, especially as it was accompanied by song lyrics and dialogue.
Despite this the book is interesting, it just takes a bit more investment into reading it fully.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Loanda. W.
Format:Paperback
If you like Tim Burtons film the Corpse Bride then this is the perfect compainion, drawings by Tim Burton, pictures of the film set everything you could want to see or know about it.
The back of the book says -
'This inspired volume showcases spectacular movie stills, sketches, paintings, and Tim Burtons own drawings. Covering pre-production, productio and post-production, sections detail character realization, set developments and construction, puppet fabrication, costuming, and stop motion filming - all the wonderful intricacies of the elaborate process. The books final part retells the films story in images with synopsis, storyboards, and lyrics.'
The back of the book says -
'This inspired volume showcases spectacular movie stills, sketches, paintings, and Tim Burtons own drawings. Covering pre-production, productio and post-production, sections detail character realization, set developments and construction, puppet fabrication, costuming, and stop motion filming - all the wonderful intricacies of the elaborate process. The books final part retells the films story in images with synopsis, storyboards, and lyrics.'
By Chocodoobie
Format:Hardcover
This is a beautifully produced behind the scenes book.Full of great artwork and information on the design and making of The Corpse Bride.My only disappointment was that it doesnt show much of the workings of the puppets,with their intricate mechanisms.Although it's understandable that Mackinnon Saunders (the puppet makers)don't want to give away their trade secrets,I would have loved to have seen more of them.Having said that,if you are a fan of the film or of production and character design you should love this book.Author Salisbury, as always,writes in an entertaining and informative way.
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