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The Art and Making of Monster House [Hardcover]

J. W. Rinzler (Author), Gil Kenan (Introduction), Robert Zemeckis (Foreword)
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August 1, 2006
As much a testament to the art of the book as the art of animation, The Art and Making of Monster House is presented in lavish four-color throughout, with highlights of some of the film’s most astonishing features including 3-D art, gatefolds and die-cut overlays of the five stages of computer generated “motion capture” technology. It also includes envelopes, cards, and a movie poster.
Monster House is the first film from director Gil Kenan, who is living every young director’s dream, hand-picked by the film’s executive producer, Steven Spielberg, to create this groundbreaking film. This latest release from Sony Pictures Imageworks and ImageMovers, features the innovative, cutting-edge technology of " performance capture” animation, first introduced in The Polar Express.
Monster House tells the story of a trio of friends who discover the secret that a scary, creepy house in their neighborhood is actually a living, breathing monster and it’s up to the kids to stop the evil house before it’s too late. Standouts in the cast include animation veterans Steve Buscemi, Kathleen Turner, Catherine O’Hara and Jason Lee, as well as Fred Willard, Kevin James, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Jon Heder.

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About the Author

J.W. Rinzler is the author of the New York Times best-seller The Making of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Rinzler attended Parsons School of Design and NYU Graduate School of Arts and Science. He moved to Paris to teach art history and cinema and on his return to the United States has been the managing editor of GamePro magazine and published numerous articles on electronic games before joining Lucasfilm Ltd as senior editor. He makes his home in California’s Marin County.
Robert Zemeckis is the Academy Award®-winning director of Forrest Gump, and a pioneer in the innovative use of special effects, combining live-action seamlessly with traditional animation. Zemeckis is the director of The Polar Express and the forthcoming film, The Corrections.
Gil Kenan is a first-time writer and director of Monster House and a 2002 MFA graduate from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Insight Editions; First Printing edition (August 1, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1933784008
  • ISBN-13: 978-1933784007
  • Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 10.3 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,019,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Born in Lakewood, New Jersey; grew up in Manhattan/NYC and Berkeley, CA. Fell in love with old monster films, such as Dracula and Frankenstein, as well as Robin Hood and other adventure movies.

Now working on an animated short film, which I hope to finish by end of 2010.

 

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Packed with TONS of stuff!, August 8, 2006
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I have quite an extensive collection of "Art of" and "Making of" movie books but I have to say, this one is the most fun out of them all! Yes, it has all the things that went into the making of the movie, such as preproduction artwork, models, all the things you'd expect to find in a "Art of" book but it's also packed with an ample supply of extras, such as real post-it notes, trading cards, various booklets... it took me a while just to go through all the little extras. A nice surprise!

If you enjoyed the movie and like these type books, then you'll LOVE this one!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Scrapbook Goodness, August 5, 2008
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This was the artbook that started all the scrapbook-styled artbooks. It's easily the best and it still is. Inside the book's cardboard cover was some really top quality dust jacket. It's comparable to movie posters and its glossy.

This book had 160 pages and was literally filled to the brim with tons of stuff. Inside were "collectible" cards, storyboards, small booklets, post-it notes and amazing beat boards. Numerous 2-page spread of the beat boards were breathtaking to look at.

Stocks do run out for artbooks, as I've realized, looking at older artbooks from amazon.com. If you're into buying artbooks, you really don't want to miss this.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing book!, May 20, 2007
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This is how "art of" books really should be made. Lots of inserts, post-it notes and fun details. It looks almost like a scrapbook and is filled to the rim with drawings, renders, concept art and fun stuff. Very inspirational. It is just as great as the "Open Season" book which is also a must-have for all fans of animation.
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