The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit [Paperback]

Andy Lane (Author), Paul Simpson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2005

Wallace & Gromit are starring in their first feature-length film, "Curse of the Were-rabbit", produced by Multi-Oscar winning Aardman Animation! Our two heroes have started a humane pest control business, Anti-pesto, but when they try to tackle an infestation threatening the local Giant Vegetable Competition, they come face-to-face with a terrifying and mysterious beast...the Were-rabbit! Discover all the film's behind-the-scenes secrets in this full-colour, lavishly illustrated companion. With exclusive concept art, character models, set designs, stills and more, plus interviews with all the leading talent and an introduction by Nick Park, "The Art of Wallace & Gromit" is the indispensable guide to this must-see movie.

Editorial Reviews

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Film Review, January 2006: "Featuring a colurful collection of storyboards, production sketches and stills...impeccably presented..."

About the Author

Andy Lane has written on Dr Who, The Magic Roundabout, Austin Powers, Babylon 5, Creature Comforts and two previous Wallace & Gromit books, amongst others. He is also a contributor to numerous film and TV magazines, including Radio Times. Paul Simpson has contributed to many genre publications, including SFX and Dreamwatch. He is the author of Titan's bestselling Farscape Illustrated Companions and the Smallville Official Companion series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Titan Books (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845762150
• ISBN-13: 978-1845762155
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.6 x 10.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,444,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crackling fun, March 10, 2009

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Parka (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit (Hardcover)

Length:: 0:25 Mins

I love the movie Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit. It is stop motion goodness and the soundtrack is fantastic as well. This book is pretty good also. While the book is titled "art of", it's actually more of a "making of" book.

Nick Park and Steve Box are the directors. They are also artists and did most of the illustrations, concepts and storyboards for the film. Most of them can be seem, together with illustrations and sketches from other artists as well.

As with any good "making of" book, this book takes an in depth look at how the shots are created. In this case, four scenes are pulled out, namely The Anti-pesto Launch Sequence, Gromit Chases the Were-rabbit, The Beast Within and The Finale. There are storyboard comparisons with film stills, some photos on the set and characters. Captions provided by the crew talks about the technical challenges faced during production.

On the story side, there are write up on the history of Wallace and Gromit, the early developments, characters, sets and inventions. All provide for interesting read into the back stories and how their aid the movie plot.

This is a great book for those into stop motion animation, as well as fans of the movie.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Has To Be The Best Wallace & Gromit Book Ever!, February 4, 2008

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Windy City Reader (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit (Hardcover)

I bought this book as I have an appreciation not only for the characters but the art behind the movie. This book not only goes into behind the scene details, but breaks out the main characters and explains the thought behind each including pictures of unfinished characters either in clay or sketch format. It really helps one get a feel for the process as a whole. Filled with many full color pictures this would make an awesome gift for any Wallace and Gromit fan. It has to be by far the best and most comprehensive Wallace and Gromit book I've seen. Congrats Aardman!