Behind the scenes on landmark movies such as King Kong; Star Wars; Pirates of the Caribbean; X-men; Predator; Alien; Hellboy; and The Chronicles of Narnia, are a host of visionary and often obsessive artists, designers, and technicians whose passion is the movies, and whose tole is to create nothing less than cinematic icons. This unique book interviews the character designers, painters, illustrators, sculptors, and animatronic engineers who transform a sketch or a few words from a script into convincing characters with a life and personality of their own. Designing Movie Creatures and Characters reveals the inside story of how creatures of the imagination are brought to life onscreen-told by the makers themselves, and illustrated with exclusive, behind-the-scenes shots from hundreds of movies. Learn what inspires and motivates these skilled artists; how Weta Workshop began; how Walt Conti builds swimming robot sharks and whales; how Patrick Tatopoulos creates his stunning designs; how molds, creatures suits, eye mechanisms, and masks are constructed-and how dedicated artists bring characters to life in front of the camera, using suits, makeup, animatronics, puppets, masks, and CGI. Whether you are a designer, an aspiring makeup artist, or simply a fan of the movies, this book will entertain, challenge, inspire, and inform. |
