The making of Star Wars: Episodes I The Phantom menace (Laurent Bouzereau) – DLL 2024

Título: The Making of Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace 

Autor: Laurent Bouzereau

Mês: Mai

Tema: Um livro encalhado

Editora Lucas Books, 192p.

Sinopse: The Ultimate Behind-the-Scenes Tour de Force. In 1977, George Lucas brought Star Wars to the big screen--and made cinema history. Now, more than twenty years later, the visionary writer-director, his brilliant crew of special-effects wizards, and an exciting cast of talented stars have united to make the long-awaited and eagerly anticipated Episode I of the Star Wars epic. 

Star Wars: The Making of Episode I is your exclusive entrée backstage where the wonders of the newest chapter in the Star Wars saga are brought to life, including 

- A series of exclusive interviews with George Lucas as he discusses the genesis of the Star Wars story, from themes to scenes to dialogue 

- The development of such classic characters as young Jedi student Obi-Wan Kenobi and R2-D2--plus intriguing newcomers Anakin Skywalker, Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Amidala, and Jar Jar Binks 

- The creation of new state-of-the-art creatures and special effects by the legendary Industrial Light & Magic team 

- Pre-production: from storyboarding, set-building, and model-making to costume design and the casting of pivotal roles 

- Post-production: Including editing, scoring, and combining computer generated effects with live-action footage 

- Shooting in England, Italy, and Tunisia, with stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, and Natalie Portman - Hundreds of drawings and photographs Witness all the movie-making magic behind the sensational Star Wars saga's newest episode!

Outro livro muito bom, com informações não muito novas (para mim, pelo menos, que sou fã da trilogia prequel faz anos). Desses livros de making of, o que vale a pena mesmo são as artes conceituais, sempre muito lindas.

"It takes me a long time to write screenplays," Lucas admitted. "In writing Episode I, I spent a lot of the time doing research. I had to develop an entire world. I had to make a lot of decisions about things that would affect the next two movies, as well as this movie. Everything had to be laid out in this script so that the next two scripts would follow as they should. I also had to play this script against the three movies that had already been made, making sure everything was consistent and that I hadn't forgotten anything.[...]" 

Star Wars sendo Star Wars, qualquer informação sobre a produção dos filmes é bem vinda, e esse livro cumpre o que promete. Vale a pena cada minuto de leitura, muito recomendado.