Mad Dreams And Monsters

Author : Alexandre Poncet,Gilles Penso
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 1331 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781647008017

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Mad Dreams and Monsters by Alexandre Poncet,Gilles Penso Pdf

A spectacular and comprehensive authorized retrospective of Oscar-winning visual effects master Phil Tippett, founder and namesake of iconic Tippett Studio From Star Wars to Jurassic Park and RoboCop to Starship Troopers, special effects master Phil Tippett has brought his magic to some of the most iconic films of all time. His unparalleled career in visual effects spans more than 40 years, with two Academy Awards, one BAFTA, and two Emmys. This stunning book celebrates Tippett’s career, from early Super 8 explorations through his groundbreaking work with Industrial Light & Magic, DreamWorks, and beyond. While Tippett’s first love remains the stop-motion animation that made him a Hollywood legend, he was present at the birth of big-screen digital effects, and his genius has evolved with the times. In 1984 he founded Tippett Studio, which has come to specialize in digital effects. Packed with over a thousand behind-the-scenes photographs, Mad Dreams and Monsters includes never-before-published stories from the master himself and a veritable who’s who of visual effects luminaries—a must-have for movie fans, film students, and anyone who’s ever been captivated by movie magic.

Author : John Landis
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780756688462

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Monsters in the Movies by John Landis Pdf

From cinema's earliest days, being scared out of your wits has always been one of the best reasons for going to the movies. From B-movie bogeymen and outer space oddities to big-budget terrors, Monsters in the Movies by horror film maestro John Landis celebrates the greatest monsters ever to creep, fly, slither, stalk or rampage across the Silver Screen. Landis also surveys the historical origins of archetypal monsters, such as vampires, zombies and werewolves, and takes you behind the scenes to discover the secrets of the special-effects wizards who created such legendary frighteners as King Kong, Dracula, the Alien, and Freddy Krueger. Monsters in the Movies by John Landis is filled with the author's own fascinating and entertaining insights into the world of movie-making, and includes memorable contributions from leading directors, actors and monster-makers. The book is also stunningly illustrated with 1000 movie stills and posters drawn from the unrivaled archives of the Kobal Collection. Contents Introduction by John Landis... Explore a timeless world of fears and nightmares as John Landis investigates what makes a legendary movie monster • Monsters, chapter by chapter... Feast your eyes upon a petrifying parade of voracious Vampires, flesh-eating Zombies, slavering Werewolves, gigantic Apes and Supernatural Terrors • Spectacular double-page features... Thrill to the strangest, scariest, weirdest, and craziest movie monsters ever seen • The ingenious tricks of movie-making... Marvel as the special-effects wizards reveal how they create movie magic • A monster-movie timeline... Discover John Landis's personal selection of landmark horror films

Author : Mercer Mayer
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1999-08-06
Category : Children's literature
ISBN : 0613026624

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What a Bad Dream by Mercer Mayer Pdf

For use in schools and libraries only. Little Critter dreams that a magic potion turns him into a fearsome creature who scares everyone so much they leave him alone to do whatever he wants.

Author : Laini Taylor
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-27
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780316192149

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Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor Pdf

The first book in the New York Times bestselling epic fantasy trilogy by award-winning author Laini Taylor Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war. Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages--not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out. When one of the strangers--beautiful, haunted Akiva--fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

Author : Mark Cotta Vaz,Patricia Rose Duignan
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Cinematography
ISBN : 9780345381521

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Industrial Light & Magic by Mark Cotta Vaz,Patricia Rose Duignan Pdf

The way that special effects are designed and then created in films is explained in this lavishly illustrated book that traces the development of the ILM company of George Lucas.

Author : Brian Lumley
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1994-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466819054

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Mad Moon of Dreams by Brian Lumley Pdf

Once David Hero was an ordinary man living in the real world. Now he is trapped in the Dreamlands, cut off from the waking world. David Hero's dreams and nightmares have become his own reality. Swollen, glowing oddly in the gloom of night, the moon hangs lower and lower over the Dreamlands. Its weird, unearthly light transforms beautiful landscapes into twisted nightmares and imperils the sanity of any who walk abroad after sunset. Beams of terrible power stab the unsuspecting earth, destroying the land, shattering buildings, and dragging people into the shrieking sky, straight toward the hellish moon! David Hero, once a man of the waking world, finds himself fighting side by side with his worst enemies--Zura and her zombie armies, the Eidolon Lathi and her termite men--against the slimy, many-tentacled moon monsters. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Thomas Graham Smith
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780345322630

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Industrial Light and Magic by Thomas Graham Smith Pdf

A behind-the-scenes look at the world of special effects discusses a wide range of ingenious techniques--from computer graphics and optical compositing to matte printing and model construction--used in such films as "Star Wars," "Poltergeist," and "Raider

Author : Patrick Ness,Siobhan Dowd
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780763669096

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A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness,Siobhan Dowd Pdf

NOW A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor. At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting-- he’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his backyard is different. It’s ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd-- whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself-- Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.

Author : Marvel Comics
Publisher : Marvel Comics
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1302931032

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Marvel's Wandavision: the Art of the Series by Marvel Comics Pdf

Wanda Maximoff and the Vision, two of the world-famous Avengers, find themselves living a charmed existence in a sleepy suburb. But although their new life has lots of love and plenty of humor, it also comes with vintage outfits, a laugh track and a live studio audience! What is going on? And when the cracks in Wanda and Vision's too-perfect world start to widen, it will soon become undeniable that that not all is as it seems. Now, go behind the scenes of this tale of magic, love and sitcoms with this collectible volume -- packed with exclusive concept art and interviews with the creators behind Marvel's first Disney+ TV show!

Author : Amanda Downum
Publisher : Solaris
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781849979191

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Dreams of Shreds and Tatters by Amanda Downum Pdf

When Liz Drake's best friend vanishes, nothing can stop her nightmares. Driven by the certainty he needs her help, she crosses a continent to search for him. She finds Blake comatose in a Vancouver hospital, victim of a mysterious accident that claimed his lover's life – in her dreams he drowns. Blake's new circle of artists and mystics draws her in, but all of them are lying or keeping dangerous secrets. Soon nightmare creatures stalk the waking city, and Liz can't fight a dream from the daylight world: to rescue Blake she must brave the darkest depths of the Dreamlands. Even the attempt could kill her, or leave her mind trapped or broken. And if she succeeds, she must face the monstrous Yellow King, whose slave Blake is on the verge of becoming forever.

Author : Alexis Hall
Publisher : Carina Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488057007

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Shadows & Dreams by Alexis Hall Pdf

Previously published; newly revised by author I like my women like I like my whiskey: liable to kill me. The two parts of being a paranormal private investigator I could really do without are being forced to eat bananas by an animated statue with a potassium fixation, and being put on trial for murder by a self-appointed council of vampire oligarchs. To be fair, I did kind of do it (the murder, not the bananas). But I was kind of saving my girlfriend, who is kind of one of them. On top of this, I’ve also wound up with a primordial queen of the damned trying to strangle me in my dreams. And the conspiracy of undead wizards who tried to sacrifice me fifteen years ago has decided that now is the best possible time to give it another go. Throw in the woman who left me for a tech start-up, the old girlfriend who I might sort of owe eternal mystical fealty to and a werewolf “it girl” who can’t decide if she wants to eat me in the good way or the bad way, and I’m beginning to think life would be easier if I made better choices. Then again, it’d be a whole lot less fun. This book is approximately 98,000 words

Author : Jacob Johnston
Publisher : Titan Books
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781803360782

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The Art of Ron Cobb by Jacob Johnston Pdf

Discover the ultimate collection of Ron Cobb's artwork from across his entire career (Alien, Star Wars, Back to the Future) in this comprehensive coffee table book. During his sixty-year career, Ron Cobb provided concept art for some of the biggest films in sci-fi cinema. From designing spaceships for Alien, Dark Star, and Firefly and Delorean from Back to the Future to character designs for Conan the Barbarian and creature concepts for Star Wars and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Ron has left a legacy of artwork behind to inspire future generations of concept artists. This beautiful coffee table book is full to the brim with Ron Cobb's artwork from throughout his career and includes exclusive insights from the talent he worked with along the way, including James Cameron, Joe Johnston, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, and Nick Castle. Brought to you by Concept Art Association in collaboration with the Estate of Ron Cobb.

Author : James Cameron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1789099226

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Tech Noir by James Cameron Pdf

Author : Laini Taylor
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780316280167

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Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor Pdf

Two worlds threaten to crumble in the face of a common enemy in the epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy -- now with a gorgeous new package! What power can bruise the sky? Two worlds are poised on the brink of a vicious war. By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera's rebellion and is intent on steering its course away from dead-end vengeance. The future rests on her. When the brutal angel emperor brings his army to the human world, Karou and Akiva are finally reunited -- not in love, but in tentative alliance against their common enemy. It is a twisted version of their long-ago dream, and they begin to hope that it might forge a way forward for their people. And, perhaps, for themselves. But with even bigger threats on the horizon, are Karou and Akiva strong enough to stand among the gods and monsters? The New York Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy comes to a stunning conclusion as -- from the streets of Rome to the caves of the Kirin and beyond -- humans, chimaera, and seraphim strive, love, and die in an epic theater that transcends good and evil, right and wrong, friend and enemy.

Author : Richard Rickitt
Publisher : Focal Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0240808460

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Designing Movie Creatures and Characters by Richard Rickitt Pdf

Devotes some attention to designing and making benevolent movie creatures; also a lot of attention paid to designing movie monsters (scary creatures with ugly faces).