J.W. RINZLER

El libro que estábamos esperando ya está aquí. Indiana Jones Historia de una Saga nos revela a modo de making of todo lo que hasta el momento no habíamos tenido la oportunidad de saber. Todos los detalles sobre la tetralogia en una edicion espectacular de 300 paginas a color, con prologo de Steven Spielberg y prefacio de George Lucas. Todos los secretos de los rodajes, anecdotas que quedaron en el ostracismo, curiosidades (como los guiños a Star Wars o las audiciones de Tom Selleck), entrevistas en exclusiva y en profundidad de todos los integrantes del staff de Indiana Jones y El Reino de la Calavera de Cristal, ademas de una cronica exhaustiva sobre el rodaje de las cuatro peliculas y cientos de fotografias a todo color en el que resulta ser la gran enciclopedia de Indiana Jones. Un curso acelerado en magia cinematografica, con aportaciones de los maestros del septimo arte recopiladas por los veteranos cronistas Laurent Bouzereau y J.W. Rinzler. ¡El libro defintivo sobre Indiana Jones! Una mirada detras de las camaras que desvela absolutamente todo sobre esta epica saga cinematografica. Prologo de Steven Spielberg y Prefacio de George Lucas. Entrevistas exclusivas con los miembros del rodaje de Indiana Jones y El Reino de la Calavera de Cristal Centenares de imagenes a todo color: fotografias, bocetos, ilustraciones, storyboards... Detallada cronica de la produccion de cada una de las tres primeras peliculas. Arte y otras maravillas ineditas de los archivos de Lucasfilm. Todos los secretos y curiosidades del rodaje de la cuarta pelicula de Indiana Jones.

Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of "The Empire Strikes Back," this lavish, fully illustrated book offers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the making of arguably the greatest of the "Star Wars" films. Includes never-before-published photos, design sketches, paintings, and more.

In May, 1977, the release of "Star Wars" changed movies forever. Now to commemorate the film's 30th anniversary, Rinzler presents the exclusive, official, never-before-in-print story behind the original movie, with a new interview with George Lucas, along with new material from the Lucasfilm archives that has literally been shelved for years.

This is it-the climax of the greatest science fiction movie epic of all time, and Star Wars fans can venture behind the scenes for all the fascinating details. From the first story discussions to the final stages of post-production, The Making of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is an exclusive, unprecedented look at the crafting of the most anticipated and perhaps the most important Star Wars film ever. Packed with hundreds of never-before-seen photos and interviews with the visual-effects teams, cast, and crew-including writer/director George Lucas and producer Rick McCallum-this outstanding volume offers a rare insider''s look at the complete creative process. Granted unprecedented access to all those involved at every stage of the film-from Skywalker Ranch to the sets at Fox Studios, Australia-author and Lucasfilm senior editor J. W. Rinzler captures in riveting detail the intense drama and cliffhangers that occurred as production worked day and night for three years to bring their monumental undertaking to conclusion. Readers will uncover details on how the art and animatics departments teamed up with ILM to create the spectacular opening sequence, perhaps the greatest Star Wars space battle ever produced revelations on the genesis of archvillain General Grievous within the Episode III art department accounts of how George Lucas and Rick McCallum reached critical decisions in often pressure-laden situations exclusive interviews with Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor on how they prepared for their thrilling lightsaber duel as Anakin and Obi-Wan an eyewitness account of the reappearance of Darth Vader on theset in Sydney, Australia Finally, there''s the film editing-Lucas''s favorite part of the moviemaking process. This portrait of the legendary director captures the down-to-the-wire tension encountered in getting to the final cut. Fueled by his imagination and his beginnings as a documentary filmmaker, Lucas makes films the way some painters create canvases, building layer upon layer in each frame of the film. And this book takes the reader along for the ride.

Packed with breathtaking visuals created by a team of world-class artists, The Art of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith charts the visual genesis of this epic saga's climactic finale. For years, George Lucas's handpicked group has created characters, costumes, droids, starships, planetary vistas, digi-matte paintings, and sculptures-every type of visual imaginable.

George Lucas spent nearly ten years bringing his dream project to life: a ground-breaking space fantasy movie. It would be a swashbuckling sci-fi saga inspired by vintage Flash Gordon serials, classic American westerns, and mythological heroes. Its original title: The Star Wars. The rest is history. Yet its production is a story as entertaining and exciting as the film itself. Now, recounted in the words of those who were there, it is finally being told, for the first time.During the years 1975 to 1978, over fifty interviews were conducted with key members of the cast and crew. Remarkably these interviews have sat, undisturbed, in the Lucasfilm Archives for three decades. Until now.The interviews are fresh, candid and above all more accurate than many other reported accounts. George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, composer John Williams, legendary production designer John Barry, and a host of others share their fascinating tales of overcoming obstacles storms, crises, technical limitations, high stress and bitter disappointment while displaying real ingenuity, heroism and creativity.Using his unprecedented access to the Lucasfilm Archives and this trove of never-before-published lost interviews, photographs, production notes, factoids and anecdotes, J. W. Rinzler hurtles readers back in time for a definitive look at the making of Star Wars. For the first time, its all here:* The evolution of the now-classic story and characters including Annikin Starkiller and a huge green-skinned monster with no nose and large gills named Han Solo* Excerpts from George Lucass numerous, ever-morphing script drafts* The birth of Industrial Light & Magic, the special-effects company that revolutionised Hollywood film-making* The studio-hopping and budget battles that nearly derailed the entire project* The directors early casting saga* The gruelling, nearly catastrophic location shoot in Tunisia and the following breakneck dash to Elstree Studios in LondonLavishly illustrated with hundreds of images spanning the creation of the film, The Making of Star Wars is a piece of cinema history. It is the true story of human endeavour and creativity that led to the production of one of the most outstanding and innovative movies of all time.