Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsSuitable for film buffs; its insight into the planning of an epic film may attract students and filmmakers as well., A book... different from the coffee-table books of bygone times... that purports to disclose behind-the-scenes stories and to present a composite view of process as well as product. An important one
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SynopsisCommissioned by Kubrick, conceived in response to A.I. story outlines and used in Spielberg's eventual production designs, over 150 stunning images by the film's conceptual artist, Chris Baker, display a breathtaking imagination and rare technical skill. Accompanying the drawings are extracts from Kubrick's notebooks and story treatments, stills from the finished film, and photographs of behind-the-scenes action, including pioneering animatronics and use of the 'virtual studio'. The book includes a foreword by Steven Spielberg, plus a preface by Brian Aldiss, writer of the short story that originally inspired Kubrick. An essay by Dr Cynthia Breazeal, world expert on robotics and commentaries from key participants such as writers and crew members make this publication - a work of art as well as painstaking research - is one that no film fan will want to be without., Film is the medium of the modern age, and in this spectacular, large-format publication, one of the pinnacles of contemporary moviemaking is celebrated. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) was a collaboration between two cinematic giants: Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg. Here, the directors' combined visions and sensibilities are presented along with the work of their remarkably talented colleagues--above all, Chris Baker, the film's conceptual artist. At the heart of the book are Baker's drawings, many never before seen. Commissioned by Kubrick and used in Spielberg's eventual production designs, the drawings display Baker's imagination and rare technical skill. Accompanying the drawings are extracts from Kubrick's notebooks, stills from the finished film, and photographs of behind-the-scenes action, highlighting the use of pioneering special effects, animatronic work, and the "virtual studio.", At the heart of the book are Baker's drawings, many never before seen. Commissioned by Kubrick and used in Spielberg's eventual production designs, the drawings display Baker's imagination and rare technical skill. Accompanying the drawings are extracts from Kubrick's notebooks, stills from the finished film, and photographs of behind-the-scenes action, highlighting the use of pioneering special effects, animatronic work, and the "virtual studio.", Reveals how the project originated and how it was brought to fruition through the efforts of two great movie directors.