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To: Mamzelle
Is the art or visuals not as good between the two books, or is it a style difference? Curious... I haven't seen either of them.
181 posted on 04/14/2003 4:02:53 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Not all those who wander are lost.)
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To: HairOfTheDog
"LOTR: The Art of FOTR" is a very fine coffee table book. It is interesting for the working sketches of the artists who designed LOTR--sets, costumes, props, scenery... It's my favorite of the "souvenir" books of the movie series. The Two Towers art book is a bit of a letdown simply because some of the coolest stuff was covered in the preceding version--the miniatures, weapons, etc.

There was still plenty to enjoy. The long Edoras episode in the movie just blew me away, and I didn't have the presence of mind to pay attn to costuming or set design. I like costumes as much as you like horses in movies, though I love the horses, too! So seeing the sketches of Theoden King and his evolving costume story was interesting to me. At the end of the series, I hope there's a just-costume book for that brilliant and hardworking gal who managed and oversaw the design of these costumes. I'd even go for paper dolls, which is a surprisingly good way to archive images of movie costumes. (Dover pub has great ones for costume history).

Do you think there'll be a book, "The ARt of the movie Chicago"? Bah. Of all the Oscar unfairness, giving the art editing award to any picture but TTT was bogus.

183 posted on 04/15/2003 5:34:01 AM PDT by Mamzelle
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