Product Description

Packed with breathtaking visuals created by a team of world-class artists, The Art of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith reveals an essential element of the climactic finale of the Star Wars film saga. For years, George Lucas’s handpicked group has labored feverishly to bring Episode III’s unforgettable creatures, exotic worlds, and mind-bending action to life. Together, they created character drawings, costume designs, droids and starships, planetary vistas, animation sketches, matte paintings, and animatics–every type of illustration imaginable.

This extraordinary volume unveils the best of their efforts: never-before-seen images–storyboards, models, production sketches, and ILM-generated art–that chronicle the fascinating journey from first draft to theater screen. Among the hundreds of brilliant pieces are images and anecdotes covering

• Darth Vader then and now–the new look of the ultimate Star Wars icon
• stunning conceptual looks at the climactic lightsaber duel between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi
• the evolution of General Grievous–the new face of evil–from initial sketches to ILM animation art
• fantastic full-color images of costumes, weapons, landscapes, and spacecraft
• intriguing insights from exclusive interviews with the artists, whose groundbreaking work brought Lucas’s ideas to life
• excerpts from Episode III’s inspirational Visual Script, created to help guide production through the film’s cutting-edge digital creations

For Star Wars fans everywhere, this treasure chest of images from the final, fateful Star Wars movie is a visual feast that promises hours of endless browsing pleasure.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #580104 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-02
• Released on: 2005-04-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Review
'The fab pics will send Star Wars bores into a foaming frenzy', Hot Stars

About the Author
Senior editor at Lucasfilm Ltd., J. W. RINZLER has overseen dozens of Star Wars books, including Mythmaking: Behind the Scenes of Attack of the Clones, The Visual Dictionary: Attack of the Clones, and The Cinema of George Lucas. Rinzler attended Parsons School of Design and New York University’s Graduate School of Arts and Science. He settled for a while in Paris, where he taught art history and cinema for many years at private and public universities. As the associate producer for a video-game developer, he wrote the scripts for a number of educational titles. Rinzler returned to the States to become managing editor of GamePro magazine and published a number of articles on the industry. He is the author of The Making of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Rinzler lives in Petaluma, California.

Customer Reviews

Great! But be warned, the script is NOT in the US version!
Fantastic, beautiful book. Full of gorgeous artwork and pictures. The only reason I am giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because for some inexplicable reason, the script is NOT included in the US version. However, the complete illustrated script IS included in the UK version, which I bought from Amazon.co.uk. I can't imagine why this was done, it is a real disservice to the US market. I highly recommend getting the UK version even though it will cost a bit more than the US version.

Force is always with the "Star Wars" series art books
Packed with behind-the-scenes info, storyboards, early concepts, and the full shooting script, the "Art of" books have captivated Force Fans since the "episode 4" in 1977. The only flaw with this one is that there are script excerpts in this version and not the full version, as in other "Art Of" books. One hopes this will be rectified in future editions. Still, as captivating as the film version! Must-have for hardcore fans and film students!

Mesmerizing Art
When I entered the bookstore yesterday, I only planned on buying the novel, but then I saw the 'Art of' book and I just couldn't resist. Before even looking at the novel, I leafed through it and the images captured my imagination in every sense.
If not a masterpiece of filmmaking, Episode III will be a masterstroke of visual effects and art. I got the paperback edition, although I would prefer the hardcover edition, however here in the UK the latter does not exist anyhow.
Buy this book now, you will not regret any penny spent on it. Especially the digi-mattes are more than impressive. CGI has come a long way since Episode I and now we see why Lucas has kept using, despite bad reviews.