poi ti capita tra le mani QUESTO libro e capisci che se anche fosse costato il doppio probabilmente avresti comunque finito per dargli lo stesso i soldi. Molti sono libri giganti con "solamente" un mucchio di foto, altri hanno semplici didascalie e guidano il lettore nella descrizione delle fotografie, processo di realizzazione ecc...

Abrams The Art of The Batman is a collection of conceptual illustrations by artists that worked on The Batman movie. It features commentary and interviews edited and compiled by James Field. The Art of Batman Begins is the must-have official companion to this highly anticipated re-imagining of the Batman movie mythos, and is simply one of the most in-depth 'art of' books ever produced." But even before Pattinson was cast, Reeves was already drawing inspiration from the late Kurt Cobain and that song in particular with his take on Bruce Wayne. Reeves also reveals he was heavily influenced by the Gus van Sant film Last Days, which also features a very Cobain-esque main character. The problem with the behind-the-scenes content for most of Christopher Nolan's films is that, while his team does produce decent documentaries, it's often far too light on content and the material that has been produced is so scattered and haphazard that you literally need to adopt a collector's mentality to see all of it. Nowhere was this more evident than The Dark Knight, which had television-exclusive documentaries and featurettes, tons of art and concepts that were never represented in the tie-in books themselves, and had the mark of a production company that was too busy exploiting its fanbase by innumerable books, tie-ins and videos to keep them paying for more content, most of which wasn't all that great or informative in the first place. Hitting stands by way of Abrams Books next month, the companion book offers up an in-depth look at the latest Dark Knight reboot — from concept art, to never-before-seen photographs from the set, to interviews with the various creatives who worked on the project. ***WARNING! The following contains certain plot spoilers for the movie!***Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch. Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery and due to various reasons, the delivery may take longer than the original estimated timeframe.

THE ART OF THE BATMAN is the official behind-the-scenes illustrated tie-in book to the highly anticipated film The Batman by Matt Reeves ( Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes). The Batman stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/The Batman, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/ The Riddler, Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Jeffrey Wright as Lieutenant James Gordon, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, and John Turturro as Carmine Falcone. Matt Reeves: For me, one of the main references for the tower was the Maysles brothers’ documentary Grey Gardens, about a reclusive mother and daughter living alone in an old derelict New York mansion. The idea of getting the decay to show through so that you can see what once was but is no longer—and that sense of the beauty of decay, and how that was reflective of Bruce, of his character was key. He doesn’t care about any of the traditional family history anymore. Bruce Wayne as Kurt Cobain There’s hardly a conceptual painting in this book that I wouldn’t want to hang on my wall, and the crew did an absurdly good job of capturing the same lighting and overall atmosphere expressed through the paintings. The conceptual sketches are also quite engrossing because they are handled as if Batman himself drew them, with little notes about what will and won’t work in the field. The breakdown of the utility belt was particularly enlightening– did you know that he was carrying nunchaku the whole movie?

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Actor Andy Serkis provides a possible origin story for Alfred, suggesting that he originally worked for British intelligence before establishing a career as a personal bodyguard for wealthy families. That may be how Serkis’ Alfred came to live with the Waynes, and it helps explain why there’s an emotional distance between Alfred and Bruce. Alfred never signed up for the responsibility of being Bruce’s adoptive father, and he has trouble connecting with Bruce on an emotional level. But at least he can teach the boy how to survive the mean streets of Gotham. The Mundane Origin of Riddler’s Mask It turns out that no fewer than four Batmobiles were built for the film’s production. Three of them had the sort of high horsepower engines you’d expect from a muscle car, but the fourth one was actually an electric car. That eco-friendly Batmobile was built specifically for shots that needed more special effects, where a noisy, gas-guzzling engine might get in the way. Wayne Tower THE ART OF BATMAN, is the story behind the most recent Batman movie. Director of the movie Matt Reeve,s said the film as not an origin story. He stated, “At the end of the day, what I wanted was a Batman who was exceedingly human. I wanted you to see this guy who does these amazing things, but in a way, his scars are his biggest strength.” I testi sono tanti, interessanti, ci sono un sacco di interviste a cast, regista, montatori, grafici, designers. C'è il vero mondo dietro a quello che personalmente credo sia uno dei film più belli dello scorso anno. C'è spiegato il perché delle cose. It was the little tidbits that I loved - like the inspiration of Stephen King’s Christine on the Batmobile, or the specific comics that informed this incarnation of Batman,” Field adds. “Having not seen Colin Farrell’s transformation into the Penguin in person, I found it particularly fascinating to learn more about the choices and physical process behind that.”

Reeves confirms that Lee Bermejo’s artwork in graphic novels like Joker and Batman: Damned was a huge source of inspiration for Robert Pattinson’s tactical suit. Costume designer Glyn Dillon also reveals that the Batsuit was inspired by two very practical items - a Russian pressure suit and equestrian vests. The Batsuit may look bulky, but there’s a flexible core underneath all that armor. Batman’s Hidden Weapons Most of the chapters delve into the development of the principal characters, with the actors playing them giving their perspective on what their roles represent. However, it is Reeves and a number of crew members, including production designer James Chinlund, costume designers Jacqueline Durran and Glyn Dillon, giving their insight about the various designs. The greatest pleasure from this is the in-depth look on the Batsuit, conceived by Dillon as chief concept artist, going into the tactical nature of the suit and many details in the utility belt. Same goes for the Batmobile, which is less style and more function. The book reveals just how much Reeves and his crew took advantage of new technologies to create this Gotham. Rather than just relying on traditional storyboards, Chinlund would often design virtual sets, allowing Reeves and director of photography Greig Fraser to explore them using VR headsets and plan out their shots. For Field, both director Matt Reeves and producer Dylan Clark were brilliant collaborators, and he found them very generous in talking him through their experiences of making the film with honesty and passion. What's in "Art of Batman Begins" is great, but there's far too little of it. (Perhaps that's why I was able to buy it for dirt-cheap at a Chapters in Toronto not too long after its release.) There are some interesting anecdotes about the making of the Tumbler, shooting in Iceland and the steps needed to built downtown Gotham, but this material is covered better elsewhere, including the Trilogy book that was released after The Dark Knight Rises.The creatives are not afraid to compare their design decisions to those of Christopher Nolan’s team on the Dark Knight Trilogy. All of this is illustrated with truly gorgeous concept art, matching some of the very best historical examples from the likes of Ralph McQuarrie on the original Star Wars. The drive for realism has led to a genuine sense that the designers have sought to employ real world physics into the hand drawn designs we seen, all heavily annotated with handwritten notes explaining their thinking, and sometimes augmented by pop-out text that gives extra points of trivia or quotes from those involved. As a huge Batman fan for as long as he can remember, Field’s younger self would sit drawing his own Burton-era Batman film posters while imagining ideas for new Batman stories. He can trace his obsession from the comics to the Animated Series through the Christopher Nolan movies and the Arkham video games. However, while most of the reading in the book is incredibly insightful, especially the essays (Falcone/Penguin and LED Volume being standouts) and interviews (of all of the actors, Kravitz was my favorite, she provided incredibly thoughtful answers), there are some things that made me go “Why even include that?”

The highlight of the Vengeance chapter (apart from the Batsuit) is discussion of Wayne Tower and the Batcave. There is an entire logic as to why the cave looks as it does, and why – as eagle-eyed viewers may have noted – that is a disused train line: Reeves can tell us how and why it is there, and why it is in disuse. Wayne Tower is designed beautifully but underpinned by the concept that this is a man with a disdain for the trappings of wealth.

However, production designer James Chinlund reveals that John Turturro’s Falcone was influenced by another real-world figure. Falcone and his base of operations in the Tricorner Bridge were inspired by Robert Moses, who ran New York City’s corruption-plagued Triborough Commission and who reportedly set up shop directly beneath a city toll plaza. The Penguin’s Godfather Connection The Batman takes some cues from the Batman: Earth One series of graphic novels when it comes to portraying Alfred Pennyworth. This is an Alfred with a harder edge, one who taught Bruce many of the skills he uses in his nightly outings as Batman. But The Art of The Batman goes even deeper into this mostly unseen history between Bruce and Alfred. Batman isn’t the only character who relies on real-world military surplus gear to fill out his arsenal in the movie. That’s how Paul Dano’s Riddler - a low-level accountant with few resources of his own - makes his ambitious campaign of terror possible.