Creating the Worlds of Star Wars in 365 Days
Creating the Worlds of Star Wars in 365 Days
In this entry I'll review 'Creating the Worlds of Star Wars in 365 days'. It has just arrived yesterday (it took a longtime to arrive) so I'll add more to the review as I read it. This book is not a Sourcebook, but I'll review it anyway.
This book has a weird format (it's very fat) and contains an additional cd-rom. It's written by John Knoll from ILM and Jonathan Rinzler (The Making of Ep. III).
As I said before this is no Sourcebook, but a magnificent 'making of' volume. On every double page, Knoll shows us pictures from one particular set from the Saga. Every episode is covered, from the Tantive IV to the Mustafar Conference Room. Knoll is a technical wizard from ILM (and co-creator of Photoshop) and does not always know the names of characters and vehicles. Instead of saying 'The Bespin Void Spider stood in front of the Cantina' he says 'There was a weird thing in front of the Cantina'. But it didn't disturb me, because this is not the goal of this book. It has many, many pages and many pictures. Some pictures are a bit too small and you'll find that the printing is also rather small.
The cd-rom is not another worthless extra item. It features the sets from 'Ep.II' and 'Ep.III' just like the Knoll Visions we used to have on Hyperspace. It has already helped me with an article about Dex' Diner, so it's very usable.
This book will be a must-have for everybody who likes the technical side of the SW movies, the making of the movies and also fans who like to make their own dioramas.
Positive Highlights
- Many pages
- All movies are covered
- Many (rare) pictures
- Bonus cd-rom
- No EU
Negative Highlights
- None really ...
SW.com Feature
In this entry I'll review 'Creating the Worlds of Star Wars in 365 days'. It has just arrived yesterday (it took a longtime to arrive) so I'll add more to the review as I read it. This book is not a Sourcebook, but I'll review it anyway.
This book has a weird format (it's very fat) and contains an additional cd-rom. It's written by John Knoll from ILM and Jonathan Rinzler (The Making of Ep. III).
As I said before this is no Sourcebook, but a magnificent 'making of' volume. On every double page, Knoll shows us pictures from one particular set from the Saga. Every episode is covered, from the Tantive IV to the Mustafar Conference Room. Knoll is a technical wizard from ILM (and co-creator of Photoshop) and does not always know the names of characters and vehicles. Instead of saying 'The Bespin Void Spider stood in front of the Cantina' he says 'There was a weird thing in front of the Cantina'. But it didn't disturb me, because this is not the goal of this book. It has many, many pages and many pictures. Some pictures are a bit too small and you'll find that the printing is also rather small.
The cd-rom is not another worthless extra item. It features the sets from 'Ep.II' and 'Ep.III' just like the Knoll Visions we used to have on Hyperspace. It has already helped me with an article about Dex' Diner, so it's very usable.
This book will be a must-have for everybody who likes the technical side of the SW movies, the making of the movies and also fans who like to make their own dioramas.
Positive Highlights
- Many pages
- All movies are covered
- Many (rare) pictures
- Bonus cd-rom
- No EU
Negative Highlights
- None really ...
SW.com Feature
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