The book explores the reimagining of STAR TREK for the 21st century, focusing on the ships from the first season of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. It includes previously unseen production art and features interviews with the creative teams, artists, and designers, providing insights into the artistic process and vision behind the series.
The essential guide to Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II! Exploring everything from the pioneering special effects to the set design and the unforgettable soundtrack. This authorized book tells the exhaustive behind-the-scenes story of how Dan Aykroyd's original concept evolved into a movie phenomenon. The perfect gift for the Ghostbusters fan in your life! The guide is packed with hundreds of fascinating production photos, concept art and rare behind-the-scenes images, while new interviews with the cast and crew, including Dan Aykroyd, Ivan Reitman, Annie Potts, Richard Edlund and many more, reveal how they overcame numerous challenges to create one of the best-loved movie franchises of the 1980s.
This essential guide offers behind-the-scenes stories and cast interviews from the beloved science fiction comedy that has delighted audiences for over two decades. It explores the entire filmmaking process, from the initial spec script to development, filming, and postproduction. The book provides an in-depth look at the film's visual effects, featuring insights from artists at ILM and Stan Winston Studio on how they combined miniatures, puppets, prosthetics, and CGI to create memorable characters and starships. With over 60 new interviews from the cast and crew, including Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Sam Rockwell, along with unseen photos and concept art, this guide is a comprehensive tribute to the film. It charts the journey from concept to release, detailing casting, sets, costumes, makeup, and visual effects, enriched with hundreds of production photos and rare behind-the-scenes images. The film itself is a cult classic, parodying and honoring science fiction, particularly Star Trek. It follows the cast of a fictional defunct series who are mistaken for real heroes by aliens, leading to an actual intergalactic conflict. The film received critical acclaim, winning the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Nebula Award for Best Script, and garnered multiple Saturn Award nominations.