Артбук по фильму: Хоббит Пустошь Смауга (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ART&DESIGN)

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Артбук по фильму: Хоббит Пустошь Смауга
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Chronicles: Art & Design explores and celebrates the creative vision of the second film in Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson's trilogy adaptation of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Book Review by Tim Janson (Mania.com)
This book covers various aspects of the film's design.
The first chapter covers the home of the shape-changing Beorn as well as the design of the character who can transform into a great black bear. You'll see various pencil sketches and painting of Beorn's design as well clay sculptures. There are also many pieces of art designs of Beorn's home, both interior and exterior, as well as scale models. All of these pieces have the artists initials such as Concept Art Directors Alan Lee and John Howe, Set Decorator Ra Vincent, and Costume Designer Ann Maskrey.
One of my favorite parts of The Desolation of Smaug, was the harrowing venture into the Mirkwood. The gloomy forest was brought to life by this incredible team of artists. This chapter truly underscores the level of detail that goes into the Tolkien films. These are not just sketches and thumbnail illustrations but full color paintings produced in order to aid in the film's design. The artists provide their own commentary about the various pieces of art providing you the opportunity to get inside of their heads and know what they were thinking. The art also covers many of the specific scenes in the film such as the dwarves being captured and wrapped in cocoons by the spiders. And speaking of spiders the book displays many of the different arachnid designs.
The book goes into vast detail with the designs of characters as well including the various costumes and weapons of Tauriel, Legolas, the Elven Palace Guard, and Thranduil. The book includes comments from the actors who brought these characters to life including Evangeline Lilly and Luke Evans who plays Bard. Even though Azog the Orc appeared in the first film he is again covered in depth along with the Hunter Orcs, who are without a doubt the most grotesque Orcs yet.
Another of my favorite parts of the film is Gandalf's exploration of Dol Guldur and his encounter with Sauron. The haunted remains of the ancient castle are fully realized in this section featuring stunning artwork. From the Dwarves escape from Mirkwood in the barrels to the Smaug's treasure hoard, in all there are over 1000 pieces of art in the book that is not only lavishly illustrated but informative as well.