I love art books! In
terms of the film related kind they are in two camps – a) production design and
the art of the film elaborated upon for the production personnel and b) a film
with lots of production stills and art photos but more importantly a showcase
for the film’s screenplay. The book World War Z: The Art of the Film is more
in the latter category. The book
features the screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Drew Goddard &
Damon Lindelof (Based on the Novel by Max Brooks).
This style of art book is really for the person who likes to
read screenplays (such as myself) and just happens to have the bonus of
containing a plethora of production stills and art drawings and photos. The only context you have for the photos and
drawings is the screenplay itself so if you don’t read the screenplay (or
haven’t seen the film) then most of the art in the book will be useless to you.
I enjoy these types of books as it allows me to see the film
from another perspective (especially a film that I love and a book I’ve also
read). This book is also very good for
people who don’t normally read screenplays.
This format of writing is very different from the novel or prose writing
and the production stills and art go a long way in helping the novice visualize
the story. I also enjoy these types of
books as they allow readers to get a glimpse at an unedited version of the
story before changes are made. In this
version of the story there are several character motivation differences between
Gerry and his wife Karen (played
by Brad Pitt and Mireille Enos, respectfully) at the beginning depicting Karen
as a much more confident character.
These are the things that make reading this book more enjoyable and add
to experience of the film.
For production personnel very little will be provided from
this book as there are no detailed explanations of the production design, art,
or visual effects for the film. This
book is simply for entertainment value and sometimes that’s enough.
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