The Art and Science of Arrival

The Art and Science of Arrival
Title The Art and Science of Arrival PDF eBook
Author Tanya Lapointe
Publisher Titan Books (US, CA)
Pages 184
Release 2022-09-06
Genre Art
ISBN 1803360801

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Official retrospective companion book to the Paramount film Arrival starring Amy Adams, Jereny Renner and Forest Whitaker, featuring concept art, sketches, behind-the-scenes photography and interviews with key creative and scientific team members. Since its release in 2016, Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival, based on the Hugo-nominated short story Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang, has embedded itself firmly in the minds of moviegoers around the world. The film garnered many accolades, including nine BAFTA nominations and eight Academy Award® nominations, proceeding to win an Oscar® for Best Sound Editing and a BAFTA for Best Sound. Since then, the film has generated larger conversations within the cultural landscape of academia including film, philosophy, and linguistics. In The Art and Science of Arrival, author and producer Tanya Lapointe revisits the film and its legacy with the production’s key team members. This lavish hardback volume recounts the genesis of this modern classic, from Ted Chiang’s short story The Story of Your Life to its premiere in Venice and its subsequent eight Academy Award(R) nominations. It explores the film’s concept of non-linear time, and showcases the remarkable concept art that brought the aliens, their ships and their startling logogram language to life.

The Art and Soul of Dune

The Art and Soul of Dune
Title The Art and Soul of Dune PDF eBook
Author Tanya Lapointe
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 248
Release 2022-03-22
Genre Art
ISBN 1647228492

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Immerse yourself in the world of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune and discover the incredible creative journey that brought Frank Herbert’s iconic novel to the big screen. Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic Dune has been brought to life like never before in the breathtaking film adaptation from acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Arrival). Now fans can be part of this creative journey with The Art and Soul of Dune, the official companion to the hugely anticipated movie event. Written by Dune executive producer Tanya Lapointe, this visually dazzling exploration of the filmmaking process gives unparalleled insight into the project’s genesis—from its striking environmental and creature designs to its intricate costume concepts and landmark digital effects. The Art and Soul of Dune also features exclusive interviews with key members of the cast and crew, including Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, and many more, delivering a uniquely candid account of the hugely ambitious international shoot. Showcasing Villeneuve’s visionary approach to realizing Herbert’s science fiction classic, The Art and Soul of Dune is an essential companion to the director’s latest masterpiece.

Stories of Your Life and Others

Stories of Your Life and Others
Title Stories of Your Life and Others PDF eBook
Author Ted Chiang
Publisher Knopf
Pages 298
Release 2010-10-26
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1931520895

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From the author of Exhalation, an award-winning short story collection that blends "absorbing storytelling with meditations on the universe, being, time and space ... raises questions about the nature of reality and what it is to be human" (The New York Times). Stories of Your Life and Others delivers dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar, often presenting characters who must confront sudden change—the inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of aliens—with some sense of normalcy. With sharp intelligence and humor, Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty, but also by beauty and wonder. An award-winning collection from one of today's most lauded writers, Stories of Your Life and Others is a contemporary classic. Includes “Story of Your Life”—the basis for the major motion picture Arrival

The Arrival

The Arrival
Title The Arrival PDF eBook
Author Shaun Tan
Publisher Lothian Children's Books
Pages 128
Release 2014
Genre Children's stories
ISBN 9780734415868

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What drives so many to leave everything behind and journey alone to a mysterious country, a place without family or friends, where everything is nameless and the future is unknown. This silent graphic novel is the story of every migrant, every refugee, every displaced person, and a tribute to all those who have made the journey.

Ice Age Art

Ice Age Art
Title Ice Age Art PDF eBook
Author Jill Cook
Publisher British Museum Publications Limited
Pages 288
Release 2013
Genre Art
ISBN 9780714123332

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This unique and remarkable work explores the extraordinary creative explosion that happened during the last European Ice Age, between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago, when the very first figurative art was created.

The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049

The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049
Title The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 PDF eBook
Author Tanya Lapointe
Publisher Titan Books
Pages 217
Release 2017
Genre Blade runner 2049 (Motion picture)
ISBN 9781785657580

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Embargoed to 5th October Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new blade runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who's been missing for 30 years The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 goes behind the scenes and reveals how this epic production was brought to the screen. Featuring incredible concept art and on-set photography, this deluxe book is a rare treat for fans as key cast and crew tell the story of how Blade Runner was revived and was given a whole new lease of life. See the trailer here

Blade Runner 2049 - Interlinked - The Art

Blade Runner 2049 - Interlinked - The Art
Title Blade Runner 2049 - Interlinked - The Art PDF eBook
Author Tanya Lapointe
Publisher National Geographic Books
Pages 0
Release 2020-08-11
Genre Performing Arts
ISBN 1789092116

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The official art book for Blade Runner 2049 and a companion volume to The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049. Film audiences experienced a bold, breathtaking vision of the future in 1982's ground-breaking Blade Runner. With the critically acclaimed Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve returned to that world, as a young blade runner's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years. A companion to The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049, Interlinked offers an unprecedented look into the creative process that went into making Blade Runner 2049, illustrating how director Villeneuve and his team took Scott's 1982 movie as a starting point and expanded the world by creating a new visual language infused with the original Blade Runner DNA.