REVIEW: The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Phil Szostak

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The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Phil Szostak
Publishing Information; 256pgs
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; 18 Dec 2015
ISBN: 978-1419717802
Standalone
Copy: Out of pocket
Reviewer: Tyson

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Synopsis: "Step inside the Lucasfilm art departments for the creation of fantastical worlds, unforgettable characters, and unimaginable creatures. The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will take you there, from the earliest gathering of artists and production designers at Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco to the fever pitch of production at Pinewood Studios to the conclusion of post-production at Industrial Light & Magic—all with unprecedented access. Exclusive interviews with the entire creative team impart fascinating insights in bringing director J. J. Abrams’s vision to life; unused “blue sky” concept art offers glimpses into roads not traveled.

Bursting with hundreds of stunning works of art, including production paintings, concept sketches, storyboards, blueprints, and matte paintings, this visual feast will delight Star Wars fans and cineastes for decades to come. The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the definitive expression of how the latest chapter in the Star Wars saga was dreamed into being."

After watching the newest Star Wars movie I had a lot of questions. Knowing there would be very little additional details to be gleaned from the novelization of the movie, I decided to see if I could find anything out in the art book.

The book is a timeline of the movie, from the initial concepts to the finalized versions of the movie. The first section of the book deals with the look of the world now 30 years older than where we left off. Many of the locations will go through radical changes both in how they will look to their name.

Another section of the book deals with how the artists came up with the look of various characters and in particular, the look of the villain, Kylo Ren. How they did their best to make his appearance a nod to Darth Vader but also give him an original look. It was interesting in how they character evolved over time and how he was finally given the go ahead in order to start creating his costume.

While there are plenty of pictures and designs to feast your eyes on, I really enjoyed the text within the book as the author did a great job of explaining the process of how something goes from concept to actually being used in the film. There is a great deal of information on how Kathleen Kennedy and JJ Abram would interject a little bit of their personalities and then the artist would go back to the drawing board and do their best to visually represent their ideas and then where they took if from there so that it could make it to the motion picture. The book doesn't take long to read and the visuals are gorgeous and they do a great job of telling how certain outside forces (no pun intended) helped shape their thought process in order to put thought to paper. A truly amazing book.

Overall 9/10
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