Les Archives Star Wars. 1999-2005. 40th Ed.

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From the moment Star Wars burst onto the screen in 1977, audiences have been in equal parts fascinated and appalled by the half-man/half-machine hybrid Darth Vader. In 1999, creator George Lucas began the story of how Anakin Skywalker grew up to train as a Jedi under Obi-Wan Kenobi, found love with the Queen of Naboo, Padme Amidala, before turning to the dark side of his nature and becoming more machine than man. After driving the development of nascent digital technology, George Lucas perceived how he could create new creatures and new worlds on a grander scale than ever before. He created the first digital blockbuster, and met fierce resistance when he pushed for widespread digital cameras, sets, characters, and projection - all of which are now used throughout the industry. He essentially popularized the modern way of making movies. Made with the full cooperation of George Lucas and Lucasfilm, this second volume covers the making of the prequel trilogy - Episode I The Phantom Menace, Episode II Attack of the Clones, and Episode III Revenge of the Sith - and features exclusive interviews with Lucas and his collaborators. The book is profusely illustrated with script pages, production documents, concept art, storyboards, on-set photography, stills, and posters. About the series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production. Des l'explosion du phenomene Star Wars sur les ecrans en 1977, le public fut aussi fascine que terrifie par Dark Vador, l'hybride mi-homme mi-machine. En 1999, son createur George Lucas decidait de raconter l'enfance d'Anakin Skywalker, comment il suivit l'enseignement d'Obi-Wan Kenobi pour devenir un Jedi, comment il decouvrit l'amour aupres de la reine de Naboo, Padme Amidala, puis bascula du cote obscur de sa nature, devenant plus machine qu'homme. Force motrice du developpement de techniques numeriques naissantes, George Lucas savait qu'avec ces outils il pourrait creer de nouvelles creatures et de nouveaux mondes a une echelle jusqu'alors impossible. C'est ainsi qu'il concut le premier blockbuster numerique et rencontra une resistance farouche quand il milita pour la generalisation des cameras, des decors, des personnages et des projecteurs numeriques, que l'industrie cinematographique emploie aujourd'hui largement. Une facon moderne de faire des films popularisee par Lucas. Realise avec l'entiere collaboration de George Lucas et de Lucasfilm, ce deuxieme volume devoile la fabrication de la prelogie - les Episodes I (La Menace fantome), II (L'Attaque des clones) et III (La Revanche des Sith) - a travers notamment un entretien exclusif avec Lucas. L'ouvrage est abondamment illustre de pages du scenario, de documents de production, d'images conceptuelles, de storyboards, de photos du tournage, d'images du film et d'affiches. A propos de la collection TASCHEN fete ses 40 ans?! Depuis ses debuts en 1980 comme denicheur de tresors culturels, TASCHEN a toujours ete synonyme d'editeur accessible permettant aux devoreurs de livres du monde entier d'imaginer leur propre bibliotheque dediee a l'art, a l'anthropologie et a l'erotisme pour un prix imbattable. Nous fetons aujourd'hui 40 ans de livres incroyables en restant fideles au credo de la maison. La collection 40th Anniversary Edition presente de nouvelles editions de quelques-unes des stars de notre catalogue: plus compacte, a petit prix, mais toujours realisee avec la meme garantie d'une qualite irreprochable.

Paul Duncan is a film historian whose TASCHEN books include The Star Wars Archives, The James Bond Archives, The Charlie Chaplin Archives, The Godfather Family Album, Taxi Driver, Film Noir, and Horror Cinema, as well as publications on film directors, film genres, and movie stars.

The best work on the greatest saga in the world... For the Star Wars fan, this book is a revelation. * Welt am Sonntag *