Matthew Weiner. Mad Men

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With its brilliant writing, spot-on acting, faultless art direction, and impeccable costume design, Mad Men is a landmark for cable television. Never before has a period series offered such compelling plotlines alongside such painstaking attention to detail and accuracy. As the show's personal and professional machinations evolve, so too are the minutiae and the milestones of history in motion, from the shifting height of hemlines to the struggles of the civil rights movement. This book is TASCHEN's tribute to Mad Men's television art. Volume 1 chronicles the show's seven seasons with sequential stills alongside key script excerpts. From a sideways glance to a cavorting office Christmas party, each frame captivates in its masterful visual storytelling, its choreography of people, places, and situations down to the most discrete, dynamic detail. Volume 2 brings a wealth of behind-the-scenes insights with on-set photographs, production ephemera, costume designs, notes from the writers' room, as well as extensive and candid interviews with the show's creator, Matthew Weiner; the "Writers' Room" (Lisa Albert, Semi Chellas, Jonathan Igla, Andre & Maria Jacquemetton, Janet Leahy, Erin Levy, Tom Smuts, Carly Wray); Scott Hornbacher (executive producer and director); Phil Abraham (cinematographer and director); Chris Manley (director of photography); Dan Bishop (production and set designer); Janie Bryant (costume designer); and Jon Hamm (actor and director). From the plot twists that took our breath away to the unforgettable outfits, from the shapes and textures of '60s decor to the very real intricacies of relationships, discover the ideas, inspirations, and talents that brought human lives and human history together on the small screen.

Baltimore-born Matthew Weiner is series creator, executive producer, writer, and director of the critically acclaimed, award-winning drama Mad Men. Weiner's additional credits include serving as an executive producer and writer on The Sopranos, and as a writer on various television comedy series including The Naked Truth, Becker, and Andy Richter Controls the Universe. Weiner's feature film Are You Here was released in 2013. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, architect Linda Brettler, and their four sons.

"The impeccable design of Mad Men gets the requisite TASCHEN spotlight." * Fast Company * "As careful, considered, and beautiful as the show itself. It wallows in the sumptuous cinematography, complex characterisation and painstaking attention to detail that made Mad Men so critically revered for most of a decade." * Esquire * "Sumptuous." * The Hollywood Reporter * "Mad Men was an obsessively designed TV series, made by a group of obsessive people for a group of obsessive fans. Now-nearly two years after it ended-it has an obsessively detailed book to match. [This] new two-volume retrospective reveals just how much care and intensity went into its creation." * GQ.com * "A photographic chronicle of one of the most influential and stylish TV shows to ever hit the airwaves." * Esquire.com * "A lavish, spectacular two-volume set... a love letter to Mad Men and its fans." * Adweek.com *