The Art of Avatar; James Cameron's Epic Adventure

New York: Abrams, 2009. Third printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The format is approximately 12.25 inches by 10.25 inches. 105, [3] pages. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Preface by Peter Jackson. Foreword by Jon Landau. Epilogue by James Cameron. Profusely illustrated (mostly in color). As an author and publishing executive, Lisa Fitzpatrick's print, film, and audio experience ranges from small presses to environmental initiatives and global brands in feature film and television. Having managed both lines of publishing and world-wide franchises, she's also identified and developed hundreds of non-fiction titles for the book trade in both digital and print formats—from digital-only novellas to dozens of heavily illustrated art,and photo books. As the author of the bestselling original Art of James Cameron's AVATAR (translated into five languages) and co-author of both The Making of AVATAR and Men in Black retrospective. Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012-2014). Jon Landau (born 23 July 1960) is an American film producer, known for producing Titanic (1997), a film which won him an Oscar as well as Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). James Francis Cameron CC (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. Cameron is one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, regularly making use of novel technologies. Two of his films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Academy Award-winning writer/director James Cameron, the maker of Titanic and the creator of the Terminator series, first imagined Avatar while still in his teens. The film follows the story of an ex-marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on a distant planet filled with exotic life forms. As an avatar, a human consciousness in an alien body, this disabled vet is torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for both his own survival and that of the indigenous people. The Art of Avatar, the companion book to this epic 3-D action adventure, explores the developmental and conceptual art used by the creative team to craft this wholly original world. With over 100 exclusive full-color images including sketches, matte paintings, drawings, and film stills, The Art of Avatar brings readers behind the scenes of this unprecedented movie-going experience. This official artbook companion to the feature film reveals the process behind the creation of set designs for the imaginative vistas, unique landscapes, aerial battle scenes, bioluminescent nights, and fantastical creatures. Interviews with art directors, visual effects designers, animators, costume designers, and creature makers delivers unique insights into the team's creative processes -- all driven by James Cameron's one-of-a-kind vision.