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Topic: Making of Stanley Kubrick's '2001' (Bizony)
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Philip
Member Posts: 6063
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 06-03-2014 04:37 AM
   
Another amazing Taschen book...The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s '2001: A Space Odyssey'
by Piers Bizony It's the movie that revolutionized science fiction and the art of cinema, that transformed the way we think about film with its special effects, narrative style, philosophical importance, and unusual musical choices. Now, fifty years after its conception, TASCHEN presents the most exhaustive publication ever devoted to "2001: A Space Odyssey." Limited to 1,500 copies, this landmark edition has been made in exclusive collaboration with both the Kubrick Estate and Warner Bros.Get closer than ever to this movie that changed the movies. Conceived by the same designers behind our instant collectible Stanley Kubrick's "Napoleon: The Greatest Movie Never Made," this richly illustrated four-volume set features hundreds of previously unpublished documents and photographs, as well as personal testimony from Kubrick's co-screenwriter Arthur C. Clarke. All hardcover volumes are presented in a sleek metal slipcase inspired by the famous monolith, and come boxed with exclusive cover art from Wayne Haag. Four hardcover volumes with a metal slipcase, all designed by M/M (Paris): - Volume 1: Film stills
- Volume 2: Behind the scenes (including new interviews with lead actors, senior production designers, and key special-effects experts)
- Volume 3: Facsimile of original screenplay
- Volume 4: Facsimile of original 1965 production notes
Plus a small comic surprise.Limited to a total of 1,500 copies: Art Edition No 1-500 (Art Edition A and B, with a signed print by Brian Sanders) and Collector's Edition No. 501-1,500. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6228
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 06-03-2014 05:20 AM
I had seen this one on Amazon but when I saw the retail price, I decided not to post it here.. |
p51
Member Posts: 1680
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 06-03-2014 12:02 PM
Leaping lizards, I just looked it up. That's the most expensive new book I've ever seen! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 44619
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-03-2014 12:13 PM
Then you haven't seen many Taschen books. A number of their collector editions run into the five figures. Taschen has published one of the most expensive books in publishing history, the $15,000, 75 pound, 700 page GOAT (Greatest of All Time), a tribute to the American boxer Muhammad Ali which Der Spiegel called "the biggest, heaviest, most radiant thing ever printed in the history of civilization." They have also published the $15,000 Helmut Newton retrospective Sumo and a $4,000 limited edition Araki volume. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1320
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 06-03-2014 01:22 PM
Well, all I can say is if they ever do a limited edition on the making of "Apollo 13" that they better include an autographed photo of Jim Lovell or Fred Haise and a flown artifact thrown in for good measure. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6228
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 06-03-2014 01:46 PM
And don't forget that Taschen managed to come up with "Moonfire: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11" for just $40! Something that still baffles me. Maybe they will come up with a version affordable for the rest of us, not just the few. |
p51
Member Posts: 1680
From: Olympia, WA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 06-03-2014 02:19 PM
Piers Bizony already did an affordable book on the making of 2001, which was released in 2000 if memory serves. Those are quite affordable and well worth the money. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 44619
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-03-2014 02:41 PM
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Originally posted by cspg:
Something that still baffles me.
It is the difference between collector and open editions. The lower cost "Moonfire," while very nice, was printed on lower quality paper with a lower quality print and in smaller format than the collector's edition. The latter also included its own display box and a Buzz Aldrin autographed photo. |
herranzc
Member Posts: 17
From: Madrid, Spain
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 09-03-2014 09:00 AM
Sold out! |
Mark Zimmer
Member Posts: 289
From:
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted 09-08-2014 04:28 PM
Considering their book on Kubrick's Napoleon originally retailed for $3000 and can be had on Amazon for $270 new, I'm guessing that this will eventually be available for much less than the issue price. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6228
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-12-2015 07:53 AM
The Making of Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey'
by Piers Bizony Get closer than ever to the movie that changed the movies. This behind-the-scenes spectacular of 2001: Space Odysseysheds light on the lead actors, senior production designers, special-effects experts, who together with the intricate mastermind of Kubrick himself, revolutionized science fiction and the art of cinema.Previously available as part of the multi-volume and instant sell-out Collector's Edition, this exhaustive visual record includes on and off set photographs, pre-production paintings, conceptual designs, and publicity materialsfrom the Kubrick archives. With numerous fold-outs, these dazzling images offer insight both into Kubrick's meticulous directorial methods, and into the mysteries and magnetism of a film at once vast in scope and intricate in its human interest. Written and researched over several years by the outer space, special effects, and technology journalist Piers Bizony, this compendium is both an exhaustive labour of love and a monument to a masterpiece of 20th century culture. - Hardcover: 562 pages
- Publisher: Taschen (September 15, 2015)
- ISBN-10: 3836559544
- ISBN-13: 978-3836559546
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