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The Complete Making of Indiana Jones
From Raiders of the Lost Ark to The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The man with the hat is back–in the definitive behind-the-scenes look at the Indiana Jones epic action saga.
When George Lucas and Steven Spielberg put their heads together to create a no-holds-barred action-adventure movie, bigger-than-life hero Indiana Jones was born. The rest is breathtaking, record-breaking...more
The man with the hat is back–in the definitive behind-the-scenes look at the Indiana Jones epic action saga.
When George Lucas and Steven Spielberg put their heads together to create a no-holds-barred action-adventure movie, bigger-than-life hero Indiana Jones was born. The rest is breathtaking, record-breaking...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
May 20th 2008
by Del Rey
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Subtitled “The Complete Making Of”, this does exactly what it promises, with the lions share of the book dedicated to “Raiders” itself (fitting, in my opinion, as the best film of the series). “Temple Of Doom” (which doesn’t seem to be much loved by the film-makers) comes off the worst, in terms of space, with far too much space dedicated to “Crystal Skull” which, without the benefit of time, seems full of “he/she was great” nonsense. Rinzler does a good job, making what could be quite dry mat...more
I already knew a lot of the stuff in here from documentaries. Still it's fun to see production drawings, etc., even if a lot of the narrative gets bogged down in the shooting schedule details. the one thing that struck me most, is just how far, in terms of miles, film crews will go to put a movie together--particularly after principal photography wraps. For example, for Temple of Doom, not only did they go to Macau, Sri Lanka, sound stages in England, rivers and ski hills in California, but some...more
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This is probably the best making-of-the-movie book I've read so far this year.
A lot of effort must have been put into research. Considering when the first Indiana Jones movie was shot, I'm very impressed by how they manage to document all this information.
The book is about the production process of the 4 Indy movies, up to the Crystal Skull. The narration explains in great detail all the events that happen behind the scen...more
I got this book just because I like Indiana Jones so much. I read a lot of "making of" books but I enjoyed this one more than any other! Good reading, lots of detail and pictures. Just an all-around fun book if you like Dr. Jones. (So good I read it twice!)
This is a fantastic book: it gives a great insight into the making of the four films like never seen before, including various unused ideas for some of the films that were interesting. Together with really good photographs this is a must read.
You can't get much better. This books shows the complete ins and outs of the series. Simply great.
Really fascinating stuff, if you're into it.
This one I got about a third of the way through and I'm sure I'll pick it up again since I own it but it's a coffee table books so it's not exactly the type of book you can curl up with in bed! LOL! Oddly enough I was given this book when I was in the hospital after hip replacement surgery but I couldn't read it until I got home because I could not really hold it on my lap!
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J.W. Rinzler is a senior editor at Lucasfilm, and has enjoyed unprecedented access to the creative processes behind the scenes of Star Wars: Episode III, including being on the set in Australia for much of the principal photography and restricted meetings at Skywalker Ranch and ILM. Before joining Lucasfilm, he was an editor and writer in the gaming industry.
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