Aug 09, 20 the book is larger than most art of the film books with dimensions 12. Im certain this covers everything youd ever want to see in the film. Your friends will love comparing it to the movie if you keep it out on a coffee table for them to flip through. From neill blomkamp, the director of the acclaimed district 9, comes elysium, an eagerly awaited scifi epic starring matt damon and jodie foster. Elysium, also called elysian fields or elysian plain, in greek mythology, originally the paradise to which heroes on whom the gods conferred immortality were sent. To those who have yet to see this fantastic movie, it was conceived and directed by neil. In a future in which the privileged reside on an earthorbiting space station named elysium and the less fortunate live on the surface of the blighted, overpopulated planet below, one man dares to defy the strict antiimmigration laws that separate the two disparate worlds in order to save all of mankind in this visceral scifi action thriller from district 9 director neill blomkamp. Blomkamp, who brought us district 9, has allowed readers to look inside his complex and talented head to see all of the thought that went into making elysium the movie that it is. The art of the film is a fascinating 176 page behind. Elysium is more something i feel like i could have done better. Aug 06, 20 the entire book is pretty amazing, and we really could go on all day about it.
In the foreword to this sleekly designed art book, director neill blomkamp asserts that he is primarily a visual artist, a sentiment that rings true throughout this companion piece for his latest creation elysium. The art of the film is just a nicelooking coffee table book, but the contents inside reveal an unbelievably dense collection of concept art, production stills and storyboards that demands closer inspection. The art of the film, which features a foreword by blomkamp, and a wealth of stunning production art and photos, including the input of legendary designer. Joblo 082720 titan books have scored themselves another winner with elysium. But when the blockbuster competition wants only new ways to repackage wolverine and superman, its weirdly refreshing to watch a film that seeks new ways to repackage mad max, blade runner. The movie wont win many points for originality or logic. Theres a lot to admire in the design elements of the movie and how rich and livedin the world of elysium is. This book shows readers a cradle to grave look through panoramic illustrations how the magic of this movie happens.
If you watch the movie and like it, this art book will complete your experience fulfilling it with all the details that we almost always let them pass for the fast of the development of the movie, but their are an important part of a scifi movie. A similar description was given by hesiod of the isles of. Director neill blomkamp teams up again with his district 9 production designer phil ivey and weta workshop for the concept art and models. Elysium is a film that is particularly welldesigned and is filled with interesting visual ideas, so it isnt surprising that this book should exist and that. Elysium is a movie that is set in the world of 2159, with the wealthy living on a space station called elysium and the rest of the population on an overpopulated earth. Out now in the foreword to this sleekly designed art book, director neill blomkamp asserts that he is primarily a visual artist, a sentiment that rings true throughout this companion piece for his latest creation elysium. In homers writings the elysian plain was a land of perfect happiness at the end of the earth, on the banks of the oceanus. The art of the film, which will feature a foreword by blomkamp, and wealth of stunning production art and photos, including the input of legendary designer syd. The art of the film, a fantastic companion piece to the matt damonstarring scifi hit. It doesnt merely serve to accompany your favorite scifi flick of the summer, it tries to enhance it. This is a great companion piece to the movie and a perfect book for any fan or lover of science fiction art. From neill blomkamp, the director of the acclaimed district 9, comes elysium, an eagerly awaited scifi blockbuster starring matt damon and jodie foster. The pages come with some fine stock paper and the images are super high quality. Mark salisbury from neill blomkamp, the director of the acclaimed district 9, comes elysium, an eagerly awaited scifi epic starring matt damon and jodie foster.
Elysium sends matt damon into a dystopian future the. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds. Aug 06, 20 elysium is a film that is particularly welldesigned and is filled with interesting visual ideas, so it isnt surprising that this book should exist and that its a great example of what an art of book should be. Elysium the art of the film on august 9th, 20, the film elysium was released in theaters. The art of the film is packed full of concept art, sketches, illustrations, production notes and photographs. Aug 11, 20 the book breaks up details in the elysium world by robots, weapons, vehicles, locations, tattoos, and specific scenes in the movie. Kicking things off is a nice foreword by writerdirector neill blomkamp district 9, in which he expresses his enthusiasm for the opportunity to present a look. This is the art book of director neill blomkamps followup movie. Elysium is complex, nuanced, and really needs to be read rather than explained.
Concept artist ben mauro has released concept art that he created for neill blomkamps elysium. From neill blomkamp, the director of the acclaimed district 9, comes elysium, an eagerly awaited scifi epic starring matt. It shows in closeup all of the visual details that went by so. Crammed full of stunning production stills, art designs from the.
The art of the film is a perfect book for fans of the film, with detail on every aspect of prop and set design from the wonderfullyimagined landscapes of. Overall, the art is great and there are lots to read about the designs and on. Aug 10, 20 for the elysium, syd mead has contributed several pieces of artwork that are in the book. What im enjoying more in new movies is seeing a lot more of the concept artists styles and raw ideas coming through the final product, and i saw a lot what im finding out today ways your work in elysium last night.
For the elysium, syd mead has contributed several pieces of artwork that are in the book. From neill blomkamp, the director of the acclaimed district 9, comes elysium. Elysium is a 20 american science fiction action film written, produced and directed by neill blomkamp. The art of the film, which delves deep into the world of elysium. Im certain this covers everything youd ever want to see in. Elysium concept art by ben mauro concept art world. Art designers or aspiring art design students will want to pick up mark salisburys new look at creating sets, costumes and props for a world of the future in elysium. The entire book is pretty amazing, and we really could go on all day about it. With matt damon, jodie foster, sharlto copley, alice braga. Goodreads amazon titan books can always be counted on to produce an amazing art book.
This is one of those rare reads wherein as soon as i finished it i immediately wanted to press it into the hands of everyone around me. Overall, the art is great and there are lots to read about the designs and on how they film certain scenes. Iho geek 083120 if you are a scifi lover, an art lover, or a fan of elysium then i recommend you pick it up. The content can be roughly split into two main parts, that on earth and on elysium. Although the elysium movie wasnt loved by everyone, youll love this artbook. The final result was an entire art of book jampacked with beautiful concept art and design techniques inspiring enough to cure you of creative block forever. Elysium is no sequel to district 9, but the art does feel like they could have come from the same world, except in elysium, its year 2154. Incorporating commentary from the upandcoming science fiction director of the geopolitical scifi thriller district 9, neill blomkamp, this new large format hardcover delves into the creative process. Elysium is vast, squeaky clean, beautiful and just a little tacky after all.
The skillful huntsman is the essential book for aspiring concept artists and pros who need to shake things up. The art of the film is superior to most companion books partially by the wealth of information in it but also because of the quality of that information. Hit the jump to check out lots of awesome concept art, created by aarron beck, for matt damon and. From the mind of neill blomkamp comes a backstage look at the scifi movie elysium. Fred patten walks us through this beautiful collection of images from neil blomkamps new scifi.
Above is just a small taste of whats included in elysium. In a summer of antiseptic effects spectacles, elysium stands out for its grime and intensity, as well as the bluntness of its class allegory. Neill blomkamps latest film elysium is a robotmecha designers wet dream. Elysium may not have lived up to everyones expectations as a movie, but it sure was an incredible looking vision of the future. Had the films emotional impact match its visual brilliance a. The book breaks up details in the elysium world by robots, weapons, vehicles, locations, tattoos, and specific scenes in the movie. I think that if you were to take something like elysium and play with it inside a setting like this his oats studios short films. Mauro work in the early stages of the film creating concepts and illustrations to pitch the film to the studio and to actor matt damon. A few personal matters got in the way of me writing about the book sooner.
In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a manmade space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined earth. You get to see the detailed sketches and the final renders of elysium that took 10 months to finish building. Elysium, the second feature from the director neill blomkamp, stars matt damon as a former thief living on a ruined earth in 2154. Parades best books about movies and tv 20 with some of the years most interesting design, elysium was ripe for a great art of book and mark salisbury. To say this book is science fiction, or a postapocalyptic tale, is to drastically. Geek smash if you re a fan of the film, and are interested in going behind the scenes, elysium. Elysium 20 allmovie movies and films database movie. There was a lot of work that went into this movie and the book really captures all of it. Sep 17, 20 art of elysium quicklookcoolbook duration. Elysium concept art shows the chilling dystopia of human augmentation. Battle angel should appeal to any fan of cyborgsthe story as envisioned by james cameron was a pet project of the director for several years, one hed picked up from guillermo del toro. The art of the film is a perfect book for fans of the film, with detail on every aspect of prop and set design from the wonderfullyimagined landscapes of the titular paradise. And a lot of that comes down to the amazing scifi concept art that.