BEHIND THE MASK OF SPIDER-MAN: THE SECRETS OF THE MOVIES

by Mark Cotta Vaz

Fine 1st ed paperback, profusely illustrated. Highly regarded companion to the film. More related books available. Quantity 1. Shipped 2. Film, Radio & Television; 0752264893. ISBN/ 9780752264899. The book is available to view in-person at our Cambridge hub. The photos provided are of the actual book for sale, further condition-specific photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory 098586.

Genres: Nonfiction, Spider Man

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Mark Cotta Vaz is the author of over twenty-one books, including four New York Times bestsellers. His recent works include Mythic Vision: The Making of Eragon, The Spirit: The Movie Visual Companion, and the biography Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong, which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller.

Reviews

[forestgreen]

LOVED. My favorite movie now and forever. It’s amazing how many people and how much effort it takes to make one film. I will always appreciate the use of practical effects in this trilogy. I can’t believe the library has this and not the film novelizations.
Edit: I also liked the all the concept art by Wil Rees. I want to frame every single one.

[Jamai Koelewijn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was awesome! Loved every page of it!

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am a big fan of behind-the-scenes stuff and used to try and pick up as many examples of the art as I could but this was the start of me slowing down on that practise. Back in the 70s and 80s, you had paperbacks of novel size, with someone writing about the process - you know, actual journalism. The books got bigger but then so did the pictures, you could see the model-makers and set designers and props and make-up and take in the huge scale of work that it took to show you five seconds of a monster walking by. Now though, you get big format, glossy books that seem to be half filled with photographs of anonymous folk sitting in front of computers. Not so much fun.