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Inside the Yellow Submarine: The Making of the Beatles' Animated Classic
Out now! Part two, the companion volume It's All In The Inside The Beatles' Yellow Submarine , vol.2 (ASIN/ISBN 0967536332).
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Dr. Robert Hieronimus, the noted authority on Yellow Submarine , spent nearly three decades learning the untold story of The Beatles' animated classic. In Inside The Yellow Submarine , vol. 1, he shares how a most extraordinary film was made in a most extraordinary way. Presented primarily as first-person interviews with over 30 of the main creative artists, writers and technicians who contributed to the film, this volume also includes photos of preliminary artwork for scenes and characters from the movie, as well as candid shots of many behind-the-scenes people. Introduction by Sir George Martin (The Beatles' producer) and a foreword by Erich Segal (scriptwriter of the movie), this amazing book is for any fan of The Beatles' music, movies or animation.
Paperback, 430 pages, 194 black-and-white illustrations, 16-page full-color gallery.
Books purchased from the Hieronimus & Co., Inc., store are sold and signed by the authors.
Dr. Robert Hieronimus, the noted authority on Yellow Submarine , spent nearly three decades learning the untold story of The Beatles' animated classic. In Inside The Yellow Submarine , vol. 1, he shares how a most extraordinary film was made in a most extraordinary way. Presented primarily as first-person interviews with over 30 of the main creative artists, writers and technicians who contributed to the film, this volume also includes photos of preliminary artwork for scenes and characters from the movie, as well as candid shots of many behind-the-scenes people. Introduction by Sir George Martin (The Beatles' producer) and a foreword by Erich Segal (scriptwriter of the movie), this amazing book is for any fan of The Beatles' music, movies or animation.
Paperback, 430 pages, 194 black-and-white illustrations, 16-page full-color gallery.
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430 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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November 19, 2014
I'm a huge fan of The Beatles, and of the film Yellow Submarine. I think a book that intelligently gave a background behind the making of the film and the reception it has received would have been a worthwhile effort.
But this messy, unfocused book by Dr. Robert R. Hieronimus (whose other credits include two books on how to pick winning lottery numbers!) is definitely not a good effort. It comes across as a messy pastiche of gushing fanzine articles strung together with an irritating lack of focus.
I don't doubt that the author knows every bit of trivia and information about the making of the film. He just doesn't present it in an interesting way. The book even looks ugly, with excessive bold faced words and italicized call outs galore. It actually took me over three years to finish the book because of my irritation with the way it was set up.
Example: Do you really need to read an in-depth analysis of the differences between Ringo's dialogue in each of the comic book adaptations of the movie to that of the final dialogue of the film? That chapter is excruciating.
Spare yourself a lot of pain and frustration. Watch the movie. Put the soundtrack on.
But this messy, unfocused book by Dr. Robert R. Hieronimus (whose other credits include two books on how to pick winning lottery numbers!) is definitely not a good effort. It comes across as a messy pastiche of gushing fanzine articles strung together with an irritating lack of focus.
I don't doubt that the author knows every bit of trivia and information about the making of the film. He just doesn't present it in an interesting way. The book even looks ugly, with excessive bold faced words and italicized call outs galore. It actually took me over three years to finish the book because of my irritation with the way it was set up.
Example: Do you really need to read an in-depth analysis of the differences between Ringo's dialogue in each of the comic book adaptations of the movie to that of the final dialogue of the film? That chapter is excruciating.
Spare yourself a lot of pain and frustration. Watch the movie. Put the soundtrack on.
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