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Godzilla vs. Kong: One Will Fall: The Art of the Ultimate Battle Royale
Go behind the scenes of the biggest battle in movie history, with this deluxe book that explores the art and making of Godzilla vs. Kong.
Delve into the making of Godzilla vs. Kong, and experience cinema’s most colossal clash like never before. Featuring exclusive concept art and insights from the filmmakers, The Art of Godzilla vs. Kong is the ultimate guide to an iconic movie showdown.
From creature design to on-set photography, The Art of Godzilla vs. Kong captures every stage of the filmmaking process, giving you unprecedented access to the creation of a titanic movie event.
• Exclusive concept art lets you experience the epic showdown in a whole new way.
• Interviews with filmmakers give you an inside look at the making of the movie.
• A deluxe format makes this book a must-have collector’s item.
Delve into the making of Godzilla vs. Kong, and experience cinema’s most colossal clash like never before. Featuring exclusive concept art and insights from the filmmakers, The Art of Godzilla vs. Kong is the ultimate guide to an iconic movie showdown.
From creature design to on-set photography, The Art of Godzilla vs. Kong captures every stage of the filmmaking process, giving you unprecedented access to the creation of a titanic movie event.
• Exclusive concept art lets you experience the epic showdown in a whole new way.
• Interviews with filmmakers give you an inside look at the making of the movie.
• A deluxe format makes this book a must-have collector’s item.
- GenresArtNonfiction
162 pages, Hardcover
First published May 21, 2021
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About the author
Daniel Wallace
90 books449 followersDaniel Wallace is author of five novels, including Big Fish (1998), Ray in Reverse (2000), The Watermelon King (2003), Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician (2007), and most recently The Kings and Queens of Roam (2013).
He has written one book for children, Elynora, and in 2008 it was published in Italy, with illustrations by Daniela Tordi. O Great Rosenfeld!, the only book both written and illustrated by the author, has been released in France and Korea and is forthcoming in Italy, but there are not, at this writing, any plans for an American edition.
His work has been published in over two dozen languages, and his stories, novels and non-fiction essays are taught in high schools and colleges throughout this country. His illustrations have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Italian Vanity Fair, and many other magazines and books, including Pep Talks, Warnings, and Screeds: Indispensible Wisdom and Cautionary Advice for Writers, by George Singleton, and Adventures in Pen Land: One Writer's Journey from Inklings to Ink, by Marianne Gingher. Big Fish was made into a motion picture of the same name by Tim Burton in 2003, a film in which the author plays the part of a professor at Auburn University.
He is in fact the J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English, and director of the Creative Writing Program, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his alma mater (Class of '08). He lives with his wife, Laura Kellison Wallace, in Chapel Hill. More information about him, his writing, and his illustrations can be found at www.danielwallace.org and www.ogreatrosenfeld.org.
He has written one book for children, Elynora, and in 2008 it was published in Italy, with illustrations by Daniela Tordi. O Great Rosenfeld!, the only book both written and illustrated by the author, has been released in France and Korea and is forthcoming in Italy, but there are not, at this writing, any plans for an American edition.
His work has been published in over two dozen languages, and his stories, novels and non-fiction essays are taught in high schools and colleges throughout this country. His illustrations have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Italian Vanity Fair, and many other magazines and books, including Pep Talks, Warnings, and Screeds: Indispensible Wisdom and Cautionary Advice for Writers, by George Singleton, and Adventures in Pen Land: One Writer's Journey from Inklings to Ink, by Marianne Gingher. Big Fish was made into a motion picture of the same name by Tim Burton in 2003, a film in which the author plays the part of a professor at Auburn University.
He is in fact the J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English, and director of the Creative Writing Program, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his alma mater (Class of '08). He lives with his wife, Laura Kellison Wallace, in Chapel Hill. More information about him, his writing, and his illustrations can be found at www.danielwallace.org and www.ogreatrosenfeld.org.
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June 12, 2021
I've got to be honest, this book actually made me a little more disappointed in the movie than I'd originally been.
The pictures are lovely but there isn't much in the way of the development of the monsters, as there was in the art book for Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
The killer is that there's spatters throughout of what could have been a better, fuller movie, which means they did have good ideas, they simply chose not to use them for the most part. The makers also exhibit a rather blase attitude toward Godzilla. With this book it becomes increasingly clear they wanted to make a Kong movie and had to include Godzilla.
I actually would have preferred there to be more art of locations and monster development, but the book was alright as it is.
The pictures are lovely but there isn't much in the way of the development of the monsters, as there was in the art book for Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
The killer is that there's spatters throughout of what could have been a better, fuller movie, which means they did have good ideas, they simply chose not to use them for the most part. The makers also exhibit a rather blase attitude toward Godzilla. With this book it becomes increasingly clear they wanted to make a Kong movie and had to include Godzilla.
I actually would have preferred there to be more art of locations and monster development, but the book was alright as it is.
July 12, 2021
Sentimientos encontrados.
De entrada puedo decir que es el tomo más flojo de los cuatro artbooks existentes del MonsterVerse, pues sigue la odiosa tendencia (que se está volviendo norma) de ser más un libro "making of" que uno enfocado en el arte y diseño. Lo que es peor: dice mucho y enseña poco.
Por poner un par de ejemplos: se menciona que se planeó una secuencia en la que una especie de grupo paramilitar busca dar caza al titán Behemoth y fracasa estrepitosamente. ¿Dónde están los bocetos, storyboards, etc.? Quiero ver.
Se menciona que hubo antes una versión terrestre del HEAV con aspecto de escarabajo / oso polar, pero no hay imágenes que acompañen al texto. No solo me lo digas, muéstrame.
Se pensó en una pelea entre Godzilla y Kong en la Tierra Hueca, pero solo hay un par de ilustraciones. Y vamos, las escenas cortadas son la crema y nata de los artbooks. ¿Por qué se desaprovecha el espacio en poner las insulsas opiniones del productor tal y tal? Es retórico, sé porque.
De arte conceptual de Godzilla y Kong hay muy poco. Casi nada de hecho. Para un libro que lleva sus nombres en el título, es escandaloso. ¿Diseños previos? ¿Exploraciones? ¿Bocetos? Nada.
Hay algo más de contenido sobre los habitantes de la Tierra Hueca y también de Mechagodzilla, pero tampoco demasiado, no nos vayamos a engolosinar.
Godzilla vs. Kong tuvo un desarrollo a todas luces complicado. Sin contar el obvio socavón en el camino que fue (y sigue siendo) la pandemia del COVID-19, se ve que la decepción en taquilla de King of the Monsters hizo que Warner interviniera y la dirección de la película tomara otro camino. Muchas cosas se perdieron y otras tantas se cambiaron. Que la película haya sido un éxito y resultado tan disfrutable a pesar de todo es un triunfo del director Adam Wingard y su equipo. Pero tristemente también valida las decisiones del estudio.
Doy tres estrellas porque el arte que sí hay, aunque sea mayormente representativo de secuencias y diseños finales, es realmente espectacular y merece la pena admirarlo.
De entrada puedo decir que es el tomo más flojo de los cuatro artbooks existentes del MonsterVerse, pues sigue la odiosa tendencia (que se está volviendo norma) de ser más un libro "making of" que uno enfocado en el arte y diseño. Lo que es peor: dice mucho y enseña poco.
Por poner un par de ejemplos: se menciona que se planeó una secuencia en la que una especie de grupo paramilitar busca dar caza al titán Behemoth y fracasa estrepitosamente. ¿Dónde están los bocetos, storyboards, etc.? Quiero ver.
Se menciona que hubo antes una versión terrestre del HEAV con aspecto de escarabajo / oso polar, pero no hay imágenes que acompañen al texto. No solo me lo digas, muéstrame.
Se pensó en una pelea entre Godzilla y Kong en la Tierra Hueca, pero solo hay un par de ilustraciones. Y vamos, las escenas cortadas son la crema y nata de los artbooks. ¿Por qué se desaprovecha el espacio en poner las insulsas opiniones del productor tal y tal? Es retórico, sé porque.
De arte conceptual de Godzilla y Kong hay muy poco. Casi nada de hecho. Para un libro que lleva sus nombres en el título, es escandaloso. ¿Diseños previos? ¿Exploraciones? ¿Bocetos? Nada.
Hay algo más de contenido sobre los habitantes de la Tierra Hueca y también de Mechagodzilla, pero tampoco demasiado, no nos vayamos a engolosinar.
Godzilla vs. Kong tuvo un desarrollo a todas luces complicado. Sin contar el obvio socavón en el camino que fue (y sigue siendo) la pandemia del COVID-19, se ve que la decepción en taquilla de King of the Monsters hizo que Warner interviniera y la dirección de la película tomara otro camino. Muchas cosas se perdieron y otras tantas se cambiaron. Que la película haya sido un éxito y resultado tan disfrutable a pesar de todo es un triunfo del director Adam Wingard y su equipo. Pero tristemente también valida las decisiones del estudio.
Doy tres estrellas porque el arte que sí hay, aunque sea mayormente representativo de secuencias y diseños finales, es realmente espectacular y merece la pena admirarlo.
August 4, 2021
Very disappointing, especially when comparing to the previous MonsterVerse material. There's little concept art to speak of, and what is there has a rushed and murky look to them. Unfortunately a good portion of the book is padded with stills from the film with some digital models sprinkled throughout. Truthfully the most insightful content comes from the text about the design choices instead of the art itself.
Negatives aside, the cover they went with was a great choice with a bold, primitive look inspired by the art of the Skull Island native Iwi people. I found the whole section pertaining to Hollow Earth to be a fun look into such a imaginative subterranean world filled with potential for awesome creatures and geography.
For die-hard fans of the franchise it's still worth a look, but it most certainly is not worth as much as the more robust artbooks for Godzilla 2014, King of the Monsters, and Kong: Skull Island.
Negatives aside, the cover they went with was a great choice with a bold, primitive look inspired by the art of the Skull Island native Iwi people. I found the whole section pertaining to Hollow Earth to be a fun look into such a imaginative subterranean world filled with potential for awesome creatures and geography.
For die-hard fans of the franchise it's still worth a look, but it most certainly is not worth as much as the more robust artbooks for Godzilla 2014, King of the Monsters, and Kong: Skull Island.
April 12, 2024
Some behind the scenes info on the making of the movie and some beautiful art of the monsters I have loved since I was a child. What more could you want from a book like this?
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