The Art Of The Empire Strikes Back Paperback Book 1st Ballantine Books Edition

THE ART OF STAR WARS: THE EM­PIRE STRIKES BACK is a mag­nif­i­cent, full-color cel­e­bra­tion of the amaz­ing artis­tic and tech­ni­cal ac­com­plish­ments in the sec­ond chap­ter of the most spec­tac­u­lar space epic of all time. Lav­ishly il­lus­trated with pro­duc­tion sketches, pro­duc­tion paint­ings, cos­tume de­signs, con­struc­tion draw­ings, matte paint­ings, sto­ry­boards, and stills, and com­plete with bi­ogra­phies of the out­stand­ing artists and tech­ni­cians who cre­ated the film, THE ART OF STAR WARS: THE EM­PIRE STRIKES BACK is an in­dis­pens­able vol­ume for fans and special-effects buffs alike. This vol­ume in­cludes:

* The com­plex stop-motion an­i­ma­tion tech­nique used for the tauntaun, the beast Luke rode on the frozen planet Hoth
* The de­sign and an­i­ma­tion tech­niques used in the cre­ation of the im­mense Im­pe­r­ial walk­ers
* The fas­ci­nat­ing de­vel­op­ment of the swamp planet Dagobah
* The evo­lu­tion of the char­ac­ter of Yoda
* En­thralling matte pai