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Prometheus: The Art of the Film (Film Tie in) Hardcover – 13 Jun. 2012

by Mark Salisbury (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars 362 ratings
Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner)returns to the genre he helped define, creating an original science fiction epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. Produced with the full co-operation of the filmmakers, this lavish book, showcasing stunning production design art and behind the scenes photos, will be the only tie-in publishing to this eagerly awaited film.
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  1. Print length
    192 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Titan Books
  4. Publication date
    13 Jun. 2012
  5. Dimensions
    24.64 x 2.06 x 30.73 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1781161097
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1781161098
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Review

'Prometheus is really going to be something special' --Harry Knowles, Ain't It Cool News

"We highly, highly encourage anyone even remotely fascinated by the alien elements of Scott's film to pick up a copy." --Movies.com

"Even the most underwhelmed Alien fan may enjoy poring over the lushly illustrated Prometheus: The Art of the Film from Titan Books...a worthy addition to any geek's overburdened bookshelf." --Television Without Pity

"If you crave further meat about the movie or you just like owning a top quality book that will surely become a collector s piece...GET IT! It's a MUST OWN for fans of the film! I worship my copy!" --Arrow in the Head

"A gorgeous look inside the design process of this film... it's chock full of beautiful, scary and moody art." --i09.com

"Excellent, gorgeous book." --Badass Digest

"Lots of amazing, high-resolution pictures from the film, as well as Ridley Scott s hand-drawn storyboards and a plethora of concept art." --Screenrant

"Prometheus is really going to be something special" (Harry Knowles, Ain't It Cool News.)"

"The Art of the Film provides wonderful insight into the film, highlighting just how much thought went into creating the world." --Film School Rejects

"Overall, everyone should pick up this book. If you loved Prometheus and are craving more, it s here. If you were slightly disappointed and wanted answers to the film s numerous questions, you ll find some of them in this book. Aside from the amazing photographs and illustrations provided within, there s a great amount of text from Scott, Max, writers Damon Lindelof and Jon Spaihts, and creature/special effects supervisor Neal Scanlan that detail every aspect of the film s production." --Geeks of Doom

"If you re a Ridley Scott/Alien/Prometheus fan, or simply a fan of Art of books, this is definitely a must buy. I give Prometheus: Art of the Film Five out of Five Stars." --SciFi Mafia

"Encapsulating virtually every aspect of the films production through visuals and the printed word, PROMETHEUS: THE ART OF THE FILM is an attractive purchase for those wishing to discover more about the beings of Ridley Scott's cinematic universe and what went into their creation." --Cool Ass Cinema

"Love or hate Prometheus, this coffee table book is nearly 200 pages of absolute beauty. Titan really stepped up and created a fantastic piece for collectors. Even casual viewers will appreciate what a fantastic piece of art Scott and his team created after thumbing through this for a half hour. I wasn t a champion of the movie, but I m absolutely in love with this book." --Daily Rotation

"Lots of amazing, high-resolution pictures from the film, as well as Ridley Scott s hand-drawn storyboards and a plethora of concept art." --Screenrant

"Visually, this book has the unexpected effect of drawing you in for hours to pour over the rich details, so I recommend giving yourself a few hours to really enjoy it." --Culture Brats

"Lots of amazing, high-resolution pictures from the film, as well as Ridley Scott s hand-drawn storyboards and a plethora of concept art." --Screenrant

"It's a gorgeous volume, well constructed and written, featuring art and photos from one of the most beautiful and original science fiction/horror films in the last 20 years. What are you waiting for? Go buy this thing." --Dread Central review

"Lots of amazing, high-resolution pictures from the film, as well as Ridley Scott s hand-drawn storyboards and a plethora of concept art." --Screenrant

"Any fan of Prometheus will love The Art of the Film because of the inc --Imagine FX

"Weighing in at nearly 200 pages, and in high quality full-color print, the book leaves little to be desired." --TG Daily

"Polished and in-depth... a fascinating read." --Imagine FX

About the Author

MARK SALISBURY is the former editor of Britain's top-selling movie magazine, Empire, and author of a number of movie books, including Alice in Wonderland A Visual Companion and Burton on Burton..

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Titan Books; 1st edition (13 Jun. 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1781161097
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1781161098
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 24.64 x 2.06 x 30.73 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 362 ratings

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Mark Salisbury is a New York Times best-selling author, journalist and screenwriter. A former editor of Empire magazine, he has written more than 20 books, including Being Bond: A Daniel Craig Retrospective, Burton On Burton, No Time To Die: The Making Of The Film, and The Insider’s Guide To Inside No.9.

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Customers praise the book's visual quality, with one noting it fully explores key artwork, while another highlights its enormous number of landscape images. Moreover, the book offers excellent value for money, and one customer mentions it contains detailed photographs from the film. Additionally, they appreciate its concept, with one review noting how it sets out the thinking behind the whole movie.

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22 customers mention ‘Visual quality’18 positive4 negative

Customers appreciate the visual quality of the book, describing it as a beautiful designed piece that serves as a good companion to the film.

"...There are some great insights into inspirations for some of the designs seen in the movie as well as clues to Easter eggs and the answers to some of..." Read more

"...No wonder it looked so spectacular!..." Read more

"...Its design is firmly on quality rather than quantity, so it looks wonderful, has lots of large pictures, but it lacks the sheer number of pictures I..." Read more

"...The book itself is visually stunning...." Read more

11 customers mention ‘Quality pictures’11 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the fantastic images in the book, with one customer noting it contains many detailed photographs from the film, and several mentioning the enormous number of landscape images.

"...designs, Ridleygrams (the director's doodled storyboards), still photos (both from the movie and 'backstage) and matte paintings alongside..." Read more

"I really love these books, especially when they include photos from behind the scenes, as well as the artwork...." Read more

"...on quality rather than quantity, so it looks wonderful, has lots of large pictures, but it lacks the sheer number of pictures I was expecting...." Read more

"...Great pictures from the set, close up stills of the costumes and actors, all housed in a nice hardcovered book, quality for the price i paid well..." Read more

7 customers mention ‘Value for money’7 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be an excellent value for money, with one customer noting its decent-sized budget.

"...Especially considering the low price of GBP12.99... I wish that there had been books like this made about Aliens, Alien3 and The abyss!" Read more

"...costumes and actors, all housed in a nice hardcovered book, quality for the price i paid well worth it." Read more

"...Obviously Scott had a decent sized budget to create the different internal and external environments and it gladdens the heart that a lot of these..." Read more

"...and at £12.99 I'm more than happy with the price, but when a book has 'The Art of..' in its title, I feel a bit..." Read more

6 customers mention ‘Concept’6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's concept, with one review noting how it sets out the filmmaker's thinking for the whole movie, while another mentions how the commentaries help explain key points.

"...This is a fantastic book, to complement a fantastic film. It tells the story of the film from pre-production to the building of the massive sets,..." Read more

"...Scott's foreward is informative and impressive, and sets out his thinking for the whole movie...." Read more

"...The book is very interesting! Hundreds photos, concepts, sketches and many many more! 5 stars! Musthave!!!" Read more

"...and early designs to be a fascinating process and the commentaries help explain points that aren't made explicit in the film which adds greatly to..." Read more

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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Bits of the Movie
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2012
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    Well, lets be honest, the story of Prometheus wasn't all that great. A bit of a mish-mash, wasn't it? No doubt the result of the mid-stream change in direction from an Alien-prequel to a, well, Alien-universe movie, it was all a bit confused and confusing. It seems though that through all the plot shifts, rewrites and changes of writing staff, the art direction at least stayed on one course. Ridley Scott definitely knew what he wanted the film to look like.

    Prometheus: The Art of the Film then shows off the best bits of the film - its production art and design - and does it really well.

    It would probably be better entitled Prometheus: the Design of the Film because this is not just a collection of concept art. No, framed in a nice hardback jacket that suggests coffee table residency, this book contains alternate designs, Ridleygrams (the director's doodled storyboards), still photos (both from the movie and 'backstage) and matte paintings alongside descriptions of all these pieces from the production crew themselves. Its not quite a full on 'making of', but there's as much to read and digest as there is to simply ogle. There are some great insights into inspirations for some of the designs seen in the movie as well as clues to Easter eggs and the answers to some of the film's more vexing questions.

    Promtheus is not the first 'Alien' movie to suffer in the writing department. But it is also true that all four Alien movies still have very definite visual identities. Prometheus continues, sadly, both these traditions, but 'The Art of the Film' is still well worth getting hold of, both for those who loved the movie and for those who were perhaps a little less satisfied with Ridley Scott's latest flick.
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  • Alan Youngman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book for a fantastic film!!!!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2015
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    I really love these books, especially when they include photos from behind the scenes, as well as the artwork. This is a fantastic book, to complement a fantastic film. It tells the story of the film from pre-production to the building of the massive sets, through the filming, to the finished article. One amazing thing I found out was that director Ridley Scott, kept the CGI to a minimum, and actually built all the sets, vehicles, and interiors of the alien pyramid, and spaceship from scratch. They took up so much space they had to continue building outside the massive sound stages at Pinewood to finish the realistic sets! No wonder it looked so spectacular! There are chats and photos with the cast and crew including the brilliant Noomi Rapace, (what a fantastic actress,) as well as a Forward, (and some of his own drawn Story Boards,) by the great Ridley Scott himself. I rate this book very highly, and it is equal to the similar fantastic 'Pacific Rim' movie volume. (If only this had a slipcase as well!) 5*****
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  • Frank
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great companion to the movie
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2012
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    As has been stated in some of the other reviews this book is not a 100% complete, but there's more than enough to make it a really great companion to the movie, and the quality of the book is evident. Personally I would have liked it if more of the beautiful publicity shots had been included, since this is apparently the only official book linked to this movie.

    I find Prometheus an 'immersive' film and this book also has that quality, you can really lose yourself in it for a couple of hours, and I think that is my main requirement for a 'Making of...' or an 'Art of ...' book. Highly recommended if you like Prometheus. Especially considering the low price of GBP12.99... I wish that there had been books like this made about Aliens, Alien3 and The abyss!
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  • Janet Austen
    4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book but a but lacking content
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2012
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    This is a great-looking book, a hardback presented in landscape format. The content is beautifully presented but I am a bit disappointed by the lack of content. Its design is firmly on quality rather than quantity, so it looks wonderful, has lots of large pictures, but it lacks the sheer number of pictures I was expecting.

    I have many movie artwork books, and they are all packed with hundreds of concept design sketches, paintings, models and photographs that show initial concepts and ideas, and shows how they evolve to finished entities in the movie. In this case I was expecting an array of design sketches and paintings for costumes, sets, spaceships, vehicles, creatures, landscapes and so on. These are all represented, but I don't get any sense of the designers' thinking.

    One of the great things about these books is looking at all those wonderful designs that go into a movie; especially all those that fell by the wayside, were too whacky or expensive, or which give a glimpse of plot lines that were eventually abandoned. The problem with this book, for me anyway, is that these things are simply not there. For example, it shows just four designs for spacesuits, when we know from countless other such books that hundreds of designs would have been drawn. Similarly for spaceship design, there are just a couple of concept designs on offer, when surely this big, expensive and crucial piece of the movie would have been the subject of a vast amount of design work, generating a mountain of sketches, paintings and models that this book ought to have showcased. It's not all bad though - far from it. We get about 23 drawings, paintings, models and photos of the rover vehicle, plenty of alien designs, and an enormous number of landscape images. I'm just a bit unhappy with the things they chose to leave out of the book.

    On the words side of it, Ridley Scott's foreward is informative and impressive, and sets out his thinking for the whole movie. The remaining text is also informative, though it generally amounts to little more than captions. Interestingly, Ridley Scott refers to "The Book of Alien", an excellent book that showcased hundreds of the design drawings of the kind missing from this book - a collection of artwork that formed his starting point for designing the spaceship in Prometheus.

    The artwork is incredible, well worth a look, and a credit to the artists and designers. It's just that this book doesn't give any real impression of the huge amount of design work they did on this movie. That said, for a collector of such books, this one is a treat - just not quite as in-depth as it could have been.
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  • John MC
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent account of Scott's attention to detail(his ACE in the deck)
    Reviewed in Canada on 4 August 2012
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    Prometheus: The Art of the Film

    Ridley Scott's films have one main trademark among many others to show it is his work and his work only.

    He is a fanatic on DETAIL and ATMOSPHERE. It is sometimes difficult to recall all that you would have seen in the movie itself.

    This book goes a long way to allowing you to do that. It also shows other images and ideas that may not have been so obvious in the film but were there none the less. I have seen many of Ridley Scott's movies but as Peter Weyland said in his remarks to the Prometheus crew "Well my friends; it is time for his return". This says it best of Scott's return to Science Fiction and this book illustrates it best in showing the reader how impressive it is to have him back.
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  • abisaka-pokopiki
    5.0 out of 5 stars 2018年　改めて鑑賞すると
    Reviewed in Japan on 20 January 2018
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    コヴェナントを鑑賞した後の今、改めてプロメテウスのこの本を手に取ってみたら昔と違った感覚に襲われました。
    特にエリザベス・ショウに関しては。
    デヴィッドの実験の最終目標ってショウの復活だったりするのでしょうかね？
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  • Dominique Gantois
    4.0 out of 5 stars As the movie
    Reviewed in France on 5 September 2013
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    Four stars, so almost there Ridley, but things are lacking, simple things maybe known as color!
    The book is ok but we all know it could have been better, just like the movie, and that's a bit frustrating.
    Then again, it's Ridley's best movie since Thelma and Louise! And Alien and Blade Runner just sculpted SF for all of us! The quality to reach is extremely high.
    The book hasn't any surprises, artwork (no Giger) is not very demonstrating the ways unexplored.
    3D story-storyboads are ugly (and not only in this book)!
    Edition is ok, fine even.
    So, a TWO??
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  • Bert Ernie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book.
    Reviewed in Australia on 19 May 2019
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    Loved it. Beautiful artwork.
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  • Ricardo Alberto
    5.0 out of 5 stars Producto recomendable
    Reviewed in Mexico on 26 February 2019
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    Llegó a tiempo y en excelentes. El libro es un complemento perfecto para enriquecer la historia de Alien Prometheus.
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