The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Step inside the Lucasfilm art department and experience the creative genesis of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story。 A thrilling endeavour for the Star Wars franchise， Rogue One is the first instalment in the Star Wars Story series， a collection of stand-alone tales set in the same beloved universe fans have called home for decades。 The plot follows an unlikely band of rebel fighters， led by the intrepid Jyn Erso （Felicity Jones）， who must unite to resist the evil machinations of the evil Galactic Empire。 Their mission is a desperate one: prove the existence of the Empire’s new super weapon and steal the plans for this Death Star before it can be used to obliterate all who stand in the Empire’s way。 Directed by Gareth Edwards – from a script by Gary White and Chris Weitz – the film also stars Diego Luna， Forest Whitaker， Mads Mikkelsen， Alan Tudyk， Riz Ahmed， Ben Mendelsohn， Jiang Wen， and Donnie Yen。
The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is an invaluable visual chronicle of the Lucasfilm art department’s development of the fantastical sets， otherworldly machinery， and unforgettable characters found in this first Star Wars Story。 This book will take you from the earliest gathering of artists and production designers through production， with unprecedented access to the filmmakers’ creative process。
Bursting with exclusive interviews and imagery， fans can revel in hundreds of stunning works of art， including production paintings， concept art and sketches， storyboards， and matte paintings。 This rich visual journey is sure to delight Star Wars fans and cineastes for decades to come。 The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will stand as a definitive guide to the art behind the newest tale in the Star Wars franchise。
The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is an invaluable visual chronicle of the Lucasfilm art department’s development of the fantastical sets， otherworldly machinery， and unforgettable characters found in this first Star Wars Story。 This book will take you from the earliest gathering of artists and production designers through production， with unprecedented access to the filmmakers’ creative process。
Bursting with exclusive interviews and imagery， fans can revel in hundreds of stunning works of art， including production paintings， concept art and sketches， storyboards， and matte paintings。 This rich visual journey is sure to delight Star Wars fans and cineastes for decades to come。 The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will stand as a definitive guide to the art behind the newest tale in the Star Wars franchise。
Reviews
Graham Barrett
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Star Wars concept art is one of my favorite types of artwork so naturally this book appealed to me。 This isn't a book I'd probably "read" （there's a lot of descriptions of different designs and explanations of the artists/writers intentions as the look of Rogue One evolved over time） more than once but I keep coming back to the art that was used to make of the most underrated Star Wars movies。 Star Wars concept art is one of my favorite types of artwork so naturally this book appealed to me。 This isn't a book I'd probably "read" （there's a lot of descriptions of different designs and explanations of the artists/writers intentions as the look of Rogue One evolved over time） more than once but I keep coming back to the art that was used to make of the most underrated Star Wars movies。 。。。more
Philip
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Might as well end this crazy year with one last bit of controversy， so I'm just gonna say it: "Rogue One" is the best Star Wars movie， and C-2SO is hands-down the best Star Wars robot。 There。I've always been a fan of "mixed genres" - a detective story set in the Old West， a classic Western set in Middle Earth。 And that's just what "Rogue One" is， a "Force 10 From Navarone" WWII-style thriller that just happens to be set in the Star Wars sci fi universe。 So combine that with my love of art/design Might as well end this crazy year with one last bit of controversy， so I'm just gonna say it: "Rogue One" is the best Star Wars movie， and C-2SO is hands-down the best Star Wars robot。 There。I've always been a fan of "mixed genres" - a detective story set in the Old West， a classic Western set in Middle Earth。 And that's just what "Rogue One" is， a "Force 10 From Navarone" WWII-style thriller that just happens to be set in the Star Wars sci fi universe。 So combine that with my love of art/design/creativity-in-general （I went to art school and started out - centuries ago - as a graphic designer）， and you've got a 5-star winner with The Art of Rogue One。The best way to appreciate this book - or at least the way I did it - was to borrow the movie at the same time， and then enjoy them in sync: read the first section on Lah'mu and then watch those scenes in the movie， then read the section on Yavin 4， etc。。。Not only does this provide a deeper visual enjoyment of all the artistic development that went into each section （both all that was ultimately discarded as well as what ended up on screen）， but the excellent accompanying text provides a lot of useful background that informs both the story's overall development and the individual "feels" of the various settings and set pieces。 Who would have guessed that the look and "vibe" of Jedha was based on the Nazi occupation of Paris， or that the final battle on Scarif was informed by the jungle warfare movies of the Vietnam era？ （Oh， and I totally missed the now-blindingly-obvious fact that rebel extremist Saw Gerrara was a play on Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara - duh。）Overall， this reading/watching experience just doubled the pleasure of what was already a great movie。 Understanding why the Deathtroopers were designed this way （and were black instead of white）; realizing that the flagship for Admiral Raddus （the fish guy） was actually shark-shaped; understanding that the progression from the overcast black sand beaches of Lah'mu to the blue sky/white sands of Scarif represents Jyn's growing clarity of her role in the grand scheme of things。。。just cool， cool and cool。Also， I had totally failed to appreciate the difficulties in writing a story and creating a visual universe that had to lead immediately into the opening of "A New Hope，" a movie that was filmed 40 years earlier， （and only now realized that the only appearance of a light saber in this film is in those last two minutes that set up the original trilogy）。Anyway。。。both a beautifully produced art book and a well-written textbook for anyone interested in movie-making or plain old story-telling。 Great way to ring out shitty old 2020 and ring in the hopefully at least somewhat better 2021。 A New Hope indeed！ 。。。more
Keith
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This book has some beautiful art and was pretty interesting to get a glimpse of some of the early ideas for the movie。 This is the only movie that was good since the franchise was sold to Disney。 There aren't too many explanations in any detail， mostly just captions for the artwork。 There isn't much to say beyond on that other than that Saw Gerrera was based on Che Guevara， which completes Lucas' apparent admiration of vicious murderers （the original rebels were sort of like the Viet Cong in his This book has some beautiful art and was pretty interesting to get a glimpse of some of the early ideas for the movie。 This is the only movie that was good since the franchise was sold to Disney。 There aren't too many explanations in any detail， mostly just captions for the artwork。 There isn't much to say beyond on that other than that Saw Gerrera was based on Che Guevara， which completes Lucas' apparent admiration of vicious murderers （the original rebels were sort of like the Viet Cong in his eyes and he repeatedly described the Emperor as being Richard Nixon）。 。。。more
Zeina
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I have always been fascinated by the art of rogue one and rogue one is actually my ALL TIME favourite movie， I loved seeing the art and reading about the ideas。 The art is INCREDIBLE and I really want to read more about rogue one！
Cristhian
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Todo hermoso el arte de principio a fin。 No tiene ni una sola página que desmerezca。
RumBelle
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The Art of Star Wars books have always been interesting to me。 Its so fun to see a concept for a movie you love go through transformations， and changes， to become what ends up on screen。The chapters in this book corresponded to places in the film， Scarif， Mustafar， Yavin IV and others。 Each location showed concept art for the people， places， ships， and the planets themselves。 Scarif was one of my favorites， seeing how the idea for the Imperial base， and the planetary shield evolved。 In addition The Art of Star Wars books have always been interesting to me。 Its so fun to see a concept for a movie you love go through transformations， and changes， to become what ends up on screen。The chapters in this book corresponded to places in the film， Scarif， Mustafar， Yavin IV and others。 Each location showed concept art for the people， places， ships， and the planets themselves。 Scarif was one of my favorites， seeing how the idea for the Imperial base， and the planetary shield evolved。 In addition to the art， the text really brought to life what the creators of this movie wanted to accomplish， both visually， and with the plot。 One of the passages that really stood out discussed how this movie had no Jedi。 That powerful symbol of peace and hope was gone。 This movie was about average people trying to better their lives， and others lives。 An in depth， enlightening look at Rogue One。 。。。more
Scott MacBurnie
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While it probably seems as though these reviews are largely "cut and paste" from one to the next， in truth， all of the recent "Art of 。。。 " books for the latest "Star Wars" films are generally similar in tone， approach， and format。 This is not a criticism - the balance of imagery and light commentary on the influences and inspiration behind the design of each film has worked very well。 The selection of imagery， here， is attractive， well laid out， and easy to appreciate。If you have enjoyed art bo While it probably seems as though these reviews are largely "cut and paste" from one to the next， in truth， all of the recent "Art of 。。。 " books for the latest "Star Wars" films are generally similar in tone， approach， and format。 This is not a criticism - the balance of imagery and light commentary on the influences and inspiration behind the design of each film has worked very well。 The selection of imagery， here， is attractive， well laid out， and easy to appreciate。If you have enjoyed art books before and since， this one is absolutely up to the high standards that have been previously set。 Even though the film is very much tied to the design style of the original "Star Wars"， there was a great deal of "new" content developed here， and that it still feels as much a "piece" to the Lucas trilogy as it does， is another testament to the skill involved with the technical crew at Lucasfilm。 。。。more
Chris
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Beautiful concept art from the movie。
Angèle （letmebebookish_）
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J'ai adoré Rogue One， et j'ai retrouvé tout ce que je voulais dans ce artbook。 Le livre est divisé par planète， ce qui donne les grandes étapes du film donc j'ai trouvé ça plutôt sympa que ce soit structuré de cette façon， ça permet d'avoir un vrai fil conducteur tout au long de l'artbook。 Même si c'est un artbook et qu'il n'y a pas énormément de texte au final， j'y ai quand même trouvé beaucoup de réflexions super intéressantes sur les couleurs， les personnalités des personnages et comment les J'ai adoré Rogue One， et j'ai retrouvé tout ce que je voulais dans ce artbook。 Le livre est divisé par planète， ce qui donne les grandes étapes du film donc j'ai trouvé ça plutôt sympa que ce soit structuré de cette façon， ça permet d'avoir un vrai fil conducteur tout au long de l'artbook。 Même si c'est un artbook et qu'il n'y a pas énormément de texte au final， j'y ai quand même trouvé beaucoup de réflexions super intéressantes sur les couleurs， les personnalités des personnages et comment les exprimer artistiquement， sur comment certains éléments ont été décidés。 Moi qui avais été un peu déçue de Tout l'art du Réveil de la Force， j'y ai trouvé mon compte ici ！ 。。。more
Chad
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A collection of concept art from Rogue One， featuring buildings， vehicles， characters， creatures， droids， and planets。 There are brief explanations and behind-the-scenes details on the artistic side of the movie-making process。 This book had less about the story than The Art of Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones; I wish it had more of that。I really liked several of the full-page or 2-page illustrations， as well as many of the smaller ones。NotesFor The Empire Strikes Back， Ralph McQuarrie A collection of concept art from Rogue One， featuring buildings， vehicles， characters， creatures， droids， and planets。 There are brief explanations and behind-the-scenes details on the artistic side of the movie-making process。 This book had less about the story than The Art of Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones; I wish it had more of that。I really liked several of the full-page or 2-page illustrations， as well as many of the smaller ones。NotesFor The Empire Strikes Back， Ralph McQuarrie imagined a nightmare castle for Vader。 The lava hellscape was later included in Revenge of the Sith。… what [Vader is] looking at through his window is the location where his duel with Obi-Wan took place。 The fact that he'd chosen to build his living mausoleum here is a nod to the conflict in him—that he would go back to this place to reflect on what happened to the man he once was。 The driving mantra for the film—not just in the art departments， but across all areas of production—became 'how you remember it， not how it was，' promoting the notion that remaining true to the feeling of the original movies did not necessarily require draconian fidelity to visual details four decades dated。 It was a tricky balance between nostalgia and innovation， guided by emotional memory as much as rigorous research。"If we copied that [A New Hope's] style， I think it would feel out of place in today's cinema—a little bit slow and a little bit too classical。" 。。。more
Matthew Lloyd
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When Rogue One came out in late 2016， I fell for it so badly that I immediately decided it was my favourite Star Wars movie。 A rewatch of Episodes I-VI and the release of The Last Jedi put it somewhat into perspective， but it was still the first Disney-era Star War that I loved， and it remains my second-favourite。 Reading The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story helped me to figure out that the design of the film is at least part of the reason why。Rogue One took us back， for the first time in thi When Rogue One came out in late 2016， I fell for it so badly that I immediately decided it was my favourite Star Wars movie。 A rewatch of Episodes I-VI and the release of The Last Jedi put it somewhat into perspective， but it was still the first Disney-era Star War that I loved， and it remains my second-favourite。 Reading The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story helped me to figure out that the design of the film is at least part of the reason why。Rogue One took us back， for the first time in thirty years， to the Civil War era of the galaxy。 While the Prequel and Sequel Trilogies offer very early stages and much later development of concepts from the Original Trilogy， Rogue one was right there， with the Empire and the Rebellion， X-Wings and TIE Fighters and so on - but more！ Perhaps key among these is K-2S0， the reprogrammed Imperial security droid， who combines the aesthetic of the Empire with being an actual hero I can root for， but the outfits of Jyn， Cassian， Chirrut， and Baze are all spectacular， too。 I did sometimes feel like Rogue One added a little too much to the original look of A New Hope， but in the Art Of I found I had more insight into why that was。There's also some fascinating insight into the making of Rogue One。 It's a Lucasfilm produced book， so it's relentlessly positive， but that's fine; I can add my own snark。 For example， on page 63， Kushins writes: "Rogue One would depict a galaxy with a gender balance more reflective of Star Wars's real-world audiences and fans， showcasing a wider population as the beloved property deserves" - this 'gender balance' is precisely one woman， Jyn， in the main cast， （view spoiler）[who still falls into Star Wars usual one-in， one-out policy regarding women as main characters in that she dies before Leia is allowed to appear on screen （hide spoiler）]。 Nevertheless， the discussion turns to the importance of populating the Civil War era galaxy with a more diverse population， something Rogue One does， albeit imperfectly， that I really like。As with all of the Arts of Star Wars since Revenge of the Sith （that I've read）， I find the way these images are created less interesting than the hundreds of character sketches that make up the Arts of the original Trilogy and The Phantom Menace。 And yet， there's still plenty in here to love。 Indeed， the way the landscapes of planets and moons like Jedha， Mustafar， and Scarif make me want to watch the film again to fully appreciate how they were developed。 Rogue One always struck me a quite a busy film; the places visited may have been interesing， but more for the people in them and the action that took place than for their landscape （in contrast to， for example， Naboo， Crait， or Bespin）。 Overall， this book is a great companion to an imperfect film that I love; and for that， I appreciate it。 。。。more
Sara
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Really enjoyable look into the creation of Rogue One。 Loved how they explained the challenge of creating a movie that fits in a specific spot in the Star Wars timeline while still creating a movie visually appropriate for todays cinema。
Pocki
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Just stunning。 Rogue One has a very special place in my heart （and mark my words。。。 eventually on my skin） and this just deepens that love I feel for it。 The set up is nice too。 This might be the first true "Art of。。。" book I've read。 Or maybe one before， I'm not sure。 However， yesterday I started The Art of The Force Awakens after finding it at the library， and it seems to be arranged in chronological order， following the production process。 This book on the other hand is divided into locations Just stunning。 Rogue One has a very special place in my heart （and mark my words。。。 eventually on my skin） and this just deepens that love I feel for it。 The set up is nice too。 This might be the first true "Art of。。。" book I've read。 Or maybe one before， I'm not sure。 However， yesterday I started The Art of The Force Awakens after finding it at the library， and it seems to be arranged in chronological order， following the production process。 This book on the other hand is divided into locations。 So you get the art for Jedha in one chapter （the best I think）， Eadu in another， Scarif at the end， etc。 And of course that includes character and vehicle sketches tied to that location。 Overall it gave a nice feeling and cohesion to the book。 If you thought Rogue One was a visually beautiful movie， I'm sure you'll like this book。 。。。more
Sonia Jarmula
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The first thing I ever wanted to be - before wanting to be a book critic or a writer， the only other things I ever wanted to be - was a concept artist。 My brothers would always watch the special features of movies， and seeing how artists created the worlds of The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars made me want to create worlds like those， too。 This book brought that all back， brought back the excitement and inspiration for creating a story to show a world， and creating a world to tell a story。 I lo The first thing I ever wanted to be - before wanting to be a book critic or a writer， the only other things I ever wanted to be - was a concept artist。 My brothers would always watch the special features of movies， and seeing how artists created the worlds of The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars made me want to create worlds like those， too。 This book brought that all back， brought back the excitement and inspiration for creating a story to show a world， and creating a world to tell a story。 I loved learning about the process of making one of my favourite films in the Star Wars universe。 。。。more
Trike
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For my money， Rogue One is the only decent Star Wars movie outside of Star Wars itself and Return of the Jedi。 This was the first film to actually *get* the ideas of Star Wars and distill them into pure gorgeous cinematic storytelling。 I was incredibly impressed with not just the Star Warsian look-and-feel of the movie （which both Force Awakens and Last Jedi miss）， but also the references to other movies in the same way George Lucas referenced films like Hidden Fortress and The Dam Busters。All o For my money， Rogue One is the only decent Star Wars movie outside of Star Wars itself and Return of the Jedi。 This was the first film to actually *get* the ideas of Star Wars and distill them into pure gorgeous cinematic storytelling。 I was incredibly impressed with not just the Star Warsian look-and-feel of the movie （which both Force Awakens and Last Jedi miss）， but also the references to other movies in the same way George Lucas referenced films like Hidden Fortress and The Dam Busters。All of that starts with the concept art。 The task for Rogue One was arguably more difficult than for any of the other recent Star Wars movies， because they’d set themselves the job of dovetailing the end of the movie directly with the beginning of Star Wars。 That’s not just “writing yourself into a corner” a la the prequels， but increases the difficulty a thousandfold because it has to literally look like it takes place minutes before the first movie began， which in reality was made nearly 40 years earlier。 At the same time， they have to give us cool new things， such as new aliens， new droids and new spaceships， all of which fit seamlessly into the existing language of the universe。Crazy ambitious。But they managed it。 There are plenty of rumors of the movie’s reshoots and rewrites after the initial cut was completed and， based on the fact that there are numerous shots in the trailer which aren’t in the finished film， it’s easy to believe those stories。 But it’s also plainly evident that the bulk of the thing was done， even from the earliest stages。 The rewrites made have pushed the film over the edge into greatness， but the original concept was solid。At one point in this book they mention there are a million ways to take a design， and there are。 When we see a movie everything seems almost inevitable， but none of it is。 Everything must be designed and chosen and tweaked and created。 On that point here are the designs of the new spaceships。 They include innumerable sketches of shapes and patterns as they circle the idea they’re looking for， until they settle on one。First is Cassian’s U-wing， which sort of looks like a combination of an X-wing and Y-wing with scissor/swept wings。 The number of iterations before they landed on that is prodigious， and must’ve been frustratingly exhausting。 The other is my favorite， the captured Imperial shuttle they use to infiltrate Scarif。 In keeping with Star Wars using animals for some vehicle inspiration， it looks a lot like a robot sea turtle。 It totally works， far better than the chameleon-inspired walkers of the prequels。 Obvious in retrospect， but hard work in reality。I love the way the movie leans on German expressionism for many of the Imperial scenes， particularly Vader’s castle on Mustafar。 Just as Lucas used Triumph of the Will， Gareth Edwards uses The Cabinet of Dr。 Caligari and similar films， because of their oppressive symbolism。 All of which is present in the earliest concept paintings they used to draw inspiration from。Regardless of how accurately this portrays all the twists and turns of the film’s production， the artwork here is gorgeous and definitely worth perusing。 。。。more
Tom Gilson
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My first art book and really love the concept art for the ships。 And a good 'LEGO idea book' My first art book and really love the concept art for the ships。 And a good 'LEGO idea book' 。。。more
Thom
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Lavish art produced before the film， reminds me strongly of the late Ralph McQuarrie， whose art led directly to the first film。 Art is interspersed with explanations and thoughts， so this isn't just a picture book - though it is mostly a picture book。The evolution of K-2SO was good， and the original version of the final battle at Scarif was interesting to read about。 I have a strong desire to rewatch the movie， now that I've read this book。 Lavish art produced before the film， reminds me strongly of the late Ralph McQuarrie， whose art led directly to the first film。 Art is interspersed with explanations and thoughts， so this isn't just a picture book - though it is mostly a picture book。The evolution of K-2SO was good， and the original version of the final battle at Scarif was interesting to read about。 I have a strong desire to rewatch the movie， now that I've read this book。 。。。more
Hannah Rodriguez
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A nice look into the pre-production of one of my favorite movies。 Not a lot of art on the supporting characters （Bodhi， Cassian， etc） but still really good。
Chloë
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I absolutely adored Rogue One， it is probably my favourite Star Wars film。 So I was incredibly eager to read this to learn more about how the film was made， for film production is incredibly interesting but something I know very little about。The book moves through each location in the film， starting with Lah'Mu and ending on Scarif， exploring locations， characters and ship designs。 It was really interesting to see what the characters started out as and how they developed into the final character I absolutely adored Rogue One， it is probably my favourite Star Wars film。 So I was incredibly eager to read this to learn more about how the film was made， for film production is incredibly interesting but something I know very little about。The book moves through each location in the film， starting with Lah'Mu and ending on Scarif， exploring locations， characters and ship designs。 It was really interesting to see what the characters started out as and how they developed into the final characters that appeared on screen， for some of them changed quite a bit。 There were also comments from the team behind all of the wonderful art and design of the film running throughout the book， shedding light on how and why certain decision were made。 It was especially interesting to see that while developing the film， they asked themselves what they would want to see in a Star Wars film as fans of the franchise， which was a fascinating insight into how they worked。 They were able to find a balance between homage to previous films and creating something new。 And of course， the artwork was absolutely stunning。Although I really enjoyed this， I would have loved to see more of Cassian and how he evolved as a character， for he was one of my favourites in the film but he did not feature very much in this book。 The book also touched on Bor Gullet， which was probably the thing I disliked most about Rogue One， as it seemed a little unnecessary and the book did nothing to convince me of its importance to the plot。The Art Of Rogue One was overflowing with beautiful artwork and it provided a fascinating insight into the production of the film。 Now I am looking forward to reading more art of books in the future。Rating - 4/5★★★★There is also a link to this review on my blog here！ 。。。more
Nessa Luna [October Tune]
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This movie is amazing， this art book is amazing。 Ugh now I wanna rewatch the movie again， but I literally just did。。。 🤷🏻♀️
Casey Miller
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This was one of the best art books I've read。 I'm not even normally a huge Star Wars fan， but the concept art in this book was just incredible。 Strongly recommended for fans of Star Wars or any fans of concept art， fantasy， and science fiction。 This was one of the best art books I've read。 I'm not even normally a huge Star Wars fan， but the concept art in this book was just incredible。 Strongly recommended for fans of Star Wars or any fans of concept art， fantasy， and science fiction。 。。。more
Karen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It’s a wonderful book for fans of Star Wars: Rogue One， and fans of the Star Wars universe in general。 I greatly enjoyed reading about how the concept art and the writing of the story narrative and character arcs were so intertwined， where the art really drove the narrative。 It is an immersive read and probably will take a few more read through to fully understand and find all the little secrets hidden within the words， but in that， it is just like watching the movies itself。 My only gripe is th It’s a wonderful book for fans of Star Wars: Rogue One， and fans of the Star Wars universe in general。 I greatly enjoyed reading about how the concept art and the writing of the story narrative and character arcs were so intertwined， where the art really drove the narrative。 It is an immersive read and probably will take a few more read through to fully understand and find all the little secrets hidden within the words， but in that， it is just like watching the movies itself。 My only gripe is the lack of information on Cassian。 For a movie that is so character driven， there is not enough of the character development art for me to be extremely satisfied。 I am still happy nonetheless to learn about the creative process。 。。。more
Jessica （JT）
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These Art Of books are really dragging me in。 Too bad they are so expensive！ It's really interesting to see the early stages of concept art for ships， outfits， planets， and aliens。 If you liked Rogue One， you'll like this book。 These Art Of books are really dragging me in。 Too bad they are so expensive！ It's really interesting to see the early stages of concept art for ships， outfits， planets， and aliens。 If you liked Rogue One， you'll like this book。 。。。more
Miss Clark
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Originally， Jyn was to have a Jedi mother in hiding from the Empire with a young brother to protect。 Galen had essentially the same role。Jyn is a girl who's grown up in war and wants to find a way back home。 Gareth always wanted to get Jyn back home again; it starts with the home and ends with （a metaphorical） home。" - Erik Tiemens Doug Chiang p。 34 color palette I find it so interesting to see how the story develops and changes throughout the process。 How characters arcs leap from one place to a Originally， Jyn was to have a Jedi mother in hiding from the Empire with a young brother to protect。 Galen had essentially the same role。Jyn is a girl who's grown up in war and wants to find a way back home。 Gareth always wanted to get Jyn back home again; it starts with the home and ends with （a metaphorical） home。" - Erik Tiemens Doug Chiang p。 34 color palette I find it so interesting to see how the story develops and changes throughout the process。 How characters arcs leap from one place to another。 How designs can push the story in a new direction。 。。。more
Dennis Lynch
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A splendid collection of production art， most of which is as exciting and impressive as the film。
Tim Lapetino
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Excellent foray into the art and design of Rogue One。 More than just beauty shots， the chosen material really shows the stylistic and design evolution needed for the film to both speak to sophisticated， modern audiences while also fitting into the lexicon and timelines of the Star Wars films。 Kushins does a great job managing all these needs while still making it a compelling read。 He writes with one hand on the artist's tablet， and the other firmly grasping the director's helm。 Excellent foray into the art and design of Rogue One。 More than just beauty shots， the chosen material really shows the stylistic and design evolution needed for the film to both speak to sophisticated， modern audiences while also fitting into the lexicon and timelines of the Star Wars films。 Kushins does a great job managing all these needs while still making it a compelling read。 He writes with one hand on the artist's tablet， and the other firmly grasping the director's helm。 。。。more
Andrew
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Well another Star Wars film and another concept art book and yes I make not apology for it - ever since my brother came home with the coveted first edition artwork books from the first 3 films in the early 90s have I been hook on these books and film concept books in generalThe fact that Star Wars are the masters at merchandising really is unfair for these books as they have always been sumptuous books to read -however they have increased the quality now that it seems standard fair for a new fil Well another Star Wars film and another concept art book and yes I make not apology for it - ever since my brother came home with the coveted first edition artwork books from the first 3 films in the early 90s have I been hook on these books and film concept books in generalThe fact that Star Wars are the masters at merchandising really is unfair for these books as they have always been sumptuous books to read -however they have increased the quality now that it seems standard fair for a new film to issue its "art of" book。And rise to the challenge they have - the book is packed with artwork - both concept and production in such amazing detail the book isa lavish record of how the film was conceived and produced。 As always it contains a thousand possibilities you wish they had chosen and its at this point it hits you that even though Star Wars has been going for decades now there appears to be night end in sight of the stories they can tell。This book is a dream for any Star Wars fan - which I make not apology for and I cannot wait to see what else they add to the collection。 If you enjoyed the film you have to read this book。 。。。more
Steven Shinder
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This was a visually pleasing glimpse into the evolution of Rogue One's characters and settings。 There are even a couple of alien rebel character designs that I hope resurface in something else。 This was a visually pleasing glimpse into the evolution of Rogue One's characters and settings。 There are even a couple of alien rebel character designs that I hope resurface in something else。 。。。more
Nancy
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Similar to the Art of The Force Awakens book， there's an emphasis on the art department rather than on the costumes or creatures， though more of the latter are present here than in TFA。 The art is organized by location。 I loved what Doug Chiang wrote in the forward （introduction？） about the color palette and how it echoes Jyn's journey from darkness to light， uncertainty to clarity。 very neat。 Similar to the Art of The Force Awakens book， there's an emphasis on the art department rather than on the costumes or creatures， though more of the latter are present here than in TFA。 The art is organized by location。 I loved what Doug Chiang wrote in the forward （introduction？） about the color palette and how it echoes Jyn's journey from darkness to light， uncertainty to clarity。 very neat。 。。。more
Oscar
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