The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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Summary
The official behind-the-scenes concept， production， and post-production art for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker。 Go inside the creative process behind the most anticipated film of the century。 The latest trilogy in the Star Wars film series brings the Skywalker Saga to a close and The Art of The Rise of Skywalker will take readers into the creative process behind visualizing the epic worlds， creatures， characters， costumes， weapons and vehicles of the landmark conclusion more than 40 years in the making。
Reviews
brianna
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aesthetically nice like the movie。 there was some jj shade or maybe that was just me reading into it like so。 the D-O page were very nice concepts
Julie
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If you're a fan of Star Wars， the 'Art of' books are really fun to read。 You get to see how the concepts and look of the film are created and come to life， and you get some insider knowledge about ideas that were discarded or scenes that were deleted。 The creativity and thoughtfulness that goes into everything from background characters to Star Destroyers is pretty amazing， and it's interesting to see how concepts are tweaked over time to become the final versions we know and love。 My only compl If you're a fan of Star Wars， the 'Art of' books are really fun to read。 You get to see how the concepts and look of the film are created and come to life， and you get some insider knowledge about ideas that were discarded or scenes that were deleted。 The creativity and thoughtfulness that goes into everything from background characters to Star Destroyers is pretty amazing， and it's interesting to see how concepts are tweaked over time to become the final versions we know and love。 My only complaint about this book is it's obvious they were trying to avoid revealing spoilers for the movie。 There's nothing about Palpatine or the big fight scene。 The same approach was taken for the 'Art of' book for The Last Jedi， and there's actually a chapter in this book with spoiler content that didn't make it into The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi。 I wish they had taken a more comprehensive approach for this book， especially since it's the last movie in the trilogy and there likely won't be another book coming soon。 。。。more
Einar Jensen
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I loved The Rise of Skywalker。 Many Star Wars “fans” didn’t， but I loved it。 After reading Phil Szostak’s The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker， I’m struck by how different the movie we all watched is from the movie’s initial plan。 Worlds are different， supporting characters are different。 When executed correctly， these “Art of” books are fantastic behind-the-scenes resources into the visual storytelling of movies。 Szostak adds comments from directors， writers， artists， and other filmmaker I loved The Rise of Skywalker。 Many Star Wars “fans” didn’t， but I loved it。 After reading Phil Szostak’s The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker， I’m struck by how different the movie we all watched is from the movie’s initial plan。 Worlds are different， supporting characters are different。 When executed correctly， these “Art of” books are fantastic behind-the-scenes resources into the visual storytelling of movies。 Szostak adds comments from directors， writers， artists， and other filmmakers about the film’s development。 The book is an amazing collection of art that inspired what was manifest in the eventual movie as sets， costumes， props， and storylines。 It’s time to watch the film again to see what editors kept and what I may have missed previously。 。。。more
BriannaInkheart
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Beautiful art and I love to see the different parts coming together。 Only thing I missed were some scenes which you couldn't find anything about in the book。 Beautiful art and I love to see the different parts coming together。 Only thing I missed were some scenes which you couldn't find anything about in the book。 。。。more
Lórelay
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Ha sido toda una experiencia。 Hasta que no lees este libro no eres consciente del duro trabajo que hay detrás de una superproducción como esta。 Los conceptos de arte son una pasada y en general los que finalmente terminaron eligiendo para la película me parecen los acertados。 Hubieron cosas que se quedaron fuera que me parecía interesantes， como las escenas bajo el agua， pero no se puede tener todo。 Sin duda merece mucho la pena comprarlo 🤩
Travis
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It was neat that the book gave a lot of insight to concepts that were abandoned early on or cut from the film as concept art is part of the earliest phases of film production。 I'm a little disappointed because I know there were pieces deliberately held back from this book that will appear in the inevitable future releases/editions It was neat that the book gave a lot of insight to concepts that were abandoned early on or cut from the film as concept art is part of the earliest phases of film production。 I'm a little disappointed because I know there were pieces deliberately held back from this book that will appear in the inevitable future releases/editions 。。。more
Thomas Terence
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Phil Szostak is a great chronicler on how the Star Wars movies are made。 What a useful tool for future filmmakers。
Grant
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A fascinating and beautiful study of the creative process that brought Episode IX to life。
PottWab Regional Library
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Greg Allbee
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Amazing concept art。 Really interesting to see the ways the design and plot developed during the course of making the movie。
Sam Vadasy
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All of the “Art of” books are fascinating because it contains ideas for the movies and what parts of scenes that could have been in the final cuts。 They give me different perspectives make me want to rewatch them all。
Miss Clark
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3。5 starsThe artwork wasn't as impressive or interesting as the preceding volumes， on the whole。 The commentary and interviews with the writers， producers， artists， and crew was interesting and definitely illuminating in explaining how they delivered the final product。 3。5 starsThe artwork wasn't as impressive or interesting as the preceding volumes， on the whole。 The commentary and interviews with the writers， producers， artists， and crew was interesting and definitely illuminating in explaining how they delivered the final product。 。。。more
Jessi
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I gathered from the book that shooting and script writing was just as chaotic as I suspected， which is so sad。 You have to hope that some of that is just twitter overreacting （yes， the movie was a mess， but at the same time， it is so unlike SW to be that hectic， I think。） Phil is such a fun writer， though。 I really enjoy following him on twitter and highly recommend it。 He has such great insights and insider info， and shares some really fun history as well！ As for this book， I didn't really care I gathered from the book that shooting and script writing was just as chaotic as I suspected， which is so sad。 You have to hope that some of that is just twitter overreacting （yes， the movie was a mess， but at the same time， it is so unlike SW to be that hectic， I think。） Phil is such a fun writer， though。 I really enjoy following him on twitter and highly recommend it。 He has such great insights and insider info， and shares some really fun history as well！ As for this book， I didn't really care for it as much as some of the others。 Maybe because everything felt so disjointed。 And that has more to do with the property itself than the writers。 I don't know。 I don't want to get into any gatekeeping here- I really hate that- but there are some people who love Star Wars because it's Star Wars and there are some people who love Star Wars because they think it's fun or because of its place in cinematic history。 I think Star Wars makes the most sense when its stories are told by people who love it just for being Star Wars。 They want to explore more untold stories; they bring up old themes without completely rehashing storylines; they understand the mythology and handle it so carefully， and take such care in writing it that， well it fits。 Many times during my multiple viewings of TROS， I squinted at the screen， wondering what some people were thinking。 It was fun and had some interesting stuff， but it was all over the place。 And this book is art （cool looking art） and paragraphs that just sort of cement that for me。 Which left me feeling frustrated and a little empty。 Other Art of books make me feel more connected to the story， and this one just made me feel "huh， well that would have been cool， probably。" Or "oh， wow， they made that decision uncomfortably last minute。"I feel pretty confident that no one at Lucasfilm reads these things， but if they did， you are loved and I hope the experiences of the last few years with the fandom haven't scared you away from this work that you so obviously love。 I really do hope it gets better。 I still love Star Wars and so many other people do， too， even if some stories here and there make me sad or confused。 :） 。。。more
Andrew
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The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker， by Phil Szostak， is a collection of concept art made for the new Star Wars film。 This film was a huge disappointment for me as a fan of the series as a whole。 The concepts， however， are quite good。 The fandom behind Star Wars can generate some amazing lore and visuals， and this book proves the norm。 Some surface level enjoyment of this one as a quick read， but with the disappointing aspects of the new film， it was not wholly enjoyable as the vision of The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker， by Phil Szostak， is a collection of concept art made for the new Star Wars film。 This film was a huge disappointment for me as a fan of the series as a whole。 The concepts， however， are quite good。 The fandom behind Star Wars can generate some amazing lore and visuals， and this book proves the norm。 Some surface level enjoyment of this one as a quick read， but with the disappointing aspects of the new film， it was not wholly enjoyable as the vision of the creators seems repressed。 。。。more
Kelly K
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In order to avoid spoilers， the recent "Art of Star Wars" books have had bits of the previous movie put into the next movies book which is fuckin' stupid。 Why would you read the "Art of。。" book I've you've yet to see the movie？ So this book still didn't have scenes from TLJ in it that I wanted to see the art of AND it omitted a lot of what actually was in TROS。 In order to avoid spoilers， the recent "Art of Star Wars" books have had bits of the previous movie put into the next movies book which is fuckin' stupid。 Why would you read the "Art of。。" book I've you've yet to see the movie？ So this book still didn't have scenes from TLJ in it that I wanted to see the art of AND it omitted a lot of what actually was in TROS。 。。。more
Nicholas
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Fantastic artwork。
kerrycat
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"The more you say 'a long time ago in a galaxy far， far away 。 。 。 ' the more I think， like Luke says， 'every word of what you just said is wrong。' Star Wars is close， close， close， right now。" Rick Carter is the owner of this last quote in the text of this TROS concept art collection， and he is so damn right - this is also a case for reading the text instead of flipping through the pages to look at the photos， which would be a crying shame for any SW fan to do in light of all the anecdotes as w "The more you say 'a long time ago in a galaxy far， far away 。 。 。 ' the more I think， like Luke says， 'every word of what you just said is wrong。' Star Wars is close， close， close， right now。" Rick Carter is the owner of this last quote in the text of this TROS concept art collection， and he is so damn right - this is also a case for reading the text instead of flipping through the pages to look at the photos， which would be a crying shame for any SW fan to do in light of all the anecdotes as well as production details。 The real gems here are the connections all of these designs have to other SW films （which are pointed out）， a creation practice that contributes heavily to the visual and emotional continuity that is distinctly SW。 。。。more
Cynthia
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The artwork by all the artist who came up with site locations， costume and creature ideas， and drew out storyboards is phenomenal！ The imagination is boundless！It was great to receive a timeline of events for idea generation， to when what scenes were filmed， and then the editing process。 And to realize that Solo: A Star Wars Story had yet been finalized before work on The Rise of Skywalker was being thought and brought into existence。 As well as， learning when John Favreau and Dave Filoni pitche The artwork by all the artist who came up with site locations， costume and creature ideas， and drew out storyboards is phenomenal！ The imagination is boundless！It was great to receive a timeline of events for idea generation， to when what scenes were filmed， and then the editing process。 And to realize that Solo: A Star Wars Story had yet been finalized before work on The Rise of Skywalker was being thought and brought into existence。 As well as， learning when John Favreau and Dave Filoni pitched their idea for The Mandalorian show。There were many who put a lot of effort into bringing the ninth movie to fruition！ 。。。more
Alexander Pyles
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Solid book。 While it feels like there is certainly a direction that concept art went with a supposed "oracle" going on and what TROS ended up going， it was still pleasing to see all the work that went into these pages。I think this next to TFA artbook might be my favorite， just for the sheer vision that's in the art， although this one does have some of the most compelling scenes from TLJ， because they couldn't spoil the movie through the last artbook's publication。 Either way， I really enjoyed th Solid book。 While it feels like there is certainly a direction that concept art went with a supposed "oracle" going on and what TROS ended up going， it was still pleasing to see all the work that went into these pages。I think this next to TFA artbook might be my favorite， just for the sheer vision that's in the art， although this one does have some of the most compelling scenes from TLJ， because they couldn't spoil the movie through the last artbook's publication。 Either way， I really enjoyed the art here。 。。。more
Julie
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Another lovely art book。 I really loved the cinematography and costumes and general design of this movie and it's always fascinating to see the evolution of those designs。 Another lovely art book。 I really loved the cinematography and costumes and general design of this movie and it's always fascinating to see the evolution of those designs。 。。。more
C
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A collection of concept art （sketches and computer models） from The Rise of Skywalker， 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， but not as much as some other Art of Star Wars books， unfortunately。 There are many great art pieces， but not much text。I was surprised that there was no concept art of （view spoiler）[Palpatine （hide spoiler）]。An incredible amoun A collection of concept art （sketches and computer models） from The Rise of Skywalker， 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， but not as much as some other Art of Star Wars books， unfortunately。 There are many great art pieces， but not much text。I was surprised that there was no concept art of （view spoiler）[Palpatine （hide spoiler）]。An incredible amount of the art was unused because so many changes were made to the story。 It's clear they made up much of the story as they went。I was surprised by the number of practical （physical） aliens and settings; I assumed almost all would be CGI。Notes（view spoiler）[About wayfinder: "We're not saying it's a holocron， but it has the language of one。 It's in the same family and it's holding information。"After Return of the Jedi， Leia worked hard to rebuild Republic， but was discredited when it was revealed that she was Vader's daughter。In one version of the story， Kylo was going to go "to a desolate， ash-covered Coruscant， the once-bustling city now overrun by giant wolves" and go to the deepest levels of "the abandoned Jedi Temple。"（hide spoiler）] 。。。more
John DiLillo
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always a great sign that your production went smoothly when the making-of book literally doesn’t mention the main villain of the movie once
Scott MacBurnie
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If you can separate the art from the film， this book - like all of the other "Art" volumes dedicated to individual "Star Wars" films， abounds with impressive creativity。 As is almost always the case， the blind alleys that the design peeks into are sometimes as compelling， or more compelling， than what makes it to the screen。 The sequel trilogy has been， of course， somewhat divisive and the book mostly shies well clear of any particular insight or introspection upon what has worked， and what has If you can separate the art from the film， this book - like all of the other "Art" volumes dedicated to individual "Star Wars" films， abounds with impressive creativity。 As is almost always the case， the blind alleys that the design peeks into are sometimes as compelling， or more compelling， than what makes it to the screen。 The sequel trilogy has been， of course， somewhat divisive and the book mostly shies well clear of any particular insight or introspection upon what has worked， and what has not。Rightfully so， in all probability - the book is a celebration of the visual artists who have poured themselves into the film， and not a postmortem on its （relative） success or failure。 The array of artwork that has been chosen here is good， the imagery is sharp and the layout is easy to absorb。 If you are squarely opposed to the film， you will likely come away in much the same frame of mind， but if you just want to soak in a bit of creative visual exploration of the cinematic world， this is an effective volume - even if it does withhold some of the （supposed？） spoilers with regard to the return of Palpatine， and the world of Exegol。 。。。more
Jason Tiearney
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This is the least engaging of all of the Art series and reflects a rushed feeling that permeates the whole production of the movie。 There are still some great pieces featured and it is worth a look through， but overall this volume was a bit disappointing。
Snowleesi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Better than “The Last Jedi” version， but still lacking the artwork for the final confrontation of Ray and Ben versus Palpatine， as well as final scenes on Tatooine。
Chris
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Beautiful concept art from the movie。 While this book was just as nice and insightful as the previous "Art of。。。" books， one disappointing part of this book is that despite its release being delayed until several months after the movie， there is no concept art for the Sith temple or for the return of Palpatine。 Beautiful concept art from the movie。 While this book was just as nice and insightful as the previous "Art of。。。" books， one disappointing part of this book is that despite its release being delayed until several months after the movie， there is no concept art for the Sith temple or for the return of Palpatine。 。。。more
Neil R。 Coulter
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I love "Art of。。。" movie books， and I've generally felt more enthusiastic about the behind-the-scenes aspects of the Star Wars sequel trilogy than about the actual films themselves。 So I looked forward to seeing the concept art for The Rise of Skywalker—a film I liked quite a lot the first time I watched it， but less and less with each subsequent viewing。The book opens with some concept artwork that was held back from The Art of The Last Jedi。 This seems to indicate that Lucasfilm and the publis I love "Art of。。。" movie books， and I've generally felt more enthusiastic about the behind-the-scenes aspects of the Star Wars sequel trilogy than about the actual films themselves。 So I looked forward to seeing the concept art for The Rise of Skywalker—a film I liked quite a lot the first time I watched it， but less and less with each subsequent viewing。The book opens with some concept artwork that was held back from The Art of The Last Jedi。 This seems to indicate that Lucasfilm and the publishers realize that it's better to publish a book like this a few months after the film's release， so they don't have to withhold potential spoilers。 But then this book doesn't say anything about the Emperor， even though that was no spoiler by the time of the book's release， so I guess the lesson hasn't been learned after all。 Why publish a book that's deliberately incomplete？I enjoyed looking at the fantastic creativity of the art and design team， evident throughout this book。 But there are a couple of things that made me sad about this one。 First is that I really think it's time for Star Wars to become something different。 I love Ralph McQuarrie—absolutely one of my favorite artists—but I don't think every new design for every Star Wars movie has to be justified by pointing out that it's something you can see in the background of one of his concept pieces for the original Star Wars。 Let's move on， seek out new life， new civilizations， and so on。The other sadness that permeates the pages of the book is the obvious fact that the filmmakers had no idea what they were doing with this story。 As I read about the movie's development， I sense that there is no real story that needs to be told， yet the filmmakers feel the full weight of this needing to be the conclusion to a nine-film series （which I don't think it needs to be at all; there's nothing about the original trilogy that requires anything in the sequel trilogy）。 Just a few months before filming began， co-writer Chris Terrio said，There's a new script every morning。 But we just keep going at it and going at it， loosely thinking that it's not good enough。 It's never good enough。 Luckily， the production team is so good that they can shift and adjust。 We're course-correcting as we go—we're trying things， and some things don't work and some things aren't ambitious enough。 Some things are overly ambitious。 Some things are too dense。 Some things are too simple。 Some things are too nostalgic。 Some things are too out-of-left-field。 We're finding our balance （201）。Sigh。 That quote really sums up all my frustrations with the sequel trilogy。 Reading this book， I feel like the movie was created by J。 J。 Abrams thinking up 20 things he'd love to see in a Star Wars movie， and then narrowing that list down and figuring out how to make a story that does those things。 Because of this， even the artwork （which is often very beautiful） gives me a kind of "Who cares？" feeling。This is an up-and-down review of the book， I know。 :） That's how a lot of us feel about SW these days。 。。。more
Andrew
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And so comes to the end （for the time being） the collecting of the artwork books from the Starwars films （it only now leaves the TV series till of course Disney needs more money and decides to go for a reboot or two）。This book has followed the trend I have seen with a number of other Rise OF Skywalker books - it has lost of little bit of its focus - the content and layout does not quite feel the same as how the other "art of。。" books have been before - something I have noticed elsewhere as well。 And so comes to the end （for the time being） the collecting of the artwork books from the Starwars films （it only now leaves the TV series till of course Disney needs more money and decides to go for a reboot or two）。This book has followed the trend I have seen with a number of other Rise OF Skywalker books - it has lost of little bit of its focus - the content and layout does not quite feel the same as how the other "art of。。" books have been before - something I have noticed elsewhere as well。Now I am not sure if this indicative of the fact that the whole film has lost some of its direction （I rather enjoyed it but reading some of the comments I fell like I am in the minority） and the supporting material sort of reflects that。 I would however disagree about the direction - if anything I think that the concept material captured in this book is even more interesting since it is less about what was in the film but more about what came about because of it - there are many scenes for example that never appeared in the film altogether。 So I have to say I have mixed feelings about this book - its a showcase for some amazingly talented people Doug Chiang will always have my admiration from Robota let alone his other amazing creations but at the same time do I think this is a fitting end to the saga - I am not sure - then again i am not sure what a fitting end would even be！ 。。。more
C
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Let's just say that Rise of Skywalker is not my favorite Star Wars film and leave it at that。The biggest pro here is that it is Star Wars concept art which definitely makes it worth a look no matter what。The biggest con is there are several could-have-beens that are oh so much better than what we got。 It often feels like a checklist of bad choices to me。As is the case with all of the art books in the age of Disney Star Wars， there is very little real behind the scenes info （Why ignore all of the Let's just say that Rise of Skywalker is not my favorite Star Wars film and leave it at that。The biggest pro here is that it is Star Wars concept art which definitely makes it worth a look no matter what。The biggest con is there are several could-have-beens that are oh so much better than what we got。 It often feels like a checklist of bad choices to me。As is the case with all of the art books in the age of Disney Star Wars， there is very little real behind the scenes info （Why ignore all of the amazing concept art for Trevorrow's version of the film that has been leaking lately？） and that is disappointing in comparison to the openness of the old Lucasfilm （the prequel making and art of books are freaking fantastic regardless of how one might view the films。。。）。It is what it is， and my dislike of TROS aside， Star Wars art is always fun to look at。 。。。more
Sarah
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