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Inside Black Mirror

Inside Black Mirror

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‘Black Mirror is hands down the most relevant program of our time， if for no other reason than how often it can make you wonder if we’re all living in an episode of it。’ – New York Times

What becomes of humanity when it’s fed into the jaws of a hungry new digital machine？ Discover the world of Black Mirror in this immersive， illustrated， oral history。

This first official book logs the entire Black Mirror journey， from its origins in creator Charlie Brooker’s mind to its current status as one of the biggest cult TV shows to emerge from the UK。 Alongside a collection of astonishing behind-the-scenes imagery and ephemera， Brooker and producer Annabel Jones will detail the creative genesis， inspiration and thought process behind each film for the first time， while key actors， directors and other creative talents relive their own involvement。

‘Brooker continues to solidify himself as one of the most creative writers in the medium。 Even when the unfair creep of expectations rears up， Black Mirror and Brooker deliver。’ – The Hollywood Reporter

‘Black Mirror: the future is already here， and it's terrifying’ - Telegraph

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Reviews

Jessica ，

Way more superficial than I expected it to be， but fairly interesting when it comes to breaking down their references and decisions behind the scenes。 Doesn’t cover the last season。

Emilia Osik ，

4。5Pięknie wydana， obowiązkowa pozycja dla fanów serialu。Super przed przeczytaniem każdego z rozdziałów odświeżyć sobie odcinki， o których mowa - w starciu z wywiadami twórców: scenarzystów， reżyserów， aktorów， scenografów， można wyciągnąć z tej - i tak genialnej - serii jeszcze więcej。Dużo interesujących ciekawostek， poznanie zamysłu scenarzystów czy producentów pozwala poznać inną interpretację poszczególnych wątków。Bardzo polecam！

Bartosz Majewski ，

A lot of background stories about creative process， film business， tv production and working as a creative team。

Natalia Lekki ，

4。5Ocena zarówno za serial jak i książkę。 Myślę że najlepiej tak poznawać ten świat: najpierw oglądając odcinek a potem czytając komentarz do niego。 Świetne i jeszcze raz świetne ❤️ ocena trochę obniżona ze względu na odcinki "Waldo" i "Twardogłowy" （nie trafiły do mnie jakoś）。 4。5Ocena zarówno za serial jak i książkę。 Myślę że najlepiej tak poznawać ten świat: najpierw oglądając odcinek a potem czytając komentarz do niego。 Świetne i jeszcze raz świetne ❤️ ocena trochę obniżona ze względu na odcinki "Waldo" i "Twardogłowy" （nie trafiły do mnie jakoś）。 。。。more

Sofia Isidora Díaz ，

Interesante y divertido。 Es un muy buen libro， explica bastante a fondo cada capítulo， aún así me hubiera gustado conocer más sobre los detrás de escenas。

Madeleine Hernandez-g ，

This was really fun to read！ The writers/producers talk about each episode （Seasons 1-4） and sometimes the actors talk about their experience behind the scenes。 It's fascinating to find out how the writers of the show came up with these amazing， often dark， ideas！ It made me want to watch the show all over again。My favorite episodes， and the ones that I would rewatch many times， are : Be Right Back， White Christmas， Playtest， Shut up and Dance， San Junipero， USS Callister， Arkangel， Crocodile， H This was really fun to read！ The writers/producers talk about each episode （Seasons 1-4） and sometimes the actors talk about their experience behind the scenes。 It's fascinating to find out how the writers of the show came up with these amazing， often dark， ideas！ It made me want to watch the show all over again。My favorite episodes， and the ones that I would rewatch many times， are : Be Right Back， White Christmas， Playtest， Shut up and Dance， San Junipero， USS Callister， Arkangel， Crocodile， Hang the DJ， and Black Museum。 。。。more

Daphnée ，

Vraiment intéressant ！ Ça m'a permis de mieux comprendre certains épisodes qui m'avaient moins marquée。 Vraiment intéressant ！ Ça m'a permis de mieux comprendre certains épisodes qui m'avaient moins marquée。 。。。more

Laura ，

Oczywiście nie przeczytałam całej książki， ponieważ były odcinki， których nie jestem w stanie przetrawić。 Ale świetnie mi się czytało o tych， które lubię！ Świetne kompendium wiedzy dla fanów Czarnego Lustra :）

Ricardo Sousa ，

This book takes us on a journey across each and every episode of Black Mirror seasons 1-4， combining a conversation by the key talent behind each episode （producers， director， actors， etc） with high quality imagery （concept art， production materials， episode shots， etc。）The book offers interesting insight into the creative process involved in each episode - which felt great not only on my personal favourites （San Junipero， The Entire History of You and Shut Up and Dance） but， to some extent， ac This book takes us on a journey across each and every episode of Black Mirror seasons 1-4， combining a conversation by the key talent behind each episode （producers， director， actors， etc） with high quality imagery （concept art， production materials， episode shots， etc。）The book offers interesting insight into the creative process involved in each episode - which felt great not only on my personal favourites （San Junipero， The Entire History of You and Shut Up and Dance） but， to some extent， across all episodes （including those which I only vaguely remembered - e。g。， Playtest， Waldo moment， Metal Head）Spoilers are fairly common throughout - but， in any case， this would always be a book only recommended for fans of the show！ 。。。more

Marta Komar ，

It’s hard to believe that the first episodes of Black Mirror were released ten years ago。 I was still studying then， Facebook just started to climb to the peak of popularity， and Instagram was just a beginner… It’s hard to recall what I was doing to kill free time because there weren’t so many social media then。 I didn’t read as much as now。 Maybe I was focused on analogue life？ I don’t know， I can’t remember。 And that's when Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones were starting to create their futuri It’s hard to believe that the first episodes of Black Mirror were released ten years ago。 I was still studying then， Facebook just started to climb to the peak of popularity， and Instagram was just a beginner… It’s hard to recall what I was doing to kill free time because there weren’t so many social media then。 I didn’t read as much as now。 Maybe I was focused on analogue life？ I don’t know， I can’t remember。 And that's when Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones were starting to create their futuristic， fascinating and dystopian ideas about changes and social dilemmas， that could be caused by advanced technology。 That was the time when they began to see in the future of the world and think about what could probably happen。 They were quite successful at this because some scenarios are （unfortunately） fulfilling now。I truly love their visions and the way they are talking about it， so after the first glance at this book， I knew that it’s a must-have for me and I really want to read it。 It’s just because I really miss their twisted imaginations。 The premiere of the very recent episode， Bandersnatch， was over two years ago， so in this situation， the book with reviews with the authors seemed to be a great idea。 I hoped that inside of it I’ll find a short reminder of every episode and I wasn’t disappointed。 The only one little sad thing is related to the fact that the book ends in the fourth season， so there weren't any texts about the last four episodes。 But it’s just nothing because there is still a lot of information about previous parts， and it’s a load of goodies！Important ideasThis book doesn’t have a plot。 It’s just the set of the interviews with Charlie Brooker， his right hand Annabel Jones and the rest of the series authors and actors from every episode。 It’s kind of a crowd because every part it’s the almost separate staff and the original story。In these interviews Brooker and Jones tell us about the backstage of the series: the beginning with Channel 4 and why this cooperation needed to end and they started filming with Netflix。 They often talk about their limited budget because of which they needed to be very flexible to make ends meet。 They claim that they were lucky to have great actors。 But it’s a part of a true only， because the series is simply great so everyone wanted to work on it。And the series is great because it’s about technology but also about the people。 The technology was only the catalyst for showing general problems， dilemmas and emotions: fear， helplessness， inertia， good intentions， bad intentions， jealousy， uncertainty， hate， betrayal， failure and many many more。 Every episode is a volcano of emotions。 There are also many technical things here about shot actions and details that are doing the job。 For example they explain how they designed graphic projects for buildings and places， or usability and the user interface of gadgets that were used by the characters。 Authors did the best to use all the reasons why we are in love with technological toys， we want to have them and use them。 They made an effort to show all details。They were also experimenting with the music and incorporated into it the particular sounds like this signature sound for new messages or this specific sound for interference in your headphones caused by the mobile call。 I haven’t noticed most of it at all while watching the series for the first time。 I need to watch it again！The genius of the chaosBrooker and Jones talk a lot also about the coordination of the work， that wasn’t， to say the least， very well-organized。 It happened sometimes that the ending of the episode was changed while filming or even the work on the scenes started without a full scenario。 So now， when I know， from what chaos the series was created， a lot more I appreciate the eventual effect。 Especially that the authors told many times that they couldn’t afford this and that。 Despite dollars from Netflix， their budgets were still limited。So， how to make a movie and create interesting characters and plots to attract people？ This book is all about it。 It’s interesting too that Brooker shows himself as a total pessimist， who always is thinking that his success was partly gained by chance。 But Jones has the opposite attitude， she moderates his rough behavior。All the stories from Brooke and Jones show that every moment in our life， every experience， even the smallest and dumbest， could inspire new， great ideas。 For example， it could be the device from Legoland， that for an additional fee is telling you where there aren’t queues to amusements or device from the toilet where you can tell how pleased you are （because the toilet was clean or wasn’t clean enough）， that inspired Brooker to create a user interface for the teddy bear from the Black Museum episode。Some drawbacksOne of the very few things that were interfering in this book that was this sweet， exaggerated tone - puff pieces from each other。 I didn’t know also that they were sitting together or those are separate interviews， and only Brooker and Jones are in the same place and comment on others。 It’s hard to say because sometimes their parts are ragged and sometimes smooth。 Maybe it’s because of my Polish translation？ I regret a bit that I haven’t read the English version， but it doesn’t matter， to be frank， because this book is still full of interesting information and it has also summaries all episodes， and this was the most important for me。And there is something more in this book that I really appreciate - indexes。 In the Black Mirror Behind the scene， there are two indexes - alphabetical index of inspirations and the list of the names， so you can check where the authors say about budgets for example。 WOW。 Great work。 Great series。 Great people。 They have totally f*cked minds。 I love it。 。。。more

Hazel ，

for another book about film/tv this was not a chore to read。 the interviews which could not have happened all at once SURELY all flowed really well。 my new standard for interview books even if i don't fuck with black mirror scripts like。。。。60% of the time for another book about film/tv this was not a chore to read。 the interviews which could not have happened all at once SURELY all flowed really well。 my new standard for interview books even if i don't fuck with black mirror scripts like。。。。60% of the time 。。。more

Yoanne ，

To było coś niezwykłego， powrót do każdego intrygującego odcinka i poznanie jego genezy oraz znaczenia。 Wyjątkowa książka tak jak serial warte polecenia。

Lily Stone ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A must-read for black mirror fans ！ I’ve been a huge fan since S1E1 and have been re-watching the show for MANY times this book mainly just dialogues between the black mirror team so you’d know the little fun facts about the show behind the scenes。 And the design of the book is absolutely amazing ， I bought the Chinese version - hard cover ， coloured pages and these little details make this book a must-have on my shelf。

Robert ，

Basically an interview book for Seasons 1-4。 Doesn't include Season 5 in it， which is a little disappointing given it came out about a year before。 I figured they'd have updated the eBook copy with Season 5。Oh well。 If you're interested in some of the behind-the-scenes work and them talking about the show with the writers and actors， it's worth checking out。 Basically an interview book for Seasons 1-4。 Doesn't include Season 5 in it， which is a little disappointing given it came out about a year before。 I figured they'd have updated the eBook copy with Season 5。Oh well。 If you're interested in some of the behind-the-scenes work and them talking about the show with the writers and actors， it's worth checking out。 。。。more

Mark ，

The slow pace of reading this book reflects the fact that I was reading this after each episode of the series on catch up。 A really enjoyable read as the creators and actors provide a “directors commentary” on each episode。

Buddha ，

Perfect for aspiring screenwriters。

Jayla ，

I had honestly forgotten just how much I love Black Mirror--reading the creative process gave me a new appreciation for the series （and an excuse to rewatch my favorite episodes） and I liked all the little tidbits about different episodes， like the meaning behind the episode title "Crocodile。" Fingers crossed another edition is released because I'd love to read about the latest season。 I had honestly forgotten just how much I love Black Mirror--reading the creative process gave me a new appreciation for the series （and an excuse to rewatch my favorite episodes） and I liked all the little tidbits about different episodes， like the meaning behind the episode title "Crocodile。" Fingers crossed another edition is released because I'd love to read about the latest season。 。。。more

Kadzia Osuch ，

„Czarne lustro” （oryg。 Black Mirror） to pięciosezonowy serial stworzony przez Charliego Brookera oraz Annabel Jones， opowiadający o nowoczesnej technologii， skutkach jej nadużywania oraz możliwych scenariuszach przyszłości。 Dwa pierwsze sezony zostały wyprodukowane przez brytyjski kanał Channel 4， jednak serial międzynarodową sławę zyskał w momencie， gdy ukazał się na Netfliksie， dzięki któremu powstały kolejne trzy sezony。Czarne lustro po drugiej stronie” to album – wywiad rzeka， w Wielkiej Bry „Czarne lustro” （oryg。 Black Mirror） to pięciosezonowy serial stworzony przez Charliego Brookera oraz Annabel Jones， opowiadający o nowoczesnej technologii， skutkach jej nadużywania oraz możliwych scenariuszach przyszłości。 Dwa pierwsze sezony zostały wyprodukowane przez brytyjski kanał Channel 4， jednak serial międzynarodową sławę zyskał w momencie， gdy ukazał się na Netfliksie， dzięki któremu powstały kolejne trzy sezony。Czarne lustro po drugiej stronie” to album – wywiad rzeka， w Wielkiej Brytanii wydany w roku 2018， przez co zostają opisane w nim cztery pierwsze sezony。 Premiera piątej serii nastąpiła bowiem w czerwcu 2019 roku。 Nie umniejsza to jednak wartości tej pozycji。 Publikację podzielono na cztery rozdziały， w których omawiane są poszczególne odcinki każdego sezonu。 Została spisana w formie wywiadu z twórcami „Czarnego lustra”， wykonawcami， aktorami， scenografami， a nawet kompozytorami ścieżki dźwiękowej。 Rozmowy poprowadzono w luźny， naturalny sposób， z włączeniem zabawnych anegdot。 Charlie Brooker i Annabel Jones wypowiadają się na temat powstawania wszystkich epizodów， szukania pomysłów na kolejne historie， wspominają też o trudnościach związanych z kręceniem odcinka w określonym， narzuconym przez stację czasie， opinii publicznej i niepewności dotyczącej przyszłości serialu。W mediach głośnym echem odbiło się przejęcie produkcji przez Netflix。 Pojawiły się krytyczne głosy， że odcinki zostały złagodzone i zabrakło klimatu odczuwalnego w pierwszych dwóch sezonach。 Twórcy odnoszą się również do tej kwestii， nie tyle tłumacząc się， co wyjaśniając widzom powody tej decyzji， która koniec końców dała im pewną swobodę w tworzeniu kolejnych serii。W książce nie brakuje także anegdot związanych z przyjęciem przez opinię publiczną odcinka ze świnią （„Hymn państwowy”， sezon 1） i zabawnego nawiązania do późniejszego skandalu z premierem Wielkiej Brytanii Davidem Cameronem w roli głównej。 Przybliżono także realizację nagrodzonego nagrodą Emmy epizodu „San Junipero” oraz emocje towarzyszące osobom odpowiedzialnym za serial przy kolejnych nominacjach。 We fragmencie dotyczącym „Czarnego Muzeum” czytelnik może dowiedzieć się o wszystkich Easter Eggach* nawiązujących do całej produkcji， a ukrytych w tym odcinku。W albumie znajduje się także sporo fotografii z planów zdjęciowych， projektów kostiumów i dodatkowych grafik na pierwszy rzut oka niedostrzegalnych elementów。 Dzieło zostało wydane w dużym formacie， w twardej oprawie， z klimatycznymi czarnymi wstawkami w środku。 Pomimo pojawienia się kilku literówek jest to solidna publikacja nadająca się również na prezent。„Czarne lustro po drugiej stronie” to duża gratka dla fanów serialu， którzy jeszcze raz mogą przypomnieć sobie emocje towarzyszące przy każdym odcinku。 Niemałą frajdę sprawia także odkrywanie tych historii razem z albumem i po obejrzeniu danego epizodu przeczytanie odpowiadającego mu fragmentu。 Żałuję， że zabrakło odniesienia do interaktywnego filmu Bandersnatch， niejako będącego przełomem w połączeniu gry z serialem， jednak data premiery rozminęła się z datą wydania publikacji。 Pozostaje nadzieja， że twórcy nie poprzestaną na pięciu sezonach i uzbierają materiał na drugą część książki。*Easter egg （dosł。 z ang。 „jajko wielkanocne”） – ukryte przed użytkownikiem treści w interaktywnych produktach cyfrowych （gry， aplikacje， filmy） lub jawne nawiązanie do innej treści， ale w oczywisty sposób niepasujące do treści/fabuły produktu （często łamanie czwartej ściany）。 Mają najczęściej akcent humorystyczny lub nawiązują do innego znanego produktu （gry/filmu/postaci/książki itd。）。 – źródło Wikipedia。orgRecenzja napisana dla portalu: http://szuflada。net/czarne-lustro-po-。。。 。。。more

Zola ，

If you are a fan of the series Black Mirror， you should definitely read this book！ Charlie Brooker sounds like a brilliant man and hearing how each episode was made is fascinating。

Sarospice ，

BLACK MIRROR is the twilight zone of this generation， at least the first four seasons。。。 Mercifully， this book stops there。 It's a bit of a slap on the back AREN'T WE CLEVER and not much more behind the scenes which would have been nice - but if you've been through the series， it will make you want to do a rewatch。 BLACK MIRROR is the twilight zone of this generation， at least the first four seasons。。。 Mercifully， this book stops there。 It's a bit of a slap on the back AREN'T WE CLEVER and not much more behind the scenes which would have been nice - but if you've been through the series， it will make you want to do a rewatch。 。。。more

LaRonda （Flying Paperbacks） ，

Don’t really know how to write a review on this， all I have to say is it really made me appreciate the episodes I wasn’t a fan of and for the episodes I proclaimed a favorite。

Oscar ，

Superb。 A real sense of the writing team of Charlie and Annabel with great details for each episode。 I’ve only taken this long to finish it because I love the show oh so dearly。

Tankboy ，

It's cool to hear the stories behind the stories， and while this book doesn't really reveal anything surprising， it's a nice companion piece to the first 4 seasons。 It's cool to hear the stories behind the stories， and while this book doesn't really reveal anything surprising， it's a nice companion piece to the first 4 seasons。 。。。more

Rodney Marshall ，

If you loved the TV series then this book offers a brilliant insight into the creative process behind it。

Joey ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Super cool insights into each ep！！Fave tidbit: The monkey doll with the smiley and sad buttons was inspired by Singapore’s freaking airport toilets rating system hahahahahaha Charlie Brooker thought that was freaking dystopic because it was a freaking toilet 😂

Riann ，

I loved this immersive look at seasons 1 to 4 of Black Mirror。 Learning all that goes into making a season of Black Mirror made me appreciate the series even more。

ryan ，

great book for fans of the show/production

AURORA ，

Here is the reason to watch our favorite series， once again - now paying more attentions to technical details of the production: the cast， the soundtrack， the costumes， the colorscheme etc。 I expected more insights into concept， more clues where does Charlie Brooker pick up his genius ideas， but I am such a fan of Black Mirror， that - in any case - this was such an enjoyment to read those behind-the-scene stories。

Diana Ramos ，

If you want to know more about the series， this book is for you。 It won't cover Bandersnatch and the 5th season。 （Maybe they will do a second volume eventually ？） If you want to know more about the series， this book is for you。 It won't cover Bandersnatch and the 5th season。 （Maybe they will do a second volume eventually ？） 。。。more

Juanjo ，

Inside Black Mirror gives a detailed review to the production and the meaning of each episode of the show。 It is narrated as an interview with Charlie rooker an Annabel Jones， and part of the production cast & crew of the corresponding episode。 Black Mirror is a show in which every episode has many layers， so is interesting to read about each one of them directly from the minds behind the show。 It shows， in most of the episodes， when did Brooker found the inspiration to develop the history， and Inside Black Mirror gives a detailed review to the production and the meaning of each episode of the show。 It is narrated as an interview with Charlie rooker an Annabel Jones， and part of the production cast & crew of the corresponding episode。 Black Mirror is a show in which every episode has many layers， so is interesting to read about each one of them directly from the minds behind the show。 It shows， in most of the episodes， when did Brooker found the inspiration to develop the history， and how it was mutating into the final version。 They also mention for most episodes， the other works that serve as an inspiration。 The reading it's very enjoyable， and it is a very good exercise to watch the episode at the same time that you're reading the corresponding chapter。 Also， Charlie has a very particular sense of humor， which makes every review very funny。 。。。more

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Inside Black Mirror&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Inside Black Mirror&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0