Sleepy Hollow: Creating Heroes, Demons and Monsters
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Graphic Design
Sleepy Hollow: Creating Heroes, Demons and Monsters Details
Review "A wonderful companion and interesting perspective on the mythology of the series and its characters." - Mugglenet“So beautifully photographed and laid out that it’s a treat to browse through multiple times.” - Project Fandom"My favorite part is the ‘Look Closer’ boxes that give specific details about various FX processes and filming tidbits throughout” - City of Films"The attention to detail and quality of the material suggests that the authors really connected with the show, as well as its cast and crew, allowing them to cover every aspect extensively and give a seriously in-depth look at the world of ‘Sleepy Hollow’." - Nerdspan"Pick-up this incredible and detailed behind-the-scenes book." - Retrenders"Sleepy Hollow: Creating Heroes, Demons and Monsters is a great gift idea for fans of Sleepy Hollow or aspiring makeup artists and cosplayers in your home." - Gamers Sphere Read more About the Author TARA BENNETT is a New York Times Bestselling author and entertainment journalist. As an author or co-author, she's written more than 20 official movie and TV companion books including Sons of Anarchy: The Official Collector's Edition, Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show, Fringe: September's Notebook (an Amazon Best Book of 2013), Lost Encyclopedia, The Art of Ice Age, and many more. Tara is also a contributing writer for SCI FI Magazine, Total Film, Blastr.com, and is a U.S. editor for SFX Magazine. She is also an adjunct TV writing professor at Rowan University.PAUL TERRY is a bestselling author and award-winning music artist. He has written/edited official publications for the Bad Robot TV shows Alias, Lost, and Fringe, as well as for The Blacklist, LEGO, DreamWorks, Stars Wars, The Simpsons, Futurama, and Sleepy Hollow. Paul is also the author of the Top 10 book franchise. When he's not writing books, Paul writes music. His film scores include Emily (starring Oscar-nominee Felicity Jones and Emmy-winner Christopher Eccleston) and the highly acclaimed chiller Care. Under his solo moniker of Cellarscape, his records include the award-winning album The Act Of Letting Go. Read more
Reviews
I managed to finish reading this in one sitting and it's quite an enjoyable read.This is more of a visual companion rather than an artbook, and it's a nice companion to the TV series Sleepy Hollow authored by Tara Bennett and Paul Terry.The 176-page paperback focuses on the characters, monsters and locations, making a total of 48 chapters. It's not an episodic guide although of course it makes references to the episodes where the characters and monsters appear.Highlight of the book is the insightful and interesting commentary that talks about the filming process, actors, the making of the costumes, special effects, storytelling and the mythology of Sleepy Hollow. Each character and location is accompanied by commentary. I enjoy reading about how they create the makeup for all the different monsters featured.Monster designs look terrific. TV shows nowadays are pretty good when it comes to dressing up their sets and coming up with good designs comparable to Hollywood film standards.There are lots of pictures included in the form of concept art (not many), TV stills, 3D renders of locations and scenes, photos behind the scenes of actors and close ups of props and makeup. More than half the book are visuals but it's a good blend with information provided.It's a wonderful companion to Sleepy Hollow. Recommended to fans of the show.
