Cameras in Narnia : How the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Came to Life

by Ian Brodie

• ISBN13: 9780060885953
• ISBN10: 0060885955
• Format: Hardcover
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

There are a thousand stories in the land of Narnia -- how Andrew Adamson brought The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe to the big screen is one of them. How do you turn a book into a movie? How did the moviemakers capture the magic of Narnia? How did they bring its mystical beasts and creatures to life? What special skills do you need on a movie set? Ian Brodie, author of The Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook, has gone behind the cameras to find the answers. Using skills from the movie, his own photographs and interviews with key cast and crew, he describes the journey form book to screen, explaining how modern technology enabled director Andrew Adamson and his team to bring this ageless children's classic to breathtaking life. If you love movies and want to find out more about how thye are made, then come behind the Cameras in Narnia and see for yourself.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 4
In the beginning	p. 5
The director	p. 6
The producer and executive producer	p. 7
What will it look like?	p. 8
Casting - choosing the actors	p. 10
Choosing locations	p. 11
Creating the sets	p. 12
Arming and equipping Narnia	p. 16
Dressing witches, centaurs and queens	p. 20
Getting the look right - make-up in Narnia	p. 22
Meet the production team	p. 24
Cameras in Narnia	p. 26
Blue screen, green screen	p. 30
Clappers, gaffers, grips and best boys	p. 32
The animals and creatures of Narnia	p. 36
Making trees and gardens	p. 40
Feeding the troops	p. 41
On the set	p. 42
Recording the sounds of Narnia	p. 48
Let it snow!	p. 50
Bringing the characters to life	p. 51
Stand-ins, photo doubles, stuntmen and extras	p. 53
Lonely landscapes	p. 55
Computer wizardry	p. 56
Voices in the dark	p. 58
Mixing the sound	p. 59
Editing and continuity	p. 60
Adding the special effects	p. 63
Music for Narnia	p. 66
Publicity and promotion of Narnia	p. 67
The movie of the movie	p. 69
Behind the cameras	p. 70
Acknowledgements	p. 72
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