A.I. Artificial Intelligence: From Stanley Kubrick to Steven Spielberg: The Vision Behind the Film - Tapa dura

A book... different from the coffee-table books of bygone times... that purports to disclose behind-the-scenes stories and to present a composite view of process as well as product. An important one Suitable for film buffs; its insight into the planning of an epic film may attract students and filmmakers as well.

A.I.Artificial Intelligence was the extraordinary collaboration of two cinematic giants, Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg. The book reveals how the project originated, how it was developed and how it was finally brought to fruition. At the heart of the book are over 250 stunning images by the film’s conceptual artist, Chris Baker, many never before seen. Commissioned by Kubrick, conceived in response to A.I. story outlines and used in Spielberg’s eventual production designs, these artworks display a breathtaking imagination and rare technical skill. Accompanying the drawings are extracts from Kubrick’s notebooks and story treatments, stills from the finished film, and photographs of behind-the-scenes action, including pioneering animatronics and use of the ‘virtual studio’. This book – a work of art as well as painstaking research – is one that no film fan will want to be without.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Steven Spielberg · Blown by a Strong Wind Over the Legal Mountains · The Birth of A.I. · Chris Baker’s World · The Film Afterword: The Two Masters · The Future of A.I.