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Future Noir The Making of Blade Runner

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ISBN-10: 0061053147

ISBN-13: 9780061053146

Edition: N/A

Authors: Paul M. Sammon

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The 1992 release of the "Director's Cut" only confirmed what the international film cognoscenti have know all along: Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, based on Philip K. Dick's brilliant and troubling SF novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, still rules as the most visually dense, thematically challenging, and influential SF film ever made. Future Noir is the story of that triumph. The making of Blade Runner was a seven-year odyssey that would test the stamina and the imagination of writers, producers, special effects wizards, and the most innovative art directors and set designers in the industry. A fascinating look at the ever-shifting interface between commerce and the art that is…    
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Book details

List price: $16.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 6/12/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Introduction: One Man's Obsession
The Film
The Book
Development
The Director and the Deal
Script Wars
Designing Blade Runner
The Cast and Crew
The Shoot
"Blood Runner": Friction on the Set
The Special Effects
Postproduction and the Music
Sneaks and Panic
Voice-Overs, San Diego, and a New Happy Ending
The Theatrical Release
The Cult
The Workprint
The Director's Cut
Final Shots
App. A Interview with Ridley Scott
App. B Different Faces of Blade Runner: How Many Versions?
App. C Blade Runner Blunders
App. D Blade Runner Online
App. E The Score: Blade Runner Soundtrack Catalog
App. F Videography: Blade Runner on Tape, Laser Disc, and Television
App. G A Short Blade Runner Bibliography
App. H Photo and Screenplay Excerpt Credits
App. I Film Credits