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H.R. Giger's Film Design, Ultra Llimited Edition, Ltd 215
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a collection of the Swiss artist H.R. Giger's work for various film projects. The book covers every film and video project Giger worked on, from his earliest 16mm efforts to his designs for Alien 3 and Species. It includes his Oscar-winning designs for the creature in the 1979 film Alien, as well as artwork for Dune and Batman Forever. The volume features over 200 illustrations, most in full color, many of which had not been published previously. The text is written by Giger himself, offering his own perspective on each project. H.R. Giger's Film Design Limited Edition Hardcover w/ Slipcase (12.30” x 12.15") Featuring the Limited Edition. Limited to 200 copies. Numbered 233/350. Contains a Signed & Numbered Alien3 Original Lithograph Bound in. Awesome!! Graphic design: Sandra Beretta, Atelier Giger, & Zurich Text & Layout: H.R. Giger & Sandra Beretta English translation by: Sandra Hathaway & Clara Horicht-Frame Editing by: Leslie Barany, Genevieve T. Movie, & James R. Cowan Photographs: Various Hans Ruedi Giger was a Swiss artist best known for his airbrushed images that blended human physiques with machines, an art style known as "biomechanical". He was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien and was responsible for creating the xenomorph alien itself. H.R. Giger's Film Design details the remarkable design career of Academy Award-winning artist H.R. Giger. Beginning with his earliest involvement in 16mm. and covering his work on such seminal films as Alien, this volume provides a rich overview of the work of perhaps the most influential visual designer in the history of cinema. This exceptional volume included every film and video project H.R. GIGER worked on since his earliest efforts in 16mm through to his remarkable designs for ALIEN 3 and SPECIES. Text by Giger illuminates each project from his personal perspective. 138 pages filled with detailed design drawings and airbrush paintings from well over a dozen unique projects! An artist of uncompromising vision who gives free range to his brilliant, often bizarre imagination, H.R. Giger has created some of the most successful marriages of design and film in history. In this collection, Giger takes readers on a tour of his fantastic designs, from genesis through gestation to birth, for such films as Alien, Alien 3, and Species. 200 photos & illustrations. H.R. GIGER'S FILM DESIGN LIMITED EDTION Perhaps the Ultimate collector's item for fans of H.R. Giger's legendary work in cinema. The Limited Edition came bound in leather and foil-stamped, with a hand signed and numbered print of Giger's main design drawing for ALIEN 3 bound in and cased in a clothbound and foil-stamped slipcase. Only 200 copies published. The H.R. GIGER'S FILM DESIGN LIMITED EDTION AND ULTIMATE SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION were limited to a total of 350 copies. * The ULTIMATE SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION was limited to 150 copies (#1-150) and included a Signed & Numbered Alien3 Original Lithograph bound in and a Signed & Numbered Alien3 Original Lithograph separate for framing. * The H.R. GIGER'S FILM DESIGN LIMITED EDTION was limited to 200 copies (#151-350) and included a Signed & Numbered Alien3 Original Lithograph bound in.
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