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

by Ian Brodie

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060885955
• ISBN13: 9780060885953
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Very Good book for a budding Movie-maker

This Narnia book has a lot of technical information, like how a lot of things are done in movie-making and how many lights were used in the making of the Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe. It doesn't have many interviews with the cast, but would be great for an aspiring movie-maker.

Cameras in Narnia

A Note from thge Author As this book has no synopsis I thought I would add one so you know more what it is about. Ian Brodie, Wanaka, New Zealand Synopsis An essential guide to the filming in New Zealand of one of the most hotly anticipated movies of all time. The first of the CS Lewis Chronicles of Narnia to be made into a movie is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and has been filmed and produced in New Zealand by Disney and Walden Media, with Kiwi director Andrew Adamson. Ian Brodie has been on set and on location throughout its production, and has documented the making of the film from behind the cameras, with interviews with the director and key crew members. Using this movie as a specific example, he explains in layman's terms the magical process of turning a much-loved classic of children's literature into a blockbuster movie. Through the latest Computer Generated Imaging techniques, the fabulous creatures of Narnia will astound viewers and this book explains how Aslan and Mr Tumnus were created, and why the centaurs look so real. Dolly grips, gaffers, clapperloaders and best boys are explained, and the process of making a movie documented with over 200 full-colour movie and behind-the-camera images, nearly all of them exclusive to this book. This will be a valuable teaching tool and a superb record of a much-loved movie, with anecdotes and information to delight in equal measure.