{"product_id":"rick-baker-metamorphosis-vol-1-1950-1989-vol-2-1990-2019","title":"Rick Baker: Metamorphosis: Vol 1: 1950-1989, Vol 2: 1990-2019","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This deluxe two-volume set explores seven-time Academy Award-winner Rick Baker's 40-plus-year journey as a special makeup effects artist. Rick Baker: Metamorphosis chronicles the career of the legendary special effects and makeup artist, best known for his creature effects and designs. This deluxe, two-volume set, replete with more than 1,600 four-color images and original sketches, covers the makeup artist's forty-plus-year journey, from his early days as a young monster maker, creating body parts in his parents' kitchen, to his more than seventy film and television credits, which resulted in seven Academy Awards, one Emmy, and three BAFTAs, among numerous others. From the gory zombies of Michael Jackson's Thriller and the staggeringly lifelike Bigfoot in Harry and the Hendersons to the creative builds in Men in Black and the groundbreaking effects in An American Werewolf in London, Rick Baker's special effects, makeup, and prosthetics count among some of Hollywood's most enduring legacies\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJ. W. Rinzler\u003c\/b\u003e, former executive editor at Lucasfilm Ltd., is the author of the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \n\u003ci\u003e The Making of Star Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \n\u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003e(London) bestseller \n\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Making of Indiana Jones\u003c\/i\u003e. He also wrote \n\u003ci\u003eThe Star Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling graphic novel, adapted from George Lucas's original rough draft. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohn Landis\u003c\/b\u003e is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer best known for directing \n\u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon's Animal House\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Blues Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eAn American Werewolf in London\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eComing to America, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other films. He also directed Michael Jackson's music videos for \"Thriller\" and \"Black or White.\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePeter Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter, and film producer best known as the director, writer, and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit trilogy among others. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDick Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, an American Academy Award-winning special makeup effects artist, nicknamed the \"Godfather of Make-up,\" was known for his groundbreaking work on such films as \n\u003ci\u003eLittle Big Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBrandon Alinger\u003c\/b\u003e is the chief operations officer of the Los Angeles branch of Prop Store, a company specializing in film props and costumes as memorabilia. Alinger is the coauthor of \n\u003ci\u003eStar Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the author of \n\u003ci\u003eStar Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003eand research assistant on \n\u003ci\u003eThe Making of Return of the Jedi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Baker's massive book documents his long career, starting when he was a ten-year-old kid making monster masks in his bedroom.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eMandalit Del Barco\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR's Morning Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Stunning photographs...beautifully written...\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eMarc Maron\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWTF with Marc Maron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Rick Baker has had a remarkable career...(which) is now tracked, and celebrated, in the J.W. Rinzler-written, two-volume \n\u003ci\u003eMetamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e, which includes 1,600 color images and original sketches as well as an introduction by its subject, a foreword by John Landis, a preface by Peter Jackson, and an afterword by Baker's mentor, the late Dick Smith.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The more than 1,600 images and original sketches illustrate Baker's career, from the gory zombies of Michael Jackson's \n\u003ci\u003eThriller\u003c\/i\u003e and lifelike Bigfoot in \n\u003ci\u003eHarry and the Hendersons\u003c\/i\u003e to the creative builds in \n\u003ci\u003eMen in Black\u003c\/i\u003e.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eRick Baker: Metamorphosis\u003c\/i\u003e is an elaborate, full-color, two-volume, 700-page extravaganza highlight his 40+ year journey through Hollywood. Frank and I were lucky enough to get a couple of copies, and our jaws are still hanging open.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eGilbert Gottfried\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Not for the faint of heart, this two-volume retrospective of the Oscar-winning special makeup effects artist revisits his spookiest creations.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author J. W. 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These two-volumes, replete with more than 1,600 four-color images and original sketches, covers the makeup artist's 40-plus-year journey, from his early days as a young \"monster maker,\" creating body parts in his parents' kitchen, to his more than 70 film and television credits, which resulted in seven Academy Awards, one Emmy, and three BAFTAs, among numerous others. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the gory zombies of Michael Jackson's \"Thriller\" and the staggeringly lifelike Bigfoot in \n\u003ci\u003eHarry and the Hendersons\u003c\/i\u003e to the creative builds in \n\u003ci\u003eMen in Black\u003c\/i\u003e and the groundbreaking effects in \n\u003ci\u003eAn American Werewolf in London\u003c\/i\u003e, Rick Baker's special effects, makeup, and prosthetics count among some of Hollywood's most enduring legacies. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Not for the faint of heart, this two-volume retrospective of the Oscar-winning special makeup effects artist revisits his spookiest creations.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eRinzler, J W\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJ. 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