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Twilight: Director's Notebook: The Story of How We Made the Movie Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer

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Twilight: Director's Notebook: The Story of How We Made the Movie Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer

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A personal, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the blockbuster film Twilight from groundbreaking director Catherine Hardwicke!

This intimate full-color "notebook", designed to replicate the one director Catherine Hardwicke kept on and off the set, takes you through the creative process that went into making Stephenie Meyer's breathtaking novel come alive on screen - from casting to costumes, stunts to story boards. With never-before-seen notes, sketches, and photographs taken directly from the visionary director's personal notebook, this book includes everything from her visual inspirations, to step-by-step breakdowns of action sequences, to a behind the scenes look at some of the most pivotal moments in the creation of the film, and much more.

Get the inside story - this collectible notebook will be a must-have addition to every Twilight fan's bookshelf!

Product Details

Author:	Catherine Hardwicke
Hardcover:	176 pages
Publisher:	Little, Brown Young Readers
Publication Date:	March 17, 2009
Language:	English
ISBN:	0316070521
Product Length:	5.38 inches
Product Width:	0.67 inches
Product Height:	8.38 inches
Product Weight:	0.86 pounds
Package Length:	8.1 inches
Package Width:	5.1 inches
Package Height:	0.7 inches
Package Weight:	0.85 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 146 reviews

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Average Customer Review: 4.5

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54 of 61 found the following review helpful:

Twilighters will love it! Mar 17, 2009 By Holly Thatcher
I'm still giving this 5 stars, but there were a few things that I found a tiny bit disappointing...

1. The book is 163 pages, but there is not much text and the pages are small. It took me less than and hour to read it from cover to cover.

2. The book is written in Catherine's handwriting which can be hard to read sometimes.

3. I thought the book could have covered the topics more in depth. I thought the chapters about how they shot various scenes were interesting, but they made me wish I could ask her questions (and get the answers!). There were so many more things I wanted to know about how and why she made different decisions in shooting the movie.

Despite those 3 things, I still thought the book was really interesting and fun to read. I saw the movie twice in the theaters and this book made me excited for the DVD release (especially the bonus material). I realized after reading the Director's Notebook there were lots of little details from the movie I had missed. Here's one example: After the nomad vampires kill the security guard they wear his clothes, James wears his jacket and Victoria wears his "Kiss me, I'm Irish" t-shirt. I never noticed that before.

This book also made me realize how difficult it is to a translate a book into a film and how budget constraints can really limit a director's vision. I feel sad that it didn't work out for Catherine to do New Moon because you can tell how much she loves Twilight and put everything she had into this movie.

27 of 38 found the following review helpful:

Another ripoff Mar 18, 2009 By internetjunkie495
Unfortunately I had to give this 1 star - it doesn't deserve that.

I saw this in the bookstores and am glad I didn't pre-order it. The book is no bigger than a postcard. $18.00 retail!?! It's not worth $10. For the price it should have been a poster book. This is just another way for Hardwicke to bleed more money out of Twilight fans. Definitely not worth the money.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Not much substance Apr 13, 2009 By Z Hayes
"Twilight: Director's Notebook" has some insights, and photographs as well as movie trivia, but despite this, I found it lacking. This is because the book is purported to be the Director's Notebook, and I really expected a work of more substance, instead of something flimsy [it's postcard sized] and seemed like a book published to ride the series' popularity.

I'd rather recommend "Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion" which I felt to be worth my money, and provided deeper insights into the production of the movie.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Movie Extras are better than the book Apr 07, 2009 By M. Engle
I enjoyed the movie extras that show how the movie was made better rather than the book. If your someone that wants to get into film making it is good but just a Twilight fan might not enjoy it as much.

4 of 5 found the following review helpful:

From Twi-Hard's Mouth: Not Worth the Money... Mar 26, 2009 By V. Garcia "TwilightMom"
I'm a serious Twilight fan, so of course I have been spending my hard-earned dollars on any/everything Twilight. However, this director's notebook was REALLY not worth the money. I felt very ripped-off. Basically, if you've watched the DVD's special features, then you've read the notebook. No disrespect to Catherine Hardwicke, but other than just maybe one or two interesting little tid-bits, this book is just recycled information. Unless you are just trying to build a shrine of Twilight memorabilia, I wouldn't waste your money!

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