The Art of Gormenghast: The Making of a Television Fantasy

The Art of Gormenghast: The Making of a Television Fantasy

by Stephen Fry (Foreword), Estelle Daniel (Author)

Synopsis

This companion to the TV series of the Gormenghast trilogy provides an insight into the story, from the strange genius of Peake, the visionary author and illustrator, to the storyboard drawings of the award winning set designer Christopher Hobbs and the construction of the sets at Shepperton Studios. It includes illustrations and sketches which have never been publicly seen before, as well as the original notebooks with Peake's handwritten story notes and numerous marginal sketches. It also features profiles and interviews with the leading members of the production team and the cast.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Edition: TV tie-in edition
Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment
Published: 17 Jan 2000

ISBN 10: 0002571560
ISBN 13: 9780002571562

Author Bio
Estelle Daniel is the producer of the BBC TV series of Gormenghast. She joined the BBC in the early eighties and went on to work with Michael Wearing as his Head of Development for some 8 years, commissioning projects such as Middlemarch, Pride & Prejudice and Our Friends in the North.