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The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of Dogs

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The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of Dogs offers an intimate journey behind the scenes of Wes Anderson's acclaimed animated film set in Japan. The story follows a young boy's quest to find his missing dog on an island where all dogs have been quarantined due to "canine flu." Featuring voices from a star-studded cast including Edward Norton, Bill Murray, and Scarlett Johansson, the book explores Anderson's unique creative process through in-depth interviews and a wealth of vibrant visual materials.
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This beautifully designed volume will appeal to fans of Wes Anderson, lovers of animation, and readers interested in film production and visual storytelling.

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The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of Dogs takes readers behind the scenes of the beloved auteur's newest animated film. Set in Japan and centered on a young boy's search for his missing dog, Isle of Dogs features the voices of Anderson regulars Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Jeff Goldblum, F. Murray Abraham, Tilda Swinton, Bob Balaban, and Harvey Keitel. Also lending their voices to this star-studded production are Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Kunichi Nomura, Liev Schreiber, Akira Ito, Akira Takayama, Scarlett Johansson, Yoko Ono, Greta Gerwig, and Courtney B. Vance.

In the newest addition to the Wes Anderson Collection, the story of Isle of Dogs's conception and production unfolds over the course of several in-depth interviews with Wes Anderson, all conducted by film critic Lauren Wilford. Anderson and his collaborators reveal entertaining anecdotes about the making of the film, their sources of inspiration, the ins and outs of stop-motion animation, and many other insights into their moviemaking process.

In keeping with Anderson's signature aesthetic vision, The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of Dogs is richly designed and rife with colourful behind-the-scenes images, photographs, concept artwork, and ephemera.

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Entertainment Weekly praises the book as a gorgeous companion to the film, highlighting original art, unpublished behind-the-scenes photographs, concept artwork, handwritten notes, and storyboards. The detailed interviews with Anderson and his collaborators reveal fascinating insights into the conception, production, and stop-motion animation techniques behind Isle of Dogs.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419730092

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 September 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Max Dalton
  • Contributions by Wes Anderson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 245.0mm

Height: 293.0mm

Weight: 1350g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Lauren Wilford and Ryan Stevenson are editors at Bright Wall/Dark Room, a magazine that publishes long-form, carefully considered takes on film. They have been married and collaborating since 2015, and are currently based in Providence, Rhode Island.

Matt Zoller Seitz is the editor in chief of RogerEbert.com; the TV critic for New York magazine; the author of The Wes Anderson Collection, The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Oliver Stone Experience, and Mad Men Carousel; and the coauthor of TV (The Book). He is based in New York City.

Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou are the cocreators of the online video essay series Every Frame a Painting. Their joint work has also appeared in the Criterion Collection and on the streaming service FilmStruck. They currently reside in Vancouver, British Columbia, where they work in the animation industry.

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