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The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Frank Parisi and Gary Scheppke; foreword by George Lucas; introduction by Dave Filoni

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Summary

Frank Parisi and Gary Scheppke document the art and development of The Clone Wars film and animated series. The book combines finished images with development work on characters, creatures, planets and vehicles, accompanied by commentary from the creative team. George Lucas contributes the foreword and Dave Filoni the introduction. This record uses the 2009 Titan UK hardcover.

  • SourceThe Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars — source record · Description: development art, characters, creatures, planets, vehicles and creative-team commentary; byline/specifications 24 July 2009 UK hardcover; Lucas foreword.
  • SourceChronicle — official backlist catalog · Printed page 74: Parisi and Scheppke; Lucas foreword; Filoni introduction. Titan page lists Filoni among writers without role; catalog resolves the role.
  • SourceMIT Press bookstore — publisher-fed US edition record · Frank Parisi; Gary Scheppke; Dave Filoni (Introduction by); George Lucas (Foreword by). US ISBN 9780811868891 differs from staged Titan UK ISBN. Chronicle catalog search text corroborates roles; direct catalog fetch404.

Why read it Our view

Compare development artwork with finished animation to study how a team keeps a visual direction across many kinds of assets. Creative-team commentary gives context for founders managing design and production work.

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  • George LucasSeries creator; foreword contributor
    The book documents the animated project from Lucasfilm and includes Lucas’s foreword. Filoni’s introduction is a partial contribution, not omitted authorship.
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