ART OF CORALINE MAKING OF THE FILM HC

  by Stephen Jones
A lavishly produced, four-color book, The Art of Coraline takes readers inside the making of the blockbuster film Coraline, to be released in theaters February 6, 2009. Neil Gaiman's Coraline is the story of a little girl who discovers a door in her family's new house. The door once led to a room, but when the old house was converted into apartments the doorway was bricked up. That is, until Coraline sneaks the key from her distracted mother, opens the door - and enters an alternate universe, where dogs eat nothing but chocolate, cats can talk, and she is greeted enthusiastically by her Other Parents. Readers will go behind-the-scenes to experience the entire creative process of the movie - from the script, the original book, the making and use of the puppets, the visual effects, the art of filmmaking, and the process of turning a book into a movie.