The Hugo Movie Companion : A Behind the Scenes Look at How a Beloved Book Became a Major Motion Picture (Hardcover)

A stunning companion to the film adaptation of Selznick's "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese, this full-color, elegant hardcover contains interviews with key people behind the making of the film; side-by-side visual comparisons of artwork from the book and people, props, costumes, and sets from the movie; and more. A companion book-and much more!-to Martin Scorsese's movie of the #1 bestseller and Caldecott Medal Winner.
Brian Selznick takes readers on an intimate tour of the movie-making process as his Caldecott Award-winning book The Invention of Hugo Cabret is turned into a 3-D major motion picture by Academy Award-winning director, Martin Scorsese, written by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, John Logan.
Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs from the movie, and filled with fun, informative interviews of the cast and crew, comparisons of artwork from the book alongside people, props, costumes, and sets from the movie, plus fascinating information about automatons, filmmaking pioneer Georges Melies, and an essay on the birth of movies written by Martin Scorsese, The Hugo Movie Companion beautifully extends the experience of the book and the movie, and is a must-have for fans of all ages.