Making Moon: A British Sci-Fi Cult Classic

Author Simon Ward
Hardcover
$39.95 US
On sale Oct 15, 2019 | 144 Pages | 9781789091007

The official 10th anniversary making-of book for the Duncan Jones directed sci-fi film Moon.

Directed by Duncan Jones, and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones, Moon is a 2009 science fiction drama following Sam Bell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the moon. Independently financed and produced on a modest budget, Moon became an instant cult classic. It was well received by critics and audiences alike, and was particularly praised for its scientific plausibility and realism. Making Moon will take an in-depth look back at the film's production: It features interviews with the film's key creatives and includes rare concept and behind-the-scenes images, as well as excerpts from the original shooting script.
Simon Ward is the author of The Art and Making of Kong: Skull Island, The Art and Making of Alien: Covenant, and Aliens: The Set Photography. A writer of both fiction and non-fiction, specialising in cinema and graphic novels, his work has appeared in numerous publications, including: Cinema: The Whole Story, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, The Greatest Movies You'll Never See, and Movie Star Chronicles.

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The official 10th anniversary making-of book for the Duncan Jones directed sci-fi film Moon.

Directed by Duncan Jones, and written by Nathan Parker from a story by Jones, Moon is a 2009 science fiction drama following Sam Bell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the moon. Independently financed and produced on a modest budget, Moon became an instant cult classic. It was well received by critics and audiences alike, and was particularly praised for its scientific plausibility and realism. Making Moon will take an in-depth look back at the film's production: It features interviews with the film's key creatives and includes rare concept and behind-the-scenes images, as well as excerpts from the original shooting script.

Author

Simon Ward is the author of The Art and Making of Kong: Skull Island, The Art and Making of Alien: Covenant, and Aliens: The Set Photography. A writer of both fiction and non-fiction, specialising in cinema and graphic novels, his work has appeared in numerous publications, including: Cinema: The Whole Story, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, The Greatest Movies You'll Never See, and Movie Star Chronicles.

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