Packed with exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs, this official
illustrated guide tells the detailed story of the making of the film The Hobbit:
An Unexpected Journey, directed by New Zealand's Peter Jackson.
Enter Bilbo Baggins’ world through exclusive interviews with director Peter
Jackson, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and all the principal cast and filmmakers,
who share film-making secrets and tales of what it was actually like making
movie magic in Middle-earth.
Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos of the actors,
locations, sets, creatures and costumes, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Official Movie Guide has been produced in collaboration with the filmmakers who
have brought J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novel into breathtaking
three-dimensional life.
This is a real ‘behind the scenes’ look at the making of the movie. With
plenty of interviews with the cast and crew, actors in and out of make-up,
props, sets, technical details about effects, costumes and the like.
Extraordinary details that give you a genuine insight into the work that the
creative team did to put this film together.
Author Biography
BRIAN SIBLEY is a writer and broadcaster with a life-long interest in fantasy
books and cinema. His fascination with J.R.R. Tolkien's work led to his
critically-acclaimed BBC radio dramatisation of The Lord of the Rings.
Brian's subsequent radio dramas included several of Tolkien's short novels
under the title Tales from the Perilous Realm, as well as of books by C.S.
Lewis, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl and Mervyn Peake, winning the prestigious Sony
Radio Award and the 2012 BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Dramatisation. His
books on film subjects include bestselling titles on Disney, Aardman, Harry
Potter and The Lord of the Rings, as well as the official biography of Peter
Jackson.