The image of its city namesake, Los ángeles is a multifaceted book teaming with angels and gods. It's where Sylvain Despretz has lived for the past twenty years, behind the scenes and next to the mightiest of the mighty. A renowned artist who works in the shadows, he has helped pen the visions of Ridley Scott, David Fincher, Andrei Konchalovsky, Mike Newell, Tim Burton and Stanley Kubrick, to name a few. Storyboards, concept art, paintings and illustration - his palette of talents has been deployed to bring emblematic (The Fifth Element, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Eyes Wide Shut) and other lesser known works to fruition. This book is neither catalogue nor instruction manual - it is both, and yet so much more. Throughout the pages the author reveals his calling - that of an artist and craftsman putting his talent to work on the dream machine that is Hollywood. Peppered with anecdotes, observations and musings on the past two decades, this book is a unique must-have for all those who are interested in cinema, illustration and art in general.
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979-10-96315-76-5 (9791096315765)
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Sylvain Despretz is an independent writer-director who has long worked in the United-States and in Europe as a storyboard artist and illustrator. His formative years were spent under the tutelage of the late-great renowned artist Jean "Moebius" Giraud. While based in Hollywood, he has drawn storyboards for filmmaker David Fincher on Madonna's music videos such as 'Like a Prayer', and has also worked with pop star Michael Jackson on concepts leading up to the release of his album 'Dangerous'. In the '90s, Sylvain was hired by filmmaker Ridley Scott, and, for the ensuing decade, contributed to the development of his full-length feature films and commercials. Across two decades, Sylvain's name has appeared in the credits of celebrated films such as Planet of the Apes, Gladiator, Harry Potter, The Fountain, and The Fifth Element. He lives between Los Angeles, London and Paris.
