Star Trek The Art of the Film (Hardcover)

From the Publisher: Director J.J. Abrams' new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, STAR TREK features a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before, as it tells the story of how the brash Starfleet cadet James T. Kirk first meets a Vulcan named Spock, and earns the Captain's chair of the Starship Enterprise. The film quickly became a critical and commercial smash hit worldwide, as audiences--confirmed Trekkers and newcomers alike-- thrilled to a state-of-the-art action epic which both respected the legacy of Gene Roddenberry's archetypal modern myth and forged ahead into an exciting future of its own.||STAR TREK: THE ART OF THE FILM is a lavishly illustrated celebration of that new vision, tracing the evolution of the movie's look through a stunning array of previously unseen pre-production paintings, concept sketches, costume and set designs, unit photography and final frames.||Written by New York Times-bestselling author Mark Cotta Vaz in close co-operation with the film's production team, and including a Foreword by J.J. Abrams, this is the essential companion to the film.Presents the production art of the motion picture, including sets, special effects, makeup, costuming, and prop design.