The most successful documentary about the storyboard was made in 20, jodorowsky s dune. In 1975, the internationally renowned chileanfrench film director alejandro jodorowsky began working on an adaptation of the film, but after two years of preproduction and planning, everything fell through when jodorowsky failed to find financing from american producers. Denis villeneuves dune, which is due out next year, looks as if it might have one of the alltime great casts. Jodorowsky s storyboard version of dune is like a giant special edition comic book brimming with extras. In 1975, the playwright and director started work on an adaptation of frank herberts masterwork, which was to. This thick storyboard book is one of the few surviving artifacts of that doomed but fascinating production. Needless to add, alejandro jodorowsky took massive liberties with herberts novel. A tribute website to a singular copy of a lengendary and mythic work document. Jodorowsky, who had never read dune before, wrote the script in 1974 and began his hunt for people who could make his dream come true. Alejandro jodorowsky s version of dune does, in fact, exist, in the form of an immense, illustrated hardcover book only a few copies are known to still exist, with every scene storyboarded by. Trivia alejandro jodorowsky had originally planned on filming dune in the early70s, and had enlisted the help of jean giraud and h. Very interesting how he wanted to get pink floyd and magma to compose music for his film.
Really looking forward to his take on dune and im hoping that the first book wont be condensed into a single film like lynchs film. It appears to be a full script for alejandro jodorowsky s dune, however, it is not the phone book size script as seen in the documentary jodorowsky s dune, but appears to be an earliershorter version. Inside the greatest scifi film never made the verge. They show it in the documentary several times, but i think they mention in it that there werent many copies of it. Giger along with french comic book artist jean giraud, otherwise known as moebius. I wanted to carry out film on paper before filming it. And so, there are two theatrical release versions of the movie dune.
The cover to the book, from jodorowskys dune 2014 frank herberts 1965 science fiction novel dune is the worlds bestselling scifi novel, and the root of the entire dune franchise. However, the dune film book dfb was widely distributed in hollywood and, while the paper may not be the best quality, girauds 3000 drawings are amongst. The dune storyboard book and jodorowskys dune documentary. Jodorowsky s dune is a 20 documentary that tells the story of an unmade 1970s adaptation of frank herberts classic novel, providing a glimpse into one of the most unique aborted movie productions in history. In the 20 documentary, jodorowskys dune, they show a thick book of art and scenes from the movie that they sent to the studios. The first you can see, the other you really can only imagine. Jodorowskys dune page 2 steve hoffman music forums. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists jodorowsky assembled for the legendary. A decade before david lynchs flawed but visually brilliant adaptation of dune hit the silver screen see our post on that from monday, another cinematic visionary tried to turn frank herberts cult book into a movie. Jodorowskys dune is a documentary about very important men making very important art, and as such, it has very little to do with frank herbert s novel at all. Jodorowsky granted documentary director frank pavich, unprecedented access to his production materials, including his hardbound book, which has come to be known as the dune bible, containing his meticulously detailed story boards. You look through the screenplay or the storyboard book, its the novel dune, its completely that story, with some jodorowsky flourishes of course cameras going through vaginas which just. Nov 18, 2015 the dune storyboard book was made to sell jodorowskys vision for dune to movie studios. Online s p r i n g this weeks top five mostread posts on.
The dune storyboard book was made to sell jodorowskys vision for dune to movie studios. In the documentary we follow the story of dune filmin, the surrealist director alejandro jodorowsky s 1973 initiative. Jodorowskys dune is a 20 americanfrench documentary film directed by frank pavich. Jodorowskys dune bluray dvd artbook coffret edition collector. Check out some amazing stills from jodorowskys dune. The project is not a completed, but it is a masterpiece of storyboarding and concept art. Frank herberts epic novel dune has been a scifi benchmark since its original release back in 1965, and since, there have been several attempts at a worthy film adaptation. Costume designs and storyboards from the dune that never was. There are about 300 pages in total, including illustrations. And it would have been a mindbogglingly grand epic. Check out some amazing stills from jodorowsky s dune if youve seen the documentary, you know they talk about an insane book in it with lots of photos and the plans for the movie.
In 1975, the internationally renowned chileanfrench film director alejandro jodorowsky began working on an adaptation of the film, but after two years of preproduction and planning, everything fell through when jodorowsky failed to find financing from american. Is the storyboard for jodorowskys dune available for purchase. Is the storyboard for jodorowskys dune available for. The film was set to star the likes of orson welles, mick jagger, and salvador dali, and feature an original soundtrack including pink floyd. In 1974, cult filmmaker alexandro jodorowsky tried to make a film version of frank herberts dune. The towering imagination of jodorowskys dune orange. Of all the talent lined up for the project, french comic book artist jean giraud, otherwise known as moebius, proved to be central to helping jodorowsky. Indeed, he hadnt even read the novel when he started to make the film. First edition, featuring concept art, designs and storyboards, photographically reproduced, for an unrealized film adaptation of dune, produced to pitch the project to prospective financiers. According to the documentary jodorowskys dune, there are only two known copies of the bound and published storyboard remaining.
How did you first hear about jodorowsky s version of dune i think the first time i heard about it was in one of those books, you know, like the 50 greatest movies never made kind of a thing. And i wonder whether denis villeneuve has access to one of jodorowsky s books. In an interview, jodorowsky discussed the number of books created. And it was going to have the then unknown artist h. He enlisted the talents of artists moebius, chris foss and h. These persons are presumably also the ones who own the copy rights on the material, but i couldnt say for sure, given the labyrinthine nature of cinematic intellectual properties. In fact, the moving images pavich uses to tell the story of its making even replicate the virtual. Jodorowsky on jean moebius giraud i needed a precise script. Dune alejandro jodorowskymoebius screenplay and storyboards. Nevertheless, around twenty large, multiphonebook sized collections of the full script and storyboard of dune were published. Frank herberts 1965 science fiction novel dune is the worlds bestselling scifi novel, and the root of the entire dune franchise. Ask me anything about the greatest movie never made. Jodorowskys dune edition collector limitee bluray dvd storyboard giraud moebius.
If you look at the storyboard book, you see dune, its. Obannon, giger and moebius went on to make alien with ridley scott a few years later, and much of that film was informed by their work together on dune. Jodorowsky s dune is a 20 americanfrench documentary film directed by frank pavich. Jodorowsky s dune director frank pavich on 2,000 defecating extras and how dune became part of the cosmic consciousness. His first great discovery was comic book illustrator jean moebious giraud, who became his camera and drew the storyboard of dune frame by frame. These persons are presumably also the ones who own the copy rights on the material, but i couldnt say for sure, given the labyrinthine nature of cinematic intellectual. The film jodorowskys dune is as close as we might ever get to that original vision. The dune storyboard book was made to sell jodorowsky s vision for dune to movie studios. Mindbogglingly awesome sketches for jodorowskys dune. One of the great science fiction films never made is alejandro jodorowsky s dune. Before star wars era, jodorowsky s adaptation of frank herberts classic scifi novel dune was poised to change cinema forever. Talk about life and useful books by alejandro jodorowsky for esebiu duration.
Storyboard and concept art giraud made 3000 drawings, all marvelous the script of dune, thanks to his talent, is a masterpiece. The film explores cult film director alejandro jodorowsky s unsuccessful attempt to adapt and film frank herberts 1965 science fiction novel dune in the mid1970s. See more ideas about jodorowsky s dune, dune and alejandro jodorowsky. Dune lost alejandro jodorowskymoebius screenplay and.
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