CONTEST: Win A Copy of ELYSIUM: The Art of The Film from TITAN BOOKS (Plus Read Our Review!)

CONTEST: Win A Copy of ELYSIUM: The Art of The Film from TITAN BOOKS (Plus Read Our Review!)

August 14th, 2013

David Chase

ELYSIUM: The Art of The Film from TITAN BOOKS

The number one movie last weekend was none other than Neill Blomkamp’s; Elysium starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster and now Beyond the Marquee‘s offering you a chance to win a copy of Elysium: The Art of the Film. Go behind-the-scenes at the sci-fi epic, featuring stunning production art, photos, commentary from the cast & crew and a foreword by Neill Blomkamp, the director of the acclaimed District 9. Our good friends at Titan Books have once again stepped up to the plate and offered up one of their amazing “Art of” books for us to giveaway and this one folks DOES NOT DISAPPOINT!!! Whether you’re a fan of the film or have yet to see it, read ahead for our review and enter the contest to win one for yourself!

Review: Ok, I’ve been slacking, while the rest of the BTM team was out seeing Elysium this weekend I was working in my garage, but let me tell you this…after looking at this book this afternoon when the post-man delivered a copy to the office…WOW…I’m going tonight!!! No lie, if the book is 1/2 as good as the movie then I’m in for a treat. At 175 pages this is nothing that was just slapped together to make a quick buck. This books is packed from tip to tip of the pages with a wealth of production art and photos, a foreword by Neill Blomkamp including the input of legendary designer Syd Mead (Blade Runner, Tron). I love that Neill is a fan of “Art of” books and he even mentions that in his foreword “Anything that approximated an “art of” book, or even behind the scenes photos, were always my favorite as a child because they had all the wonders of cinema and secrets behind its creation. It was like peeking behind the curtain, and seeing all of the ingredients that culminated together to manufacture the huge magic trick that is a final film” And that sums up the 175 pages and then some of this book. The detail that went into this film is quite evident in the production art that paints a picture of a multi-layered levels of the film from the impoverished overpopulated wasteland of Earth to the wealth and cleanliness of an off world paradise of a man-made space station called Elysium. Robots, Tattoos, Cities, Exo-Suits, Transport shuttles, Weapons, Future technology, it looks like every piece of concept design was crafted with precision to illustrate the film and it’s all laid out in an easy to read and visually stunning layout. I flipped thru the book and was like …Wow, (flip), Wow, (flip), WOW!!! I was sold and will be catching the 9:30 showing at the AMC downtown tonight. I’ve attached some pictures at the end of the post of just some of the cool images that stood out.

Contest:

*** Now’s your chance to win a hardbound copy of Elysium: The Art of the Film, by emailing us at contest@beyondthemarquee.com and answering the following question:

TRUE or FALSE?

YEARS BEFORE DIRECTING SHARLTO COPLEY IN FILMS LIKE “DISTRICT 9” AND “ELYSIUM”, A TEEN-AGED NEILL BLOMKAMP, WORKED AT COPLEY’S SOUTH AFRICAN TV PRODUCTION COMPANY IN EXCHANGE FOR USE OF THE COMPUTERS TO PURSUE HIS TALENT FOR DESIGN.

RULES: The contest begins at 9:00am on Wednesday 8/14/2013 and ends at Noon on Monday 8/19/2013. Contest open to all US residents of all ages. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Not eligible for employees, family, friends or promotional partners connected or associated with TITAN Books or Beyond the Marquee. No purchase necessary. Only one (1) entry per person. Only one (1) entry per person per valid e-mail address and limit one (1) prize per household for the Contest for any thirty (30) day period. Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Participants and winner(s) must be U.S. residents and at least 18-years old. Entries will be randomly selected and the winners will be announced Monday 8/19/2013, on our official Facebook page. Don’t forget to “Like” us! Good Luck!

Please invest into a solid coffee table book if you’re a movie fan and get Elysium: The Art of the Film on Amazon.com now

Thanks again to TITAN Books for this copy to giveaway, you guys are the best!

What did you think of the movie if you’ve seen it already? Leave your comments below…and check out some cool pics from the book too!!!