The Art and Making of Hannibal by Jesse McLean

Both the familiar pictures taken during filming as well as all the new detail shots look gorgeous on thick paper with a faint sheen that is thankfully forgiving on thumb prints. The whole thing is rounded off by features that don’t fit in any of these categories, such as food and sound design.Īs any good Making Of publication should be, this one is chock-full of beautiful pictures. Roughly the book can be divided into these character profiles, close looks at the victims and fantastically detailed looks at the sets, such as Hannibal’s office or the Hobbs’s cabin, even featuring 3D models, blueprints and drawings. It is both a bow to incredibly set design craftsmanship as to the mind that created the morbid display, a huge part of Hannibal’s overall aesthetic.Įach character is featured in the book with a one-page interview with a big character photograph.Ĭomparing to the interview length for example in the Lord Of The Ring Making Of books this seems really short, as much as the focus on the often otherwise anonymous technicians and artists is appreciated. In fact it can feel quite different to get a detailed look on a corpse mutilated in various artistic ways rather than to have the camera give you a short look on it during an episode. The photos immediately catch your attention, both with beauty and gruesome detail. What the book lacks in organisation however, it more than makes up for in sheer, raw content. However, since the book doesn’t follow an episodic format, or hardly any discernible format in its content at all, these sections are nothing but a thematically fun idea, and don’t prove helpful in finding a particular scene or case without consulting the table of contents at the beginning. Just like the show, the book’s content follows a dinner-course theme, with contents divided into ‘Apéritif’, ‘Èntrée’, ‘Main Course’, ‘Sorbet’, ‘Dessert’ and ‘Digestif’ sections.

Publisher Titan Books has a reputation for great books on the production of various TV series and films, and thankfully it becomes obvious even just quickly rifling through that this one is no exception.

Based on the NBC series, The Art And Making Of Hannibal: The Television Series is an art book with background information on set design, the various characters and cases that give the show its particular aesthetic.Īfter watching the series, shortly to start its third season, you will know the heart on a platter on the cover of The Art And Making of Hannibal The Television Series is the probably the tamest image of the book.

The Art and Making of Hannibal by Jesse McLean