3 books about the Twilight Saga movies

TWILIGHT: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion by Mark Cotta Vaz

New softcover book, 144 pages. Published 2008

Everything fans want to know about the Twilight movie and much more...

Designed as a celebration of the film, this lavishly illustrated paperback edition is an exclusive behind-the-scenes guide featuring full-color photos of the cast, locations, and sets, as well as storyboards, interviews, details of the special effects, and heaps more.

Photos of Edward Cullen, Bella Swan, Jacob Black, the Cullen family - Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper Hale, James, Victoria and Laurent. Interviews with Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and others. Filming locations including Columbia River Gorge in Oregon and Washington; Portland, St Helens and various other Oregon locations; Longview, Vancouver and other Washington State locations.

Explore the making of the film Twilight, the story that has entranced millions of readers, with this ultimate visual companion. This beautiful book captures the onscreen creation of Stephenie Meyer's breathtaking world, brought yo life by award-winning director Catherine Hardwicke and her creative team.

With never-before-seen images, exclusive interviews, and personal stories, renowned author Mark Cotta Vaz takes you behind the scenes with the director, producers and set designers to intimately experience the creation of the film. Inside you'll discover details like the Cullen family crest, secrets behind some of the film's most dramatic scenes, and learn just how a vampire sparkles in the sun.

NEW MOON : The Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Mark Cotta Vaz

New softcover book, 141 pages. Published October, 2009

Everything fans want to know about the hotly anticipated New Moon movie and much more...

Explore the making of the film New Moon in this ultimate visual companion, lavishly illustrated with full-color photos of the cast, locations, and sets. This beautiful paperback edition celebrates the onscreen creation of Stephenie Meyer's fascinating world, brought to life by Academy Award(R)-nominated director Chris Weitz and his creative team.

With lavish, never-before-seen images, exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, and answers to questions about costume and set design, bestselling author Mark Cotta Vaz gives a special behind the scenes tour of the film. The book gives a glimpse into the director's aesthetic inspiration, secrets behind some of the film's most intense stunts, and you'll learn just how a person can become a werewolf

TWILIGHT: Director's Notebook by Catherine Hardwicke

New hardcover book, measures 22 x 14cm, 164 pages. First edition, published March 2009.

This intimate look on making the movie will include inside secrets on everything from casting to wardrobe along with personal notes from Catherine Hardwicke and behind-the-scenes photographs.

The book follows visionary director Catherine through the creative process. Designed to replicate the director's own personal notebook that she kept on set, readers will discover the inside secrets on casting, location scouting and wardrobe to storyboard sketches, behind-the-scenes photographs, personal notes about Catherine's favorite scenes and much more.

Catherine says: “With this book, I tried to show fans and future directors some of the process that the crew and I went through filming Twilight. My challenge was to translate Stephenie’s powerful book and make you feel what she makes you feel when you read her works.”

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About the authors

Mark Cotta Vaz has written 21 books including Alias:Declassified and several New York Times bestsellers. He is the author of three other books that were published in 2005 including To Infinity and Beyond! The Story of Pixar Animation Studios.

Helen Catherine Hardwicke was born October 21, 1955 in Cameron, Texas and originally trained as an architect at the University of Texas. She spent most of the 1990s as a production designer, working on over 20 films. Catherine's debut as a feature film co-writer and director was the Sundance award winning Thirteen. She and fourteen-year-old Nikki Reed (who played Rosalie Hale in Twilight) collaborated in writing a movie that would reflect Reed's teenage experiences. They completed the script in six days. Thirteen was made for under million dollars and picked up an Academy Award-nomination for Holly Hunter. Catherine has since directed Lords of Dogtown, The Nativity Story, and most recently, Twilight. The opening weekend of Twilight was the biggest opening ever for a female director.

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Twilight & New Moon Illustrated Movie Companions by Mark Cotta Vaz and The Twilight Director's Notebook by Catherine Hardwicke