"Designing Movie Creatures and Characters" provides unparalleled access to the design and creation process behind cinema's most fantastic and delightful creatures and characters. It offers an in-depth, behind-the-scenes exploration of how iconic film creatures and fantastic characters are designed and created, from concept art and pencil sketch to digital sculpting and rendering. This fascinating title explores both cutting-edge CGI and new technologies, along with more traditional techniques such as animatronics, puppets, costumes and masks. Among the many characters and their creators featured are: King Kong, Alien, Yoda, General Grievous from "Star Wars", Predator, "I, Robot's" marauding household robots and the fantastic characters from "The Lord of the Rings", "Harry Potter" and dozens of other successful movies. The combination of original interviews and previously unpublished illustrations will thrill both film enthusiasts and film and design professionals alike.