Therecent Planet of the Apes prequel trilogyboasted some severely advanced special effect . But as a new record book marking the fiftieth day of remembrance of the original picture remind us , limited effects have always been an crucial part of what makesPlanet of the Apessuch a compelling saga .
J.W. Rinzler ’s The devising of Planet of the Apes , due out October 23 , is packed full of concept artistry , photograph , and other behind - the - scene documents that have never been write before . It also features a foreword by Fraser Clarke Heston , son of Charlton Heston , who played strand astronaut George Taylor in the1968 picture show . Obviously , long before the advent of CGI and the motion - capture engineering used in War for the Planet of the Apes and the other prequels , things like set design , prosthetic make - up , and practical special effects were a huge part of bringing the original sci - fi fib to life .
Here ’s a peek inside the new book , embark on with a extremely detailed concept drawing that show a very human - same ape cool down out in his front curtilage , smoking a tobacco pipe .
More construct art , this prison term depict the spaceman ’ arrival on the titular major planet , as well as a trio of ominous “ scarecrows ” dotting the landscape painting .
No CGI here , obviously ; Apetown was a detailed , fully - constructed lot .
More views of Apetown .
The iconic net moments of Planet of the Apes , with the grownup reveal of the Statue of Liberty , took deliberate planning , camerawork , and prop - qualification .
Lastly , here ’s a look at the full record cover :
Planet of the Apes TM & © 1968 , 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation . All rights reserved .
Excerpt from the book The devising of Planet of the Apes by J.W. Rinzler . Copyright © 2018 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation . write on October 23 , 2018 by Harper Design , an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers . Reprinted by permit .
The Making of Planet of the Apes by J. W. Rinzler is out October 23 .
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