Making of Life of Pi: A Film, a Journey - Hardcover

"Castelli's uniquely personal perspective lifts the text above the accepted standard for 'making of' books, with numerous sub-categories, asides and tangential diversions giving the book an appropriately three-dimensional feel... someday, with any luck, all 'making of' books will be made this way." --Empire Magazine

"Following the making of the film from pre-production through to final cut, it's filled with beautiful images, including iconic cinematic portraits taken by photographer Mary Ellen Mark, and illustrations by Alexis Rockman, whose work has appeared at the Smithsonian American Art Museum." --Huffington Post

Costelli s book boasts some 275 images, encompassing film stills, on-set photography, conceptual art, inspirational art, VFX breakdowns and sketches, all of which bring the text to vivid life. Someday, with any luck, all making of books will be made this way. --Empire Review

This graphically compelling, diversely illustrated volume is a behind-the-scenes look at Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee's most ambitious film to date, "Life of Pi", an adaptation of Yann Martel's international bestseller and Man Booker Prize-winning novel. The book includes a foreword by Martel and an introduction by Lee. This 3-D film is released on December 21, 2012.