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The Hugo Movie Companion: A Behind the Scenes Look at How a Beloved Book Became a Major Motion Picture

  • Sep 24, 2020
  • Brian Selznick
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The Hugo Movie Companion A Behind the Scenes Look at How a Beloved Book Became a Major Motion Picture A companion book and much to Martin Scorsese s movie of the bestseller and Caldecott Medal Winner Brian Selznick takes readers on an intimate tour of the movie making process as his Caldecott Award

  • Title: The Hugo Movie Companion: A Behind the Scenes Look at How a Beloved Book Became a Major Motion Picture
  • Author: Brian Selznick
  • ISBN: 9780545331555
  • Page: 337
  • Format: Hardcover

    • A companion book and much to Martin Scorsese s movie of the 1 bestseller and Caldecott Medal Winner Brian Selznick takes readers on an intimate tour of the movie making process as his Caldecott Award winning book The Invention of Hugo Cabret is turned into a 3 D major motion picture by Academy Award winning director, Martin Scorsese, written by Academy Award nominaA companion book and much to Martin Scorsese s movie of the 1 bestseller and Caldecott Medal Winner Brian Selznick takes readers on an intimate tour of the movie making process as his Caldecott Award winning book The Invention of Hugo Cabret is turned into a 3 D major motion picture by Academy Award winning director, Martin Scorsese, written by Academy Award nominated screenwriter, John Logan Lavishly illustrated with full color photographs from the movie, and filled with fun, informative interviews of the cast and crew, comparisons of artwork from the book alongside people, props, costumes, and sets from the movie, plus fascinating information about automatons, filmmaking pioneer Georges Melies, and an essay on the birth of movies written by Martin Scorsese, The Hugo Movie Companion beautifully extends the experience of the book and the movie, and is a must have for fans of all ages.

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    1. Brian Selznick

      Hello there My name is Brian Selznick and I m the author and illustrator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret I was born in 1966 in New Jersey I have a sister who is a teacher, a brother who is a brain surgeon, and five nephews and one niece I studied at The Rhode Island School of Design and after I graduated from college I worked at Eeyore s Books for Children in New York City I learned all about children s books from my boss Steve Geck who is now an editor of children s books at Greenwillow While I was at Eeyore s I also painted the windows for holidays and book events My first book, The Houdini Box, which I both wrote and illustrated, was published in 1991 while I was still working at the bookstore Since then, I have illustrated many books for children, including Frindle by Andrew Clements, The Doll People by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin, Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride by Pam Mu oz Ryan and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, which received a 2001 Caldecott Honor.I have also written a few other books myself, including The Boy of a Thousand Faces, but The Invention of Hugo Cabret is by far the longest and most involved book I ve ever worked on I live in Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.

    341 Comments

    1. When The Invention of Hugo Cabret first hit the shelves, I stood there at Barnes & Noble waiting for the sales clerk to cut open the box for me so I could buy my book. I've been a long-time Brian Selznick fan, and I had followed his entries on his website as he got ready for publication. I love art, travel, films, entertainment, creativity, and most especially, stories of redemption. This book had it all for me. I was already familiar with Méliès's Journey to the Moon movie, and in fact, I [...]

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    2. Fue maravilloso, poder entender porque elegían algunas cosas para la película, que te expliquen algunos relatos difíciles de entender sobre el libro y tener material extra sobre esta gran historia es absolutamente fantástico.

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    3. Once there was a book about a boy named Hugo Cabret and his automaton and their adventures in Paris. Then there was a movie based on the book. Then there was this book that talks about the adaptation of the book to the movie.The reason I read this book, or why I even knew about it in the first place, was because I saw it on the reserve shelves at the library. It was shortly after the movie had been released on DVD, so there was a waiting list for it. I added my name to the list and it finally ca [...]

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    4. First of all, this is a gorgeous book! The packaging, the photos themselves, borders, type of paper-- very elegant. I like the way it describes the making of the film from several viewpoints. After reading this, it makes perfect sense that Scorsese would choose this as his first "children's film". I enjoyed the way he described the use of 3-D to help convey depth and personality, and the importance of films and family in his life, especially the father-son bond.Another plus to this book is that [...]

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    5. I really enjoyed this book than I expected I would! I am a big "Hugo" fan--loved the book and the movie. Purchasing the movie companion was kind of a given for me, but I was pretty sure it would be like most such books--primarily just a way to make more money. Surprisingly, I found it to be rather interesting. I loved the pictures and interviews--it even smells good! I learned more about the author (Selznick), his inspiration for the book, and Scorsese's desire to make the film. I learned more o [...]

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    6. If you loved The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and if you loved the movie Hugo, this book is a must read! Written by Brian Selznick but with sections by other authors and many quotes by Martin Scorsese and other members of the movie team, the book includes not only the historical background (biographical information about Georges Meliers, Paris in 1931), but also tons of behind the scenes photos and summaries of all the team members. It ends with a description of how Brian Selznick got a cameo in th [...]

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    7. I may have rated this a star higher than I initially would, but here's why. Brian Selznick has quickly and easily become one of my top five authors, possibly even in my top three. Martin Scorsese's 2011 film adaptation of Selznick's 2007 novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret (my second favorite of Selznick, but only because his 2011 follow-up novel, Wonderstruck has slotted up to first place) is not only somewhere within my top 50 favorite movies, but is a beautiful film on its own AS WELL AS a ver [...]

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    9. Bei diesem Buch handelt es sich um das Buch zum Film von „Hugo“, der Romanverfilmung des Kinderbuches „Die Entdeckung des Hugo Cabret“ von Brian Selznick.Die Geschichte des kleinen Hugo Cabret spielt im Jahre 1931 in Paris. Er entstammt einer alten Linie von Uhrmachern und auch sein Vater ging diesem Handwerk voller Leidenschaft nach. Er führte einen Uhrenladen und arbeitete nebenbei in einem Museum. Dort entdeckte er eines Tages auf dem Dachboden einen „mechanischen Mann“, den er a [...]

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    10. Very informative. If you´re interested in film/all the different aspects of how movies are made, this is a good read. Gives a great overview of different careers involving film business, including the production. It was a little confusing at times, since the author often spoke in both first and third person at the same time. But besides that :)

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    11. This book was amazing. I loved it so much. Jack Nielsen introduced me to it, and at first I was hesitant. It was mostly pictures, and I didn't think the story line would be very good. I read the first two chapters and I was hooked. I loved how for a while the words would tell the story, but then the pictures would take over. When the words returned you had a moment where you realized that the pictures had told a very big chunk of the story without you knowing. This story starts with a boy who g [...]

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    12. When The Invention of Hugo Cabret first hit the shelves, I stood there at Barnes & Noble waiting for the sales clerk to cut open the box for me so I could buy my book. I've been a long-time Brian Selznick fan, and I had followed his entries on his website as he got ready for publication. I love art, travel, films, entertainment, creativity, and most especially, stories of redemption. This book had it all for me. I was already familiar with Méliès's Journey to the Moon movie, and in fact, I [...]

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    13. The Hugo Movie Companion is a book about a movie that is based on a book about movies. Hm… And yet, we are actually not back to where we started. We’ve come a long way since George Melies. This charming book shows us in both pictures and words the modern day magic of movie making. It’s a behind the scenes book like no other.Selznick intersperses photographs, drawings, and text all together in a way that is fun to read, informative, accessible to children, and also interesting to adults. Fo [...]

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    14. For anyone who's wondered what it takes to produce a large-scale, big-budget film like Martin Scorcese's Hugo, this book is likely to answer any question. I read and loved Brian Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and I really enjoyed the film adaptation Hugo. With The Hugo Movie Companion, Selznick takes readers on a journey to show how his beloved novel became a Hollywood motion picture.With only five chapters, this book is a quick read. Regardless, Selznick goes into a good amount of det [...]

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    15. Like some other reviewers here, I'm only reviewing the companion book. Not sure why has these linked this way-maybe this book isn't available for separate purchase. Annnyway, first, I loved this movie. I mean, loved it like "all-time favorites list" loved it. This book is a great resource for learning about it and it's co-authored by Brian Selznick who also wrote the children's book. It's really written for all ages, not just for children (there are only a few occasions when it seemed like it w [...]

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    16. Though this book on the making of the movie "Hugo," is aimed at a middle grade audience, it contains a lot of fascinating information for anyone who is interested in movies and how they are made. Brian Selznick, the author of "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," from which the movie is adapted, is our tour guide on this step by step journey through the translation of his book into a film. Selznick starts off by describing how he dreamed up the idea for his book and what inspired him to write this par [...]

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    17. I really enjoyed this book; It was sad and heart warming. Hugo is the son of a clock maker who becomes orphaned when his dad dies in a fire. Hugo is then fostered by his alcoholic uncle. Hugo lives in the walls of a train station winding the clocks and trying to fix a robot that he and his late father had committed to working on. Hugo's uncle goes missing and Hugo lives as an orphan in the train station. He continues to wind the clocks and work on the robot (automaton)stealing parts from a crank [...]

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    18. I read The Invention of Hugo Cabret last month and really enjoyed it so I watched the movie soon afterwards. I really enjoyed the film too so picking this up was high up on my to-do list and it is a great book!It is definitely one of the most fast-paced non-fiction reads that I have ever attempted to read and I think that part of that was my interest in the subject matter but also I think that it was due to the amount of illustrations and photographs included.Unlike most movie companions I have [...]

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    19. My Dad gets really excited about movies he likes. He will watch them with the commentary, recommend them to everyone he knows and read books about them. Hugo is one of these movies. I liked the book and the movie, but it didn't spark any sort of passion in my soul or anything. So I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed reading this "official movie companion", written by the author of Hugo. The easy-to-read book interviews each person who has a role in the movie, including actors, costume d [...]

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    20. Movie magic isn’t magic. It takes dedication, devotion to one’s craft and considerable sweat, toil and energy before any decent movie makes it to the big screen. This particular cinematic effort required extensive research into the background of George Méliès, one of the great pioneers of the motion picture, to bring its vision to life. More than just a mere detailing of the technical wizardry that makes a movie, The Hugo Movie Companion is filled with interviews of the various people—ac [...]

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    21. I originally read the book "Hugo Cabret" before I gave it to my oldest granddaughter back when it first came out. She loved it and shared it with most of her friends and made many drawings from the book. So, now that the movie is coming out, I thought this would be a good thing for us to read, knowing that the movies are usually somewhat different than the book and sometimes can be quite disappointing.I enjoyed it as it demonstrated how much really goes into making a movie which is almost beyond [...]

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    22. Grades 3-8 Brian Selznick's fans will enjoy this detailed look into how his award-winning book was turned into a movie. Unlike many "behind the scenes of how the movie was made" books, this one is authored by Selznick, and his influence is very clear in the artistry of the book. Illustrations from "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" are contrasted with still shots from the movie, short biographies of the actors and others involved in the making of the movie are given, and over all of it, Selznick's v [...]

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    23. Heavily illustrated, the Hugo Movie Companion closely resembles the look and feel of Brian Selznick’s original graphic novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Includes interviews of key people behind the making of the film; side-by-side visual comparisons of artwork from the book and people, props, costumes, and sets from the movie; as well as information about automatons, early cinema, special effects and 3D technology, etc. This book is visually stunning and filled with fascinating information. [...]

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    24. I loved The Invention of Hugo Cabret - both book and movie - so this companion was just absolutely perfect. I especially loved that they interviewed all the important people working at this film in front and behind the camera, talking about their relationship to films and how they knew they wanted to work in this branch. Moreover it's great that the book is written by Brian Selznick himself so you also get a little inside in the background of the book and his motives to write about Hugo.If you l [...]

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    25. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznickis one of the best picture/story books I've ever read. This book is like the book I've wanted to read with anger, joy, and sadness for the old American Novel loving readers. The types of genres I like to read is 1990's feeling with plot twists and this book has a a lot of a scary adventurous feel to it.I liked this book because it told a story of an abandoned child named Hugo trying to figure out what an old machine does, read about the story told in [...]

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    26. Brilliant!!Every detail is perfect. He gives the right amount of information as to make us feel part of the project but he also makes ys want more of it. More of the incredible world of cinema. It is overwhelming how much passion and effort is put by so many people to get the project done. It is also heartbreaking. I love the way it is not quite a technical book. It is an inspiring book. We see how everybody put their hearts in what they love to do and what brought them to do it. Definitely a mu [...]

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    27. I thought the movie Hugo was amazing. The book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick was my first introduction to a graphich novel. He really set the standard high for that genre of book for me. This companion book to the movie gave so more insight into the writing of the book as well. I am so glad to have had the opportunity to read this.

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    28. "The Hugo Movie Companion" is an excellent behind-the-scenes book about making the movie 'Hugo'. Selznick has brief one and two page essays on the time period of the movie, the historical background of movie making, and the people who are needed to make the movie. Not just the principal actors, but the technical people and what they do are described. The last chapter is an essay on how the last two minutes of the movie was filmed. There were lots of pictures throughout the book. This was a fun a [...]

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    29. This book had some fabulous information, descriptions, illustrations, and photographs from the making of the film, Hugo. Including interviews with the director, actors, composer, costume designer, cinematographer, etc. this book provided a lot of interesting insight. Nevertheless, my favorite part was just browsing through and looking at all of the concept art and the pages that compared illustrations from the novel with scenes from the actual film.

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    30. Reading this just made me love the movie all the more. J'adore.This book is actually very interesting, having interviews with a large number of the cast and crew involved in making the film, from the director to the script supervisor. It's also packed with pictures, from the original book and from the production of the film. This is a must read for fans of Hugo Cabret, the movie or movie-making in general. Well done, again, Mr. Selznick.

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