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| Hugo Cabret Home |
I want to bring your attention to Brian Selznick's The Invention of Hugo Cabret. While the book looks fairly meaty, it's split between Selznick's superb drawings.
Hugo's story begins with a 30 picture sequence at the train station where he lives and cares for the station's clocks. Selnick's meticulously researched the life of film maker George Melies and woven his story into Hugo's. The book's format was not only awarded the Caldecott Medal, it redefines what constitutes a picture book.
Originally 700 pages of pure text, Selznick realized the potential to pay tribute to the iconic but forgotten filmmaker through sequential illustrations paying tribute to silent movies.
Visit the above link to the book's homepage where you can watch interviews with Brian as he takes you through the process of writing and illustration this utterly outstanding work.
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| Scholastic provides interviews, games, and resources about Selznick's book |
Hugo Movie Companion
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| Check Out NPR's Review |
Following up the previous post about Selzinck's novel, this companion chronicles the adaptation of book to movie. The introduction is written by director Martin Scorsese. Generally, movie companions are little more than marketing. Not this one. Scorsese along with the cast diligently worked to ensure the movie paid tribute to the book for which it was based.
Scorsese, however, does more than enshrine this one book. Just as The Invention of Hugo Cabret pays tribute to motion pictures, Scorsese uses his medium of expertise to pay tribute to books in general. The Hugo Movie Companion takes readers behind the scenes to elucidate the work that goes into making a movie.
An outstanding non-fiction companion to the original text, this informational account should be at the top of the list for anyone who has fallen in love with Selznick's original text or Scorsese's superb depiction of it.
Hugo: The Movie
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| NPR Interview with Brian Selznick and Martin Scorsese |
One final link. Listen to NPR interview with filmmaker Martin Scorsese for a first hand account of just how important it was to him to stay true to the original text.
While many people feared a loss of translation between book and movie, Brian Selznick discusses just how impressed he was during his time on set. Scorsese along with all of the cast members carried around copies of the book at all times.
While many people feared a loss of translation between book and movie, Brian Selznick discusses just how impressed he was during his time on set. Scorsese along with all of the cast members carried around copies of the book at all times.
Below is a link to the free Unlocking the Secret: Hugo Movie App
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| Download this free companion app |
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