Weta Worshop has released The Art of District 9: Weta Workshop which tells the story from start to finish and illustrates the conceptual design process.

This book details two years of interaction between Weta’s artists and director Neill Blomkamp in the form of hundreds of images of concept art from both the designers and director, stunning photographs of the props and sculptures, and insightful remarks from the artists themselves.

The Art Of District 9 gives fans a behind-the-scenes tour through the most visually and technologically stunning film of the past decade. Written by Weta Works insider Daniel Falconer—a special effects wizard who worked on The Lord of the Rings and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe—The Art Of District 9 will answer the question everyone has been asking since the movie’s 2009 release: How did they do it?

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