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Summary: Um micro-review em português
Review: Comprei este livro, como sempre faço com os livros de referência de Star Trek que a Pocket Books lança. É um livro regular, nada de especial, formato pequeno, muito bem feitinho, mas que não traz realmente nada de novo. Algumas fotos foram até recicladas de outros livros. Se você, fã brasileiro ou português, quiser comprar algo que realmente valha a pena, compre o "Art of Star Trek", edição hardcover.
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Summary: Um micro-review em português
Review: Comprei este livro, como sempre faço com os livros de referência de Star Trek que a Pocket Books lança. É um livro regular, nada de especial, formato pequeno, muito bem feitinho, mas que não traz realmente nada de novo. Algumas fotos foram até recicladas de outros livros. Se você, fã brasileiro ou português, quiser comprar algo que realmente valha a pena, compre o "Art of Star Trek", edição hardcover.
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Summary: A poor effort, especially w/ the props
Review: I am disappointed by this book; it could be much, much better than this. We have been delightfully spoiled with such great books as The Art of Star Trek, The DS9 Companion, The Making of DS9, The ST Encyclopedia, and so forth. But this short book has problems. For one, there are no conceptual sketches or production drawings where we see props or makeup evolve. Additionally, the photos they include are nothing special. The text of the book is somewhat interesting, but is skimpy and has holes... I want the Reeves-Stevens and the Okudas back! Oh, and the claim "Make your own makeup and props!" is a great exaggeration... The back of the book simply tells you how to use the Rubies costumes kits, and there is one thin description of how to build a Voyager dermal regenerator, which includes a warning: "This is not a job for a first-timer." If you are starving for basic descriptions of what different aliens' makeup looks like, maybe you'll enjoy this book. If not, and especially if you are more interested in props, this book is a waste of money... There are much better books out there already, whether you like artwork or an interesting read.
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Summary: A Great Behind-The-Scenes Book
Review: I bought this book for two reasons. 1: I love Star Trek (all series) and 2: I love looking at and reading about behind the scenes things. And this book was really good for both! It is really interesting as to how the actors got on with their respective make-up whether it be a Trill's markings or a full head mask worn by a Ferengi. My only two quibbles were that there were no pictures of the actors without their makeup (eg. Armin Shimmerman - that would have been interesting!) and also, the DIY section wasn't very long, you had to buy the proper masks and make-up etc and there was only 1 or 2 props to make. But other than that, I'd say buy and enjoy! Adam.
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Summary: A Sore Disappointment
Review: I was hoping this book would be a great new reference for both props and makeup, but it should be retitled "Aliens and Afterthoughts." There are so few props in this book as to make it not worth your time, if that's what you're after.The section on the original series is absolutely meager. There is barely a mention of any of the props from the original series at all. Very disappointing to those who were hoping for a new reference work describing anything from the old show at all. The final disappointment has to be the photos. With such an enormous collage on the cover, one expects a wealth of photos within. But the vast majority of the cover photos are not in the book at all. And many of the photos that are in the book--in fact, nearly all of the props pictures--are recycled from The Art of Star Trek. Bottom line: if your primary interest is makeup, this book is marginally useful. If your primary interest is props, give this book a pass. This disaster gets as many thumbs down as I can muster.
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Summary: Star Trek's make-up and props. 3 1/2 stars.
Review: This is a pretty decent book. I love make-up effects so I thought I'll love this book. Well, it could've been a LOT worse. The pictures in the book was great. Some of the pictures on the were inapporiate. I saw several pictures on the cover of Stewart, Brooks, Shatner, and other actors w/o special make-up. If I was mostly interested in props, this book would've just 1 star. This book is pretty good. I love the Do Your Own Make-up and props section, although the only prop that looks cool enougth to build, I'll need my dad's help. OH, and this is for the guy who said that the Do Your Own Make-up was a waste of time, how the hell would you want to like a Star Trek alien, take days and make molds and sculpt clay? I thought the make-up application pictures were great, except for John Poole's finished Ferengi picture, I saw the edge of the latex, not glued, around his eyes. The authors were kind enougth to tell how to make more base makeup for the pieces except the obvious ones. (Most Vulcans and Romulans have the same pigment as each other.). Overall a pretty good book, if love make-up and want to apply it to yourself.
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