{"product_id":"dave-mckean-short-films-blu-ray-book-hardcover-by-written-and-illustrated-by-dave-mckean","title":"Dave McKean: Short Films (Blu-ray + Book) Hardcover by Written and illustrated by Dave McKean","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                        \n                            \n                                \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                \u003cul\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eDark Horse Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2018-11-06)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e80\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781506706054\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e671.33\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e11.28 x 9.8 x 0.45\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                \u003cbr\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest known for his work with Neil Gaiman and his Harvey award-winning graphic novel \u003ci\u003eCages,\u003c\/i\u003e comes this Blu-ray collection of Dave McKean's surreal short films collected in a behind the scenes 9 x 12 hardcover book!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDave McKean's short cinema on Blu-ray included in a hardcover book featuring photos, posters, stills, drawings, and more. A must-have for McKean fans! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dave demands his characters agonize over the meaning of life but he forces us to take the roller-coaster ride as well . . . right to the heart of the creative process--his words and drawings cascading across the page in perfectly structured cacophony. Beautiful!\"--Terry Gilliam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eBlu-Ray includes the following short films and documentaries from Dave McKean: \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeek Before\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 23mins - Insipired by the music of Django Reinhardt, story about two neighbors, God, and The Devil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 27mins - This film is narrated by Velvet Underground founder John Cale and was first prize winner at Clermont-Ferrand (one of most prestigous short film festivals in the world).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhack!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 14mins - Based on \u003ci\u003eMr. Punch\u003c\/i\u003e graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisplacements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 14mins - A combination of three short films featuring Michael Moorcock, Iain Sinclair, and Ed Dorn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDawn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 9mins - Filmed after McKeans's work on the movie \u003ci\u003eMirrormask,\u003c\/i\u003e this short film is based on the Dark Horse Comics graphic novel \u003ci\u003ePictures that Tick\u003c\/i\u003e, and was accepted into Clermont-Ferrand Festival\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIain Ballamy \u0026amp; Stian Carstensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 3 1\/2 minutes - A video short of jazz musicians Iain Ballamy \u0026amp; Stian Carstensen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSonnet No. 138\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 1min - An animated version of one of Shakespeare's sonnets as part of a large project to turn all of them into short films, the project was canceled and all that remains is this short film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMTV-9\/11 Reason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 1min - Reason was created to play on Sept. 11th 2002, a year after the terrorist attack in New York in 2001. McKean made this image as a illustration for a memorial book published by Dark Horse, and turned it into a film shortly after.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMTV-World Aids Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 1min -  McKean's short film for MTV on World Aids Day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVisitors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 15mins - Created to be a video shown during live performances for the band Food, this film was shot at the Pacific coastline at Pebble Beach, Point Lobos, Big Sur, Pacific Grove, and at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA short film for Adobe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 4mins - Short film to cover the making of an image, which was the cover of \u003ci\u003eThe Particle Tarot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSignal to Noise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 4mins - Based of his own Graphic Novel \u003ci\u003eSignal to Noise\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRAINDANCE 7\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 1min - Trailer\/Advert for the Raindance Film Festival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKODAK: TAKE PICTURES FURTHER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 40Mins - Commissioned by Kodak to launch a new film stock, and consisted of a lavish book, featuring several photographer\/ artists, and accompanying 'making of' films for each contributor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBUCKETHEAD -THE BALLAD OF BUCKETHEAD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 4.5 mins - Daves ode  to the musician Buckethead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIzzy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 3.5 Mins - Film dedicated to opera singer Izzy, featured on MTV's Classical Channel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLowcraft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 1 minute - A music video made for the band Lowcraft, inspired by the artist Lorenzo Mattotti.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Old Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 4 minutes - A performance by McKean of a song he wrote for jazz composer Iain Ballamy and poet Matthew Sweeney.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e9 Lives: Sheepdip, Johnson and Dupree; 9 Lives: The Cathedral of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  - 4 minutes - Two short films from a show by McKean called \u003ci\u003eNine Lives\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave McKean\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker, and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a trip to New York in 1986, during which he failed to find work as a comics artist, McKean met writer Neil Gaiman and the pair collaborated on a short graphic novel of disturbing childhood memories, \u003ci\u003eViolent Cases\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1987. This was followed in 1988 by a \u003ci\u003eBlack Orchid\u003c\/i\u003e miniseries (again with Gaiman) and \u003ci\u003eHellblazer\u003c\/i\u003e covers for DC Comics. Beginning in 1989 he produced the covers for Gaiman's celebrated series \u003ci\u003eThe Sandman \u003c\/i\u003eas well as all its collected editions and many of its spin-offs; and the Batman graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eArkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, with writer Grant Morrison (1989). McKean has gone on to collaborate further with Neil Gaiman in both print and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n                        \n                        \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43380468875425,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781506706054","price":32.29,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9781506706054.jpg?v=1699159114","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/dave-mckean-short-films-blu-ray-book-hardcover-by-written-and-illustrated-by-dave-mckean","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}