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|author      =[[wikipedia:Richard Bennett Lamas|Richard Bennett]];<br>[[Adam Wingard]] (foreword);<br>Stefan Dechant (afterword)
|author      =[[wikipedia:Richard Bennett Lamas|Richard Bennett]];<br>[[Adam Wingard]] (foreword);<br>Stefan Dechant (afterword)
|publisher    =Clover Press<ref name="Kickstarter">{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloverpress/godzilla-and-kong-storyboard-artbook/rewards|title=Godzilla & Kong Storyboard Artbook|date=11 April 2022|work=Kickstarter|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
|publisher    =Clover Press<ref name="Kickstarter">{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloverpress/godzilla-and-kong-storyboard-artbook/rewards|title=Godzilla & Kong Storyboard Artbook|date=11 April 2022|work=Kickstarter|accessdate=14 April 2022}}</ref>
|publishdate  =2023<ref name="Kickstarter"/>
|publishdate  =January 2024
|pages        =Over 200<ref name="Kickstarter"/>
|pages        =421
|size        =11.75 x 8.5 inches<ref name="Kickstarter"/>
|size        =11.75 x 8.5 inches<ref name="Kickstarter"/>
|genre        =[[:Category:Nonfiction Books|Nonfiction]], [[:Category:Production Books|production]], art
|genre        =[[:Category:Nonfiction Books|Nonfiction]], [[:Category:Production Books|production]], art
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|isbn        =[[Special:BookSources/1951038576|ISBN-10: 1951038576]]<br>[[Special:BookSources/9781951038571|ISBN-13: 978-1951038571]]
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'''''Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett''''' is an upcoming art book featuring storyboards from the [[MonsterVerse]] films ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', and ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' illustrated by [[wikipedia:Richard Bennett Lamas|Richard Bennett]]. Clover Press will publish it in 2023, having secured $46,925 from a Kickstarter campaign.<ref name="Kickstarter"/> The funds, vastly in excess of the original $7,000 goal, will allow the book to have a ribbon, printed end papers, spot varnish on the cover, and a dust jacket. A 12-page Bennett sketchbook was also made available exclusively to Kickstarter backers.
'''''Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett''''' is an art book featuring storyboards from the [[Monsterverse]] films ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'', ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', and ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' illustrated by [[wikipedia:Richard Bennett Lamas|Richard Bennett]]. The book includes a forward by ''Godzilla vs. Kong'' and ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' director [[Adam Wingard]], as well as an afterword by ''Kong: Skull Island'' production designer Stefan Dechant. Clover Press published it in January 2024 following a Kickstarter campaign which raised $46,925.<ref name="Kickstarter"/> The funds, vastly in excess of the original $7,000 goal, allowed the book to have a ribbon, printed end papers, spot varnish on the cover, and a dust jacket. A 12-page Bennett sketchbook was also made available exclusively to Kickstarter backers.
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==Contents==
==Contents==
Along with hundreds of the storyboards Bennett drew for the aforementioned films, the book will contain stills from the finished films for comparison. However, some of the storyboards represent scenes which were ultimately not included in the films. ''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' director [[Adam Wingard]] will write the foreword, while ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' production designer Stefan Dechant will write the afterword.
*'''Foreword by [[Adam Wingard]]''' (p. 7)
*'''''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''''' (p. 8)
**(p. 10) WWII Intro
**(p. 18) WWII - (Unused)
**(p. 26) Train Station - (Unused)
**(p. 27) Helicopters Hangar
**(p. 28) [[James Conrad|Conrad]] Dock Scene
**(p. 30) Takeoff Final
**(p. 38) Takeoff Alt - (Unused)
**(p. 44) [[Skull Island]] Helicopter Arrival
**(p. 48) Jungle Bombs
**(p. 56) [[King Kong (Monsterverse)|Kong]] Reveal/Attack
**(p. 65) Helicopter Down
**(p. 66) Boat City Entrance - (Unused)
**(p. 70) Boneyard Keyframes
**(p. 72) Kong vs. [[Mire Squid|Squid]]
**(p. 78) Vietnam Flashback - (Unused)
**(p. 84) Kong [[Preston Packard|Packard]] Attack
**(p. 98) [[Skullcrawler]] Reveal
**(p. 110) Kong vs. Skullcrawler Keyframes
**(p. 114) Kong vs. Skullcrawler
**(p. 124) Kong City Arrival
**(p. 128) Boat Transfer Alt - (Unused)
*'''''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''''' (p. 136)
**(p. 138) Initial Keyframes
**(p. 148) Driving to Temple - (Unused)
**(p. 150) [[Mothra (Monsterverse)|Mothra]]'s Egg Hatches
**(p. 166) Senate Hearings
**(p. 170) [[Mark Russell|Mark]] Retrieved
**(p. 176) [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]] Underwater Return
**(p. 192) [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Base Takeover
**(p. 200) [[King Ghidorah (Monsterverse)|King Ghidorah]] Unleashed
**(p. 224) Fenway Park
*'''''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]''''' (p. 242)
**(p. 244) Dome
**(p. 252) Jungle Dome
**(p. 260) Jungle Dome Alt - (Unused)
**(p. 274) Godzilla [[Apex Cybernetics|Apex]] Attack
**(p. 278) Explosion at [[Monarch]]'s Skull Island Outpost Alt - (Unused)
**(p. 282) Kong Cargo Ship First Godzilla Battle
**(p. 318) Godzilla-Kong Battle Alt Beat
**(p. 322) [[Hollow Earth]] Arrival
**(p. 340) Crash Hollow Earth Alt - (Unused)
**(p. 344) Temple Arrival Exterior
**(p. 346) [[Mechagodzilla (Monsterverse)|Mechagodzilla]] Reveal
**(p. 356) Temple Arrival Interior
**(p. 368) Godzilla [[Hong Kong]] Arrival - Bridge Beat
**(p. 370) Temple [[Kong's battle axe|Axe-Scepter]]
**(p. 378) Stand-Off/City Battle
**(p. 388) [[Walter Simmons|Simmons]]'s Death
**(p. 390) Mechagodzilla Blasts Out of Apex Cybernetics
**(p. 398) Kong's Pass Out Beat
**(p. 404) Mechagodzilla Ray Beat
**(p. 406) Apex Room
**(p. 410) End
*'''Afterword by Stefan Dechant''' (p. 417)
*'''Acknowledgements''' (p. 419)
*'''Artist Biography''' (p. 421)
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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godzillakongpromoart_1.jpeg|Promo art released in advance of the Kickstarter's launch, erroneously depicting [[Godzilla (MonsterVerse)|Godzilla]] with a [[King Kong (MonsterVerse)|Kong]]-like foot
Bennett book back cover.jpg|Back cover
MonsterVerse storyboard book tentative cover.jpg|Early cover
godzillakongpromoart_1.jpeg|Promo art released in advance of the Kickstarter's launch, erroneously depicting [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]] with a [[King Kong (Monsterverse)|Kong]]-like foot
Godzilla and Kong - Richard Bennett Sketchbook.png|The 12-page ''Godzilla & Kong: Richard Bennett Sketchbook'', available exclusively to Kickstarter backers
Godzilla and Kong - Richard Bennett Sketchbook.png|The 12-page ''Godzilla & Kong: Richard Bennett Sketchbook'', available exclusively to Kickstarter backers
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Revision as of 23:18, 20 February 2024

Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett
Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett cover
Author(s) Richard Bennett;
Adam Wingard (foreword);
Stefan Dechant (afterword)
Publisher Clover Press[1]
Publish date January 2024
Pages 421
Dimensions 11.75 x 8.5 inches[1]
Genre Nonfiction, production, art
ISBN ISBN-10: 1951038576
ISBN-13: 978-1951038571

Godzilla & Kong: The Cinematic Storyboard Art of Richard Bennett is an art book featuring storyboards from the Monsterverse films Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Godzilla vs. Kong illustrated by Richard Bennett. The book includes a forward by Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire director Adam Wingard, as well as an afterword by Kong: Skull Island production designer Stefan Dechant. Clover Press published it in January 2024 following a Kickstarter campaign which raised $46,925.[1] The funds, vastly in excess of the original $7,000 goal, allowed the book to have a ribbon, printed end papers, spot varnish on the cover, and a dust jacket. A 12-page Bennett sketchbook was also made available exclusively to Kickstarter backers.

Contents

  • Foreword by Adam Wingard (p. 7)
  • Kong: Skull Island (p. 8)
    • (p. 10) WWII Intro
    • (p. 18) WWII - (Unused)
    • (p. 26) Train Station - (Unused)
    • (p. 27) Helicopters Hangar
    • (p. 28) Conrad Dock Scene
    • (p. 30) Takeoff Final
    • (p. 38) Takeoff Alt - (Unused)
    • (p. 44) Skull Island Helicopter Arrival
    • (p. 48) Jungle Bombs
    • (p. 56) Kong Reveal/Attack
    • (p. 65) Helicopter Down
    • (p. 66) Boat City Entrance - (Unused)
    • (p. 70) Boneyard Keyframes
    • (p. 72) Kong vs. Squid
    • (p. 78) Vietnam Flashback - (Unused)
    • (p. 84) Kong Packard Attack
    • (p. 98) Skullcrawler Reveal
    • (p. 110) Kong vs. Skullcrawler Keyframes
    • (p. 114) Kong vs. Skullcrawler
    • (p. 124) Kong City Arrival
    • (p. 128) Boat Transfer Alt - (Unused)
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (p. 136)
    • (p. 138) Initial Keyframes
    • (p. 148) Driving to Temple - (Unused)
    • (p. 150) Mothra's Egg Hatches
    • (p. 166) Senate Hearings
    • (p. 170) Mark Retrieved
    • (p. 176) Godzilla Underwater Return
    • (p. 192) Antarctic Base Takeover
    • (p. 200) King Ghidorah Unleashed
    • (p. 224) Fenway Park
  • Godzilla vs. Kong (p. 242)
    • (p. 244) Dome
    • (p. 252) Jungle Dome
    • (p. 260) Jungle Dome Alt - (Unused)
    • (p. 274) Godzilla Apex Attack
    • (p. 278) Explosion at Monarch's Skull Island Outpost Alt - (Unused)
    • (p. 282) Kong Cargo Ship First Godzilla Battle
    • (p. 318) Godzilla-Kong Battle Alt Beat
    • (p. 322) Hollow Earth Arrival
    • (p. 340) Crash Hollow Earth Alt - (Unused)
    • (p. 344) Temple Arrival Exterior
    • (p. 346) Mechagodzilla Reveal
    • (p. 356) Temple Arrival Interior
    • (p. 368) Godzilla Hong Kong Arrival - Bridge Beat
    • (p. 370) Temple Axe-Scepter
    • (p. 378) Stand-Off/City Battle
    • (p. 388) Simmons's Death
    • (p. 390) Mechagodzilla Blasts Out of Apex Cybernetics
    • (p. 398) Kong's Pass Out Beat
    • (p. 404) Mechagodzilla Ray Beat
    • (p. 406) Apex Room
    • (p. 410) End
  • Afterword by Stefan Dechant (p. 417)
  • Acknowledgements (p. 419)
  • Artist Biography (p. 421)

Gallery

  • Storyboard preview 1.jpg
  • Storyboard preview 2.jpg
  • Storyboard preview 3.jpg
  • Storyboard preview 4.jpg
  • Storyboard preview 5.jpg
  • Storyboard preview 6.jpg
  • Storyboard preview 7.jpg
  • Back cover

    Back cover

  • Early cover

    Early cover

  • Promo art released in advance of the Kickstarter's launch, erroneously depicting Godzilla with a Kong-like foot

    Promo art released in advance of the Kickstarter's launch, erroneously depicting Godzilla with a Kong-like foot

  • The 12-page Godzilla & Kong: Richard Bennett Sketchbook, available exclusively to Kickstarter backers

    The 12-page Godzilla & Kong: Richard Bennett Sketchbook, available exclusively to Kickstarter backers

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Godzilla & Kong Storyboard Artbook". Kickstarter. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

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