Inside Black Mirror: The Illustrated Oral History
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‘Black Mirror is hands down the most relevant program of our time, if for no other reason than how often it can make you wonder if we’re all living in an episode of it.’ – New York Times
What becomes of humanity when it’s fed into the jaws of a hungry new digital machine? Discover the world of Black Mirror in this immersive, illustrated, oral history.
This first official book logs the entire Black Mirror journey, from its origins in creator Charlie Brooker’s mind to its current status as one of the biggest cult TV shows to emerge from the UK. Alongside a collection of astonishing behind-the-scenes imagery and ephemera, Brooker and producer Annabel Jones will detail the creative genesis, inspiration and thought process behind each film for the first time, while key actors, directors and other creative talents relive their own involvement.
‘Brooker continues to solidify himself as one of the most creative writers in the medium. Even when the unfair creep of expectations rears up, Black Mirror and Brooker deliver.’ – The Hollywood Reporter
‘Black Mirror: the future is already here, and it’s terrifying’ – Telegraph
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Additional information
| Publisher | Ebury Press (1 Nov. 2018) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 320 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1529102588 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1529102581 |
| Dimensions | 19.5 x 2.3 x 25.4 cm |
by Marco Ferreira
A quite substantial book, really heavy and good quality but make sure your hands are clean because the pages mark really easily. If you like Black Mirror you’ll love this as it goes into the back stories behind the stories, how the story came about and evolved and it explains the leap from Channel 4 to Netflix. Charlie Brooker comes across really well and gives a good insight into his thinking process.
by Paul
This book… Of course it was going to be good. For me, it is definitely one you would read having watched Black Mirror. Its a read which is bound to be interesting if you already love the genre and want further insights as to how each episode came about. Its a bit like a directors comment track you get on some films but, in this case, for every Black Mirror Episode up to and including Series 4. I found myself really enjoying consuming the behind scenes around one episode while at the same time, hardly being able to wait to read about what inspired the next as there really isn’t a Black Mirror title I don’t like. One o the biggest takeaways for me was getting to know Charlie Brooker more personally through the interviews documented in the book. He is far less disconnected and aloof as a person than I thought which would make sense given the complex nature of stories and characters in Black Mirror. I also had no idea that Annabelle Jones was so involved. All round good stuff.
by Jessicblah
Received this book today. I’m only about 10 pages in and I’m hooked. The show is in a league of its own and it’s one of my absolute favourite TV shows ever! This book completely unwraps the series, including a dialogue between Charlie Brooker, Annabelle Jones and other crew members (including some guest appearances from cast members) which details each thought process for each episode of the show. It includes beautiful pictures, including plenty of behind the scenes shots. Any Black Mirror fan’s dream!
Sadly I did notice that my finger prints wouldn’t rub off from the black dialogue pages, so now my book has smudges in it, but I guess it’s just personalised now.
by tigerlily
If you are a true black mirror fan you will love this. It’s set up like a ‘conversation’ style of writing sobit almost feels like a written podcast about each episode. There’s relevant actors directors and crew etc on each episode as well as Charlie and Annabel. You get a real sense of their chemistry and its funny to read. Deep and thought provoking. It offers much more depth about where ideas came from and it’s amazing to see their success. The crew and actors are so passsionate about the show. The pictures are lovely and it’s easy to read. Well worth it.
by Mr. J. Southam
It comes with a bookmark. It’s so good, I loved this book, as a fan of black mirror, it’s so nice to understand the process of every episode until season 4.
by Skunge
The product is a gift for one of my brother’s. It’s just a shame that it came with a dent on the top. The book itself is very well made.
by Jessicblah
It arrived super fast but every single corner of the book is damaged. Some examples are attached. Its a real shame because this is a Christmas present and it looks like not much effort was put into it now as its so beaten up. If you can find a store that sells this- buy it in store as I’m really dissapointed.
The inside of the book is gorgeous and the contents actually break down every single episode and even talk about the future of black mirror. Every episode has a myriad of pages dedicated to it with behind the scenes photos, influences, sketches and interviews.
by Mr K A Partridge
Great book
But amazons service is awful. Listed as “new” and sold by amazon.eu it cones not even in shrink wrap and my copy was covered in grubby dirt marks. Supposed ti be a gift but looks more like i am regifting a dirty old book i dont want anymore