Flatland: The Movie Edition - Hardcover

Abbott, Edwin Abbott; Banchoff, Thomas; Caplan, Seth; Travis, Jeffrey; Johnson, Dano

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9780691136578: Flatland: The Movie Edition

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ISBN 10: 0691136572 ISBN 13: 9780691136578

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2008

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Edwin Abbott's beloved mathematical adventure novel Flatland (1884) is being introduced to a whole new generation of readers and viewers through Flatland: The Movie, a dramatic computer-animated adaptation starring Martin Sheen, Kristen Bell, Michael York, Tony Hale, and Joe Estevez. This book is the companion to the movie--and the ultimate edition of the classic book on which it is based. A beautiful, large-format volume, Flatland: The Movie Edition includes: the full text of the original novel; the screenplay of the movie; essays on the making of the movie by the writers and filmmakers--producer Seth Caplan, director Jeffrey Travis, and director and animator Dano Johnson; color illustrations; and a new introduction by Thomas Banchoff, a Brown University mathematician and Flatland authority who served as an advisor to the filmmakers. By describing the challenges the filmmakers faced in updating a Victorian mathematical allegory for a new generation and transforming it into a compelling animated story, Flatland: The Movie Edition makes watching the movie and reading Abbott's book even more illuminating and enjoyable. You'll never think about the multiple dimensions of space in the same way again.

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From the Inside Flap:

"Flatland has and always will be a fun and fascinating journey, showing us again how the world of mathematics can expand the mind and take the imagination to places where it didn't know it could play."--Danica McKellar, actress and author of the best-selling Math Doesn't Suck

"A fascinating look behind the scenes of the best Flatland movie yet. Long live A Square!"--Rudy Rucker, author of The Fourth Dimension

About the Author:

Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926), the author of more than fifty books, was headmaster of the City of London School and one of the leading educators of his time. Thomas Banchoff, a professor of mathematics at Brown University, is an authority on Abbott. Flatland: The Movie was written by producer Seth Caplan, director Jeffrey Travis, and director and animator Dano Johnson. Caplan's film Duncan Removed received a student Emmy and was a student Academy Award finalist. He is also the producer of In Search of a Midnight Kiss. Travis is an award-winning filmmaker who directed and wrote Except For Danny, a 20th Century Fox television pilot. Johnson's animated short films, music videos, and political advertisements have won multiple awards and been shown in many film festivals.

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