The Hugo Movie Companion by Brian Selznick

A richly illustrated companion that takes readers behind the scenes of the film, blending on-set photographs, storyboards, sketches and annotations with essays and historical material about early cinema and the work of pioneering filmmaker Georges Méliès; it interweaves production notes, visual development and a concise retelling to illuminate the movie’s themes, techniques and creative process for fans of the film and of film history.