The Elusive Illustrated Storybook

LeventeII · **Reply #40 on:** February 24, 2018, 08:06:50 PM

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I downloaded the whole thing but I cannot open a .rar file.

You have to unpack the. rar file first, then 68 PNG files will appear which you can watch.

By the way: The quality is really great! Thank you, Sneak!

Hypno · **Reply #41 on:** February 24, 2018, 08:18:59 PM

Quote from: LeventeII on Feb 24 2018, 07:06:50 PM

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I downloaded the whole thing but I cannot open a .rar file.
You have to unpack the. rar file first, then 68 PNG files will appear which you can watch.

By the way: The quality is really great! Thank you, Sneak!

I usually have issues downloading straight from the browser for some reason (downloads 12 MB and then the download kinda freezes), maybe that's why I'm having trouble.

edit: it finally downloaded! Great job Sneak!

Now we need to get the other - what, twenty something books? xD

Sneak · **Reply #42 on:** February 25, 2018, 04:51:46 AM

Yeah, Wiki contained only images from book, I used my old-old PC scanner to make every of 66 pages readable for people.

Someone uploaded it on Wiki already. Read it!

Hypno · **Reply #43 on:** February 25, 2018, 09:35:16 AM

Quote from: Sneak on Feb 25 2018, 03:51:46 AM

Yeah, Wiki contained only images from book, I used my old-old PC scanner to make every of 66 pages readable for people.
Someone uploaded it on Wiki already. Read it!

It was me. You can read it here instead if you couldn't get the .rar file to work:

http://landbeforetime.wikia.com/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time:_The_Illustrated_Story

Sovereign · **Reply #44 on:** February 25, 2018, 11:47:07 AM

It seems I'd need to download some kind of app to unpack .rar files and my normal photo viewer has been broken for some time so it could explain my problems in opening Sneak's pictures. So thanks a lot for uploading the shots to the wiki, Hypno! Now I can see them perfectly!

Littlefoot505 · **Reply #45 on:** February 25, 2018, 11:59:03 AM

I recommend 7Zip for opening Rar files.

Sovereign · **Reply #46 on:** February 25, 2018, 12:24:37 PM

Thanks for the tip.

I can open even Sneak's files now and they look great.

Hypno · **Reply #47 on:** February 25, 2018, 12:36:02 PM

This book appears to be based on the script that Sneak recently uploaded. From me reading both the script and book, they appear to be mostly identical and the book has mostly paintings from the cels in the movie, so technically we have some new visuals and stills, they're just painted instead

Sovereign · **Reply #48 on:** February 25, 2018, 04:15:11 PM

Yep, it's pretty much the same thing.

However, the travel montage scene is still missing and the ending is still far different in the book and the script. I really like the last scene between Littlefoot and his mother and I truly wish it had been preserved.

On the other hand, I wonder what this "Valley song" thing is? While such an element could sound cool on paper, I fear it could have easily become cheesy or cringy in the film (unless you believe in the heaven ending

) so I'm rather happy that was left out, though.

I've been wondering about Krieger's answer in the light of the script, however. There isn't a scene with Cera crushing any flowers nor any alternative pteranodon scenes in the script. Did he remember wrong or were some of the cut scenes added to the film after this draft script?

Sneak · **Reply #49 on:** February 25, 2018, 04:53:14 PM

Only I know is script is lack of Snake attack storyboards scenes, but already includes Rooter who was said to be included much later... So we can't make conclusion only on script and book, can't even say WHAT animated scenes was cut. There was much more we don't know... It can be explanation why some scenes is missing and vice versa.

Hypno · **Reply #50 on:** February 25, 2018, 06:13:12 PM

Quote from: Sneak on Feb 25 2018, 03:53:14 PM

Only I know is script is lack of Snake attack storyboards scenes, but already includes Rooter who was said to be included much later... So we can't make conclusion only on script and book, can't even say WHAT animated scenes was cut. There was much more we don't know... It can be explanation why some scenes is missing and vice versa.

The snake attack must have been cut earlier on (like sometime in 1986), and it appears that Rooter was actually added in earlier than we thought (but I myself can certainly believe that he got added in mid-1987, production began in 1985 according to Stu Krieger, and we know the movie was going to come out in late 1987 but a studio relocation delayed it a year later). I think I can make conclusions based on those assumptions.

Sovereign · **Reply #51 on:** February 25, 2018, 06:44:42 PM

What snake scene are you talking about? I've gone through cut scenes thread many times and I don't remember such a scene.

Sneak · **Reply #52 on:** February 25, 2018, 06:50:49 PM

Watch it here, Sovereign, scroll to the middle
http://landbeforetime.wikia.com/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time

Sovereign · **Reply #53 on:** February 25, 2018, 07:11:42 PM

Never seen that one before, I guess I should check the wiki more often.

Hypno · **Reply #54 on:** February 25, 2018, 07:12:44 PM

Quote from: Sovereign on Feb 25 2018, 05:44:42 PM

What snake scene are you talking about? I've gone through cut scenes thread many times and I don't remember such a scene.

Here it is.

http://landbeforetime.wikia.com/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time#Littlefoot_and_the_Snake

Dr. Rex · **Reply #55 on:** April 28, 2018, 03:09:04 AM

Quote from: ADFan185 on Feb 14 2017, 08:55:57 PM

Dude I just found it online it's on eBay. It's 100.00 USD for the book. Witch translates to 5,702.34 Ruble and 34 copex. Hopefully this helps you.

http://m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?cmd=SKW&_pgn=...cover+Rare+Book

$100.00?!

I guess it's because it's so ancient...

Hypno · **Reply #56 on:** April 29, 2018, 09:21:09 AM

Quote from: Dr. Rex on Apr 28 2018, 02:09:04 AM

Quote from: ADFan185 on Feb 14 2017, 08:55:57 PM
Dude I just found it online it's on eBay. It's 100.00 USD for the book. Witch translates to 5,702.34 Ruble and 34 copex. Hopefully this helps you.

http://m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?cmd=SKW&_pgn=...cover+Rare+Book
$100.00?!

I guess it's because it's so ancient...

I think it's out of print, so yep, it is a pretty ancient book. Time is going by and the 1980s are getting farther and farther back in time.

Hypno · **Reply #57 on:** June 24, 2019, 01:03:15 PM

It seems that the Sharptooth attack in both the book and the script are shorter than the storyboards. When Cera starts going "the wrong way", Sharptooth exposes them and Littlefoot's mother appears pretty fast. But the 1986 storyboards had a lot more than that. Perhaps they had already trimmed the scene quite a bit before it was animated? It would suck if so, but it's starting to seem like it.

Sneak · **Reply #58 on:** June 24, 2019, 04:37:14 PM

It seems so.

RainbowFaceProtege · **Reply #59 on:** April 04, 2020, 03:25:19 PM

Whoa, I had no idea this book was so "elusive." I have it, and I honestly can't even remember where I got it from or when (I know it wasn't when the movie was originally released)! I also have the 3D comic book with the new character named Avie and some TV series picture books, so if anyone is interested in seeing those, I'd be happy to take pictures.

Quote from: Hypno on February 24, 2018, 08:18:59 PM

Now we need to get the other - what, twenty something books? xD

Are there really that many LBT books out there?

I thought only the first movie and TV series had any books released with them (with the comic book being the only exception I know of). If there's more, I wanna know!