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Twilight: Director's Notebook
AuthorCatherine Hardwicke
Original titleTwilight Director’s Notebook: The Story of How We Made the Movie Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction, notebook
PublisherLittle, Brown and Company
Publication date
17 March, 2009[1]
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover), e-Book (Kindle)
Pages176
ISBN9780316070522
LC Class2009922106

Twilight: Director's Notebook is a 2009 Non-fiction notebook styled book written by American filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke. The book acts a behind-the-scenes companion to the first Twilight film. It was a #1 New York Times Best seller.[2]

Content

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The foreword is a short monologue by Hardwicke explaining how she first came into reading the novel and then directing the film. The novel is separated in 13 chapters, based in order of the events of the movie.[3] The novel contains behind-the-scenes photographs, concept art, casting decisions and shooting with annotations by Hardwicke.[4] Once it was published, it was shelved in the Library of Congress.[5]

Promotion and reception

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The novel was used to promote Twilight's DVD and Blue-ray disc which was to be released on March 21, 2009.[6] Announced on February 4, 2009, the novel was planned to be available for pre-order as Meyer gave it promotion on her official website.[7] Readers could officially begin pre-ordering on February 5, 2009.[8][9] Hardwicke promoted the novel further by hosting a book signing event at Santa Monica High school on its release date.[10]

Entertainment Weekly did several promotional pieces, with releasing exclusive spreads of pages leading up to its release.[11][12] For their official edition of February 2009, the magazine promoted that the edition was to feature these spreads and showcased Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson on the cover.[13] In March 2009, Hardwicke had done an interview for the novel on Meyer's official site for fans.[14]

The novel's reception from fan response would remain positive specifically among female filmmakers. In 2018, during a Closer Weekly interview, Hardwicke discussed how a women at an event had been told her because of the novel, they had become inspired to become directors themselves.[15] It has been referred to as an archival source for the timeline of the film's creation.[4][16][17]

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References

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  1. ^ "Twilight: Director's Notebook: The Story of How We Made the Movie Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer: Catherine Hardwicke: 9780316070522: Books - Amazon.ca". www.amazon.ca. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Children's Chapter Books - Best Sellers - Books - April 5, 2009 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  3. ^ Hardwicke, Catherine (March 17, 2009). Twilight: Director's Notebook. USA: Little, Brown and Company. pp. Table of Contents. ISBN 978-0-316-07052-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ a b Singh, Olivia. "A deep dive into the iconic baseball scene from 'Twilight' with the cast and crew, 12 years later". Business Insider. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Hardwicke, Catherine. "Twilight director's notebook : the story of how we made the movie based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer / Catherine Hardwicke". catalog.loc.gov. Archived from the original on April 23, 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  6. ^ Meyer, Seth (March 20, 2009). "Please visit the Twilight: the movie page to read an announcement from Summit. Also, a couple of reminders: Twilight: Director's Notebook by Catherine Hardwicke hits stores today, and there are only three days and a couple of hours until the release of the Twilight DVD!". web.archive.org. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  7. ^ Meyer, Seth (February 4, 2009). ""Exciting news for fans of Twilight the movie! Little, Brown will be publishing Twilight: Director's Notebook written by Catherine Hardwicke. It will be released on March 17th. This intimate look on making the movie will include inside secrets on everything from casting to wardrobe along with personal notes from Catherine and behind-the-scenes photographs. Scroll down to read the press release and here to read Entertainment Weekly's article. [Please note: I have not been able to find anyone who is accepting pre-orders for the book, but I will post a link as soon as I find it somewhere.]"". Web.archive.org. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  8. ^ Meyer, Seth (February 6, 2009). "You can now pre-order Twilight: Director's Notebook by Catherine Hardwicke. Have a great day!". web.archive.org. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  9. ^ "Twilight: Director's Notebook: The Story of How We…Amazon.ca: Catherine Hardwicke: Books". web.archive.org. February 15, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  10. ^ Desta, Yohana (October 17, 2018). "10 Years after Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke Knows She Deserved More". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on April 6, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  11. ^ "'Twilight: Director's Notebook' set for March (Exclusive!) | Showbiz News and Scoop | Studio and Network Dish | EW.com". web.archive.org. March 1, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  12. ^ "'Twilight' diary: A sneak peek! | The Twilight Saga | 1 | 'TWILIGHT' EXCLUSIVE | Movies | 'Twilight' Central | Entertainment Weekly". web.archive.org. February 27, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  13. ^ "'Twilight': All 20 EW Covers!". EW.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  14. ^ "Catherine Hardwicke Answers YOUR Questions!! - The Twilight Saga". web.archive.org. September 12, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  15. ^ Gross, Ed (October 16, 2018). "Twilight Saga Director Catherine Hardwicke on Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart". Closer Weekly | News About The Stars You Love. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  16. ^ Singh, Olivia. "19 things you probably didn't know about 'Twilight'". Business Insider. Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  17. ^ "7 Reasons Why Twilight Is a Film Masterpiece". September 29, 2021. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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