New Line made available at Cannes the full production notes for The Golden Compass and we’re pleased to bring them to you. They open with a message from the film’s writer and director, Chris Weitz, who says that he was “absolutely stunned by the imagination, daring and intelligence of the books.” The notes go on to detail the movie’s design philosophy, inspirations and colour palate (among other things).

Whilst it’s written for an audience coming to His Dark Materials for the first time, there’s much interesting information to be had in the text. There’s some words too from Philip Pullman, who says, “I’ve done my part. I handed it over to Chris and his team to make the film. I couldn’t have people to trust my story to who were more trustworthy, and I know my story is in good hands.”

Read the Production Notes