Animated Cartoons [Hardcover]

Edwin George Lutz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0849014336 | ISBN-13: 978-0849014338 | Publication Date: June 1976

Originally published in 1920. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Gordon Pr Pubs (June 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849014336
• ISBN-13: 978-0849014338
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• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As an animation art teacher I'll use this for my students., May 25, 1998

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Michael A. Carter ([e-mail]) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animated Cartoons (Hardcover)

This book is the best place to start actually making animation. Equipment construction is explained well enough to start a professional studio. Techniques are clearly described and perfect for students of the art. Extras are the theory of what is funny and why, but mostly, the uses animation may serve in education. Many great old illustrations of walks pepper this volume. If you like to draw in ink, this book is for you.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Historical interest only!!!, February 7, 2002

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Dennis E. Sisterson (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animated Cartoons (Hardcover)

Some clarification is needed here - this book is a reprint of a book from 1920, and although you might glean some tips on how to animate that are still relevant, this is NOT the book to buy if you're looking to learn the craft - it has been reprinted purely for historical interest. There's nothing here that is not outdated or superseded. If you want to learn animation, the books you really need are Tony White's 'Animator's Workbook', and Richard Williams's 'Animator's Survival Kit'. That said, if you're already a clued-up animator, or interested in the history of the craft, this is a fascinating book, representing as it does the state of the art just a few years before Disney appeared on the scene and set new standards. Historically - wonderful. Instructionally - look elsewhere.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A poor version of such an excellent book, October 30, 2010

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Hiromichi Hosoma (Shiga Japan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Animated Cartoons (Paperback)

Lutz's "Animated cartoons" is well written manual of making animation cartoons in 1920's. The description of techniques is simple and understandable, and you can learn what Disney and his rivals derived from this wonderful resource. It also provides a good review of the animation history in early years.
This excellent book, however, has such a poor version from General Books LLC. The version seems to be the only OCR data, including many errors without any layout, and almost impossible to read. If you don't want to waste your money, choose the hard cover version, or try to find a copy-free version online.