One of the first and best books on the art of animation. This book offers tips on drawing anatomy, motion, and how motion pictures are made. Used as a primer on animation, Walt Disney relied heavily on its advice and teaching. Both a valuable guide to animation and an extremely rare classic.
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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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As an animation art teacher I'll use this for my students.,
By Michael A. Carter (carterma@pair.com) (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.
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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 There's nothing here that is not outdated or superseded.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.
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A poor version of such an excellent book,
By 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.
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THE picture thrown on the wall by the magic-lantern, although an illusion, and no more tangible than a shadow, has nevertheless a certain tactile quality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
animated cartoons, animal locomotion, making animated cartoons, animated drawings, screen illusion, screen drawings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Beginning of Animated Drawings, Making Animated Screen Pictures, The Genesis of Motion-Pictures, Human Figure, Inanimate Things New!
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THE picture thrown on the wall by the magic-lantern, although an illusion, and no more tangible than a shadow, has nevertheless a certain tactile quality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
animated cartoons, animal locomotion, making animated cartoons, animated drawings, screen illusion, screen drawings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Beginning of Animated Drawings, Making Animated Screen Pictures, The Genesis of Motion-Pictures, Human Figure, Inanimate Things New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Walt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney by Russell Merritt on page 39, and Back Matter
- Tunes for 'Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon by Daniel Goldmark in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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