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Animation: The Whole Story

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I collect books on animation. This is one of the best I have read on the entire subject. An overview of animation with expert tips along the way. All the principles, ideas, work flows, artisitic principles, and so on, can help any animator make better films.
Well written, easy to understand. I am glad I bought this one.

Do you want to be inside of the world of the animation? This book makes that for you. It shows everything that exists in the world of the animation, detailing the things and showing what is one to one. I received an email of the great Gene Deith, that did many episodes of Tom and Jerry, indicating me that book. It is really worthwhile to buy. He is the animation guide for everybody. Beautiful!

This comprehensive book on the technique and the art of animation will be of great value to anyone who is considering being an animator as a career. Beckerman has an easygoing way of explaining complicated ideas and concepts, and his book explores the style and taste issues of the art form as well as the technical approaches needed to make one's work come alive. You won't find too much on modern computer animation here, but of course you can find that information in hundreds of study guides, tutorials, and books available currently. Howard's book is more about the traditional approach to the craft, and he has the experience to make the lessons feel truthful, accurate, and meaningful. I was a student of Howard's about twenty five years ago, and this book felt like the next best thing to taking his course, which I loved. If you're serious about animation, this is a book you'll refer to several times. Not a coffee table book full of color photos, but a practical instruction guide, and a very good one.

Animation professor Beckerman shares his insights and legacy in ANIMATION: THE WHOLE STORY - a discussion of what makes good and bad animation. Beckerman worked as a classic animator for over forty years, hand-drawing thousands of characters: chapters discuss everything from story lines and action scenes to directing tips.