Computer Animation: A Whole New World [Hardcover]

Rita Street (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998

Welcome to the renaissance of animation. The box office success of Toy Story has inspired a whole new generation of boundary-breaking work. Featuring eleven of today's top studios and software development firms, Computer Animation: A Whole New World lets you witness the animation process firsthand. Animators discuss their creative process and techniques for bringing a project from the drawing board to the screen. The evolution of big screen projects and commercials, plus the cutting edge of research and development is shown through sketches, screen-shots, and selected key segments of animated effects. Tips and tricks of the trade relating to tools, color, sound, and more are featured, as well as galleries of new work.

Chapters include:

--A brief history of the industry

--Step-by-step breakdowns of animation projects-from concept to completion

--An inside look at eleven top animation studios and software developers, including Pixar, Microsoft Softimage, Industrial Light & Magic, Mainframe, Medialab, Pacific Data Images, Alias/Wavefront, and many more.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Rita Street began her career in animation with a sales position at Expanded Entertainment, the film distribution company for independent animated shorts. Since then she has been both Editor and Publisher of Animation Magazine and written about traditional and computer animation for such publications as Variety, Film & Video, Shoot and Cinefex. Street founded the international organization, Women In Animation in 1993 and as president of the International Board, she is committed to helping others create or expand their careers in the art form. Street now works on the production side of animation in story development at Jim Keeshen Productions in Los Angeles. She is also co-authoring a book on the Unicef Animation Consortium Project.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers; 2nd edition (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564963772
• ISBN-13: 978-1564963772
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,765,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, fit to satisfy the animation hunger, June 26, 2000

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This review is from: Computer Animation: A Whole New World (Hardcover)

I'd really liked this book as it presents the latest work being done by the top Animation Studios. It provides a deep insight into the subject and is really an encouraging work