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Understanding Animation [Paperback]

Paul Wells (Author)
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0415397308 978-0415397308 August 15, 2011 2nd

This new edition of Paul Wells’ introduction to animation as a genre and a form, has been updated in response to developments in academic debate and the recent flourishing of the genre in cinema, on TV and in videogames.

Film examples discussed include features such as The Incredibles, Belleville Rendezvous and Spirited Away. Shorts include 'Father and Daughter', 'The Wolfman', 'Mt Head' and 'The Last Words of Dutch Schultz'.

For any student or fan of animation, this is the ideal introduction guide.



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Animation Academy, Loughborough University School of Art and Design, UK

Product Details

  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 2nd edition (August 15, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0415397308
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415397308
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,998,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars For the students of art science, September 18, 2002
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This is essentially a scholar book for students of art science: lots of texts, few pictures, and in black and white. It contains a good discussion on the origin of animation, and it tries to specify its specific characteristics. It contains many and very diverse examples, but, of course, they work best as such, when one is able to see the mentioned films. I think this book really helps the reader 'understanding' animation (at least it helps to develop an analytical view towards animation as an art form), but I don't think it is suited for the average animation fan.
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To animate, and the related words, animation, animated and animator all derive from the latin verb, animare, which means 'to give life to', and within the context of the animated film, this largely means the artificial creation of the illusion of movement in inanimate lines and forms. Read the first page
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orthodox animation, developmental animation, experimental animation, clay animation, animated form, documentary tendency, puppet animation, primal motives, comic events, feminine aesthetic, animated film, action abstraction, cel animation, cartoon animation, puppet figures, city cousin, cartoon form, associative relations
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Warner Brothers, Snow White, Road Runner, Mickey Mouse, Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Betty Boop, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Donald Duck, Duck Amuck, Jan Svankmajer, Night Out, Olive Oyl, Walt Disney, Soda Jerks, The Cat Came Back, The Jungle Book, World War, Creature Comforts, Eastern European, Bob Clampett, Daddy's Little Bit of Dresden China, Disney Studios, John Wayne
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