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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". The 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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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". The 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
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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 Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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 Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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 New!
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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 Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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 Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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 New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Pictureback(R)) by RH Disney on 8 pages
- Betty Boop by Max Fleischer on 6 pages
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Disney) by Walt Disney on 5 pages
- Wrong Trousers, The by Nick Park on 4 pages
- Little Nemo by Winsor McCay on 4 pages
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- Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation by Susan J. Napier on 6 pages
- Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation by Susan J. Napier on 6 pages
- Animation and America by Paul Wells on 6 pages
- Tunes for 'Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon by Daniel Goldmark in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Prime Time Animation: Television Animation and American Culture by MARK HARRISON in Front Matter, and page 203
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