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Theology in Avatar: The Last Airbender by Anthony G Cirilla
RRP: $55.59SciFier: $48.21Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476689173Author Anthony G CirillaFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co Inc -
The Nightmare Before Christmas by Dr. Filipa Antunes (Lecturer in Humanities, University of East Anglia, UK)
SciFier: $129.26Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798765113615Author Dr. Filipa AntunesFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USASeries Animation: Key... -
The Animation Smears Book: Uncovering Film's Most Elusive Technique Christian Avender 9781032728353
RRP: $159.85SciFier: $155.78Throughout cinema, there have been various techniques to depict motion, and one style in particular is the fascinating use of smears in animation. Incredibly popular and captivating to artists, these animation smears are frames that creatively replicate... -
On the Animation Trail: 20 Years of Animation Festival History Nancy Denney-Phelps (Animation World Network, CA, USA.) 9781032565705
RRP: $166.80SciFier: $162.13This book charts the history of the last 20 years of animation festivals. From Annecy, the oldest animation festival in the world, to Beirut, or the founding of the festival in Peja, Kosovo, Nancy-Denney Phelps has recorded not just the films screened... -
Stop Motion Animation by Melvyn Ternan
RRP: $33.35SciFier: $26.40Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438002552Author Melvyn TernanFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint SourcebooksPublisher Sourcebooks -
Contemporary Disney Animation: Genre, Gender and Hollywood Eve Benhamou 9781474476133
RRP: $34.74SciFier: $31.65Contemporary Disney Animation: Genre, Gender and Hollywood is the first in-depth study of Disney's latest animated output from the perspective of genre theory. Analysing a decade in Disney's history (2008-2018), Benhamou examines the multifaceted... -
Hanna-Barbera, the Recorded History: From Modern Stone Age to Meddling Kids Greg Ehrbar 9781496840981
RRP: $126.49SciFier: $100.43Whether it's Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, the Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, Huckleberry Hound, or hundreds of others, the creations of the Hanna-Barbera studio continue to delight generations worldwide. The groundbreaking company employed thousands in the... -
The Avatar Television Franchise: Storytelling, Identity, Trauma, and Fandom Francis M. Agnoli (Independent scholar, USA) 9781501387210
SciFier: $43.51Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-08) and its sequel The Legend of Korra (2012-14) are among the most acclaimed and influential U.S. animated television series of the 21st century. Yet, despite their elevated status, there have been few... -
Affect and Embodied Meaning in Animation: Becoming-Animated Sylvie Bissonnette 9780367660376
SciFier: $58.14This book combines insights from the humanities and modern neuroscience to explore the contribution of affect and embodiment on meaning-making in case studies from animation, video games, and virtual worlds.As we interact more and more with animated... -
The Flesh of Animation: Bodily Sensations in Film and Digital Media Sandra Annett 9781517911584
RRP: $123.71SciFier: $99.32How animation can reconnect us with bodily experiences Film and media studies scholarship has often argued that digital cinema and CGI provoke a sense of disembodiment in viewers; they are seen as merely fantastic or unreal. In her in-depth... -
Anime's Knowledge Cultures: Geek, Otaku, Zhai Jinying Li 9781517916275
RRP: $137.61SciFier: $109.28Unlocking the technosocial implications of global geek cultures Why has anime, a "low-tech" medium from last century, suddenly become the cultural "new cool" in the information age? Through the lens of anime and its transnational fandom, Jinying Li... -
Directing Game Animation: Building a Vision and a Team with Intent Mike Jungbluth 9781032410876
SciFier: $155.78What is your role? Learn how to establish expectations and needs specific to the project and team. How do you establish a vision? Learn how to better define and communicate creative topics such as a cohesive character performance and animation style... -
Shadow of a Mouse: Performance, Belief, and World-Making in Animation Donald Crafton 9780520261037
RRP: $87.57SciFier: $82.08Animation variously entertains, enchants, and offends, yet there have been no convincing explanations of how these films do so. Shadow of a Mouse proposes performance as the common touchstone for understanding the principles underlying the construction,... -
The Disney Book New Edition: A Celebration of the World of Disney: Centenary Edition Jim Fanning 9780744084498
RRP: $55.60SciFier: $35.85Celebrate more than 100 years of magical Disney storytelling.The ideal gift for Disney, animation, and movie fans! From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Wish, Mary Poppins to The Little Mermaid, Disneyland to Tokyo DisneySea, and fireworks to fan... -
To Embody the Marvellous: The Making of Illusions in Early Modern Spain Esther Fernandez 9780826501806
SciFier: $129.26In its exploration of puppetry and animation as the performative media of choice for mastering the art of illusion, To Embody the Marvelous engages with early modern notions of wonder in religious, artistic, and social contexts. From jointed, wood-carved... -
The Art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem by Jim Sorenson
IDWRRP: $50.04SciFier: $35.39Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798887240985Author Jim SorensonFormat HardbackPage Count 168Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design Works -
Genndy Tartakovsky: Sincerity in Animation Kwasu David Tembo 9781501388415
SciFier: $45.86Genndy Tartakovsky is widely regarded as a pioneer in contemporary Western animation of the 20th and 21st centuries. His groundbreaking and prolific output, ranging from Dexter's Laboratory to Samurai Jack and Sym-Bionic Titan, has become a mainstay of... -
The Animated Bestiary: Animals, Cartoons, and Culture Paul Wells 9780813544151
RRP: $40.30SciFier: $32.44Cartoonists and animators have given animals human characteristics for so long that audiences are now accustomed to seeing Bugs Bunny singing opera and Mickey Mouse walking his dog Pluto. The Animated Bestiary critically evaluates the depiction of... -
Osamu Tezuka: Anime Character Illustrations by Haruji Mori
Udon EntertainmentRRP: $50.03SciFier: $40.85The grandfather of manga and anime, Osamu Tezuka created hundreds of unforgettable characters during his 40+ year career as an illustrator and animator. His influence on generations of artists has been immeasurable, and is still felt today across... -
Comic Books Incorporated: How the Business of Comics Became the Business of Hollywood Shawna Kidman 9780520297555
RRP: $111.20SciFier: $102.15Comic Books Incorporated tells the story of the US comic book business, reframing the history of the medium through an industrial and transmedial lens. Comic books wielded their influence from the margins and in-between spaces of the entertainment... -
Film Rhythm after Sound: Technology, Music, and Performance Lea Jacobs 9780520279650
RRP: $41.70SciFier: $39.60The seemingly effortless integration of sound, movement, and editing in films of the late 1930s stands in vivid contrast to the awkwardness of the first talkies. Film Rhythm after Sound analyzes this evolution via close examination of important... -
The Art of Planes by Tracey Miller-Zarneke
SciFier: $45.27In Disney's Planes and Planes: Fire and Rescue, the big-hearted crop duster Dusty Crophopper is full of dreams. In the first film, he overcomes his fear of heights to win the Wings Around The Globe Rally. In the second, Dusty learns his damaged engine... -
Film Rhythm after Sound: Technology, Music, and Performance Lea Jacobs 9780520279643
RRP: $111.20SciFier: $101.46The seemingly effortless integration of sound, movement, and editing in films of the late 1930s stands in vivid contrast to the awkwardness of the first talkies. Film Rhythm after Sound analyzes this evolution via close examination of important... -
Drawing the Iron Curtain: Jews and the Golden Age of Soviet Animation Maya Balakirsky Katz 9780813577012
RRP: $172.36SciFier: $138.18In the American imagination, the Soviet Union was a drab cultural wasteland, a place where playful creative work and individualism was heavily regulated and censored. Yet despite state control, some cultural industries flourished in the Soviet era,... -
Chuck Jones: A Flurry of Drawings Hugh Kenner 9780520357464
RRP: $111.20SciFier: $101.46Creator of the mono-maniacal Wile E. Coyote and his elusive prey, the Road Runner, Chuck Jones has won three Academy Awards and been responsible for many classics of animation featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Elmer Fudd. Who better to do... -
Chuck Jones: A Flurry of Drawings Hugh Kenner 9780520305878
RRP: $47.26SciFier: $44.47Creator of the mono-maniacal Wile E. Coyote and his elusive prey, the Road Runner, Chuck Jones has won three Academy Awards and been responsible for many classics of animation featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Elmer Fudd. Who better to do... -
Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination: Animation, Storytelling, and Digital Culture Eric Herhuth 9780520292567
RRP: $34.75SciFier: $32.71In Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination, Eric Herhuth draws upon film theory, animation theory, and philosophy to examine how animated films address aesthetic experience within contexts of technological, environmental, and sociocultural change. Since... -
Funny Pictures: Animation and Comedy in Studio-Era Hollywood Daniel Ira Goldmark 9780520267244
RRP: $41.70SciFier: $39.60This collection of essays explores the link between comedy and animation in studio-era cartoons, from filmdom's earliest days through the twentieth century. Written by a who's who of animation authorities, "Funny Pictures" offers a stimulating range of... -
Beyond Bagpuss by Chris Pallant (University of Greenwich, UK)
SciFier: $140.99Ivor the Engine, Noggin the Nog, Pingwings, Pogles Wood, The Clangers, and Bagpuss - the iconic animations produced by the Canterbury-based Smallfilms studio between 1958 and 1984 - constitute a significant thread of British cultural history. The lasting... -
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: New Perspectives on Production, Reception, Legacy Chris Pallant (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK) 9781501373961
SciFier: $47.25This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (David Hand, 1937) occupies a central place within the history of global... -
Photoshop 3D for Animators Rafiq Elmansy 9780240813493
RRP: $65.32SciFier: $52.75Photoshop is not just for photographers anymore. Photoshop 3D for Animators is one of the only titles available that discusses 3D Photoshop techniques specifically for animators. Now with Adobe CS5, 3D Digital artists can integrate 3D models into... -
Princess Mononoke: Understanding Studio Ghibli's Monster Princess Rayna Denison (University of East Anglia, UK) 9781501354878
SciFier: $51.42This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Princess Mononoke (1997) is one of anime's most important films. Hayao Miyazaki's epic fantasy broke domestic box... -
Cartoons in Hard Times: The Animated Shorts of Disney and Warner Brothers in Depression and War 1932-1945 Tracey Mollet (University of Leeds, UK) 9781501351969
SciFier: $51.42Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2018 Cartoons in Hard Times provides a comprehensive analysis of the short subject animation released by the Walt Disney and Warner Brothers from 1932 and 1945, one of the most turbulent periods in Unites States... -
Adaptation for Animation: Transforming Literature Frame by Frame Hannes Rall (Associate professor, Nanyang Technological University) 9781138886483
SciFier: $62.59Talented animation artists often neglect successful storytelling in favor of strong visuals, but now you can have both with this complete guide to adaptation for animation. Veteran independent filmmaker Hannes Rall teaches you how to draw and adapt... -
Adaptation for Animation: Transforming Literature Frame by Frame Hannes Rall (Associate professor, Nanyang Technological University) 9781138886476
RRP: $166.80SciFier: $162.49Talented animation artists often neglect successful storytelling in favor of strong visuals, but now you can have both with this complete guide to adaptation for animation. Veteran independent filmmaker Hannes Rall teaches you how to draw and adapt... -
Comedy for Animators by Jonathan Lyons
RRP: $166.80SciFier: $160.70While comedy writers are responsible for creating clever scripts, comedic animators have a much more complicated problem to solve: What makes a physical character funny? Comedy for Animators breaks down the answer by exploring the techniques of those who... -
Aesthetic 3D Lighting by Lee Lanier (Visual Effects Artist, USA)
SciFier: $64.16Aesthetic 3D Lighting: History, Theory, and Application delves into the history, the theory, and the practical and aesthetic application of lighting in the fine arts and 3D animation.In this book, animation industry veteran and lighting expert Lee Lanier... -
Essential Effects: Water, Fire, Wind, and More Mauro Maressa 9781138196926
SciFier: $144.45Animate the world around you! Follow along with veteran Disney effects artist Mauro Maressa as he teaches you how to create and animate natural phenomena like water, fire, smoke, lightning, lava, mud, and wind. Essential Effects will help you plan, draw,... -
Finish Your Film! Tips and Tricks for Making an Animated Short in Maya Kenny Roy 9780415661812
RRP: $62.54SciFier: $62.34Finish Your Film! Tips and Tricks for Making an Animated Short in Maya is a first-of-its-kind book that walks the reader step-by-step through the actual production processes of creating a 3D Short film with Maya. Other books focus solely on the creative... -
Fame: Seth MacFarlane Michael Troy 9781948724302
RRP: $11.06SciFier: $10.27Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948724302Author Michael TroyFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint Tidalwave ProductionsPublisher Tidalwave ProductionsSeries FameWeight(grams)...