Animation

In the 1970s and 1980s, the Disney animation studio redefined its creative vision in the wake of Walt Disney's death. This latest volume from renowned Disney historian Didier Ghez profiles Ken Anderson and Mel Shaw, whose work defined beloved classic...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861967056Author Laura PontieriFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint John Libbey & Co LtdPublisher John Libbey & CoWeight(grams) 544g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683836865Author Ramin ZahedFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

Planet of the Apes was a concept that started life in 1963 as a quirky work by French literary novelist Pierre (The Bridge on the River Kwai) Boulle. His concept of a world where humans are ruled over by apes proceeded to become one of the biggest...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780762493357Author Disney Licensed PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Rp MinisPublisher Rp MinisSeries Rp MinisWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 84mm...

The official behind-the-scenes art book for five-time Academy Award-nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon's stunning new animated fantasy adventure My Father's Dragon, inspired by the classic children's novel The Art of My Father's Dragon...

On its release in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies riveted audiences with its uncompromising drama. Directed by Isao Takahata at Studio Ghibli and based on an autobiographical story by Akiyuki Nosaka, the story of two Japanese children struggling to survive...

Enjoy the remarkable tale of Blue Sky's success, from its origins as a live-action vfx company to its reinvention as a driving force in computer-generated animation. With exclusive access to Blue Sky's archives and the exceptional artists who have made...

Drawn to Life is a two-volume collection of the legendary lectures of long-time Disney animator Walt Stanchfield. For over 20 years, Walt mentored a new generation of animators at the Walt Disney Studios and influenced such talented artists such as Tim...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989555460Author Jaime WeinmanFormat HardbackPage Count 375Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc.

To dramatize a story using moving images, a director must have a full understanding of the meaning and emotional effect of all the various types of shots and cuts that are available to advance the story. Drawing upon his extensive experience as a...

You've researched your character extensively, tailored her to your audience, sketched hundreds of versions, and now you lean back content as you gaze at your final character model sheet. But now what? Whether you want to use her in an animated film,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756252128Author PIE InternationalFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

Stop-motion Animation explores how all the elements of film-making - camera work, design, colour, lighting, editing, music and storytelling - come together in this unique art form. With tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of your films, and...

Animation 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,...

Explore the extraordinary Rick and Morty artwork from the sell-out Gallery 1988 exhibition in this exclusive collection. Delve into the worlds of Rick and Morty in this stunning memento showcasing the best of the Gallery 1988 exhibition. Together with...

Hellboy, Mike Mignola's famed comic book demon hunter, wanders through a haunting and horrific world steeped in the history of weird fictions and wide-ranging folklores. Hellboy's World shows how our engagement with Hellboy's world is a highly...

This 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...

With concept art, archival images, all-new interviews, and a foreword by Bobby's World creator and funnyman Howie Mandel, It's Saturday Morning! celebrates the shows, characters, songs, and commercials that made Saturday mornings a pop culture...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861967049Author Amy M. DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint John Libbey & Co LtdPublisher John Libbey & CoWeight(grams) 354g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861967049Author Amy M. DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint John Libbey & Co LtdPublisher John Libbey & CoWeight(grams) 354g

The first computer-generated animated feature film, Toy Story (1995) sustains a dynamic vitality that proved instantly appealing to audiences of all ages. Like the great Pop Artists, Pixar Studios affirmed the energy of modern commercial popular culture...

What do you get when you cross a snail with the Indianapolis 500? If you're DreamWorks, then the result is Turbo, an uplifting - and gear-shifting - story about the ultimate underdog. Packed with breathtaking images that showcase the artistry of the...

In the second edition of The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation, David Whitley updates his 2008 book to reflect recent developments in Disney and Disney-Pixar animation such as the apocalyptic tale of earth's failed ecosystem, WALL-E. As Whitley has...

Comic 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...

Animation in Context is an illustrated introduction to cultural theory, contextual research and critical analysis. By making academic language more accessible, it empowers animators with the confidence and enthusiasm to engage with theory as a fun,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780762473748Author Charles M SchulzFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Rp MinisPublisher Rp MinisSeries Rp MinisWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 97mm * 74mm *...

For more than sixty years, Bill Hanna has made entertaining children and the young at heart his "business." In A Cast of Friends , he offers an engaging look at his decades in animation and at the people who helped make it all possible. Hanna shares his...

The Bristol-based animation company Aardman is best known for its most famous creations Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. But despite the quintessentially British aesthetic and tone of its movies, this very British studio continues to enjoy...

An essential piece of Disney history has been largely unreported for eighty years. Soon after the birth of Mickey Mouse, one animator raised the Disney Studio far beyond Walt's expectations. That animator also led a union war that almost destroyed it...

The films from Pixar Animation Studios belong to the most popular family films today. From Monsters Inc to Toy Story and Wall-E, the animated characters take on human qualities that demand more than just cultural analysis. What animates the human subject...

Once the realm of a few stalwart artists, animating with sand, clay, and wet paint is now accessible for all filmmakers with an experimental frame of mind. Created directly under the camera with frame-by-frame stopmotion, this "fluid frame animation"...

A dazzling story of female friendship, the cost of a creative life, and the secrets that can undo us. At a private East Coast college, two outsiders meet in art class. Mel is brash, brilliant, and wild. Sharon is shy, lovelorn, but ambitious...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984341542Author Jim KorkisFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Bob McLain MediaPublisher Bob McLain MediaWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629335896Author Raymond Valinoti, JrFormat HardbackPage Count 134Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Race does not exist in animation-it must instead be constructed and ascribed. Yet, over the past few years, there has been growing discourse on the intersection of these two subjects within both academic and popular circles. In Race and the Animated...

The history of animated cartoons has been dominated by Walt Disney, giving the impression that he perfected the medium. In reality, it was the work of several pioneers. Max Fleischer-inventor of the rotoscope technique of tracing animation frame by frame...

A major work destined to change how scholars and students look at television and animation With the release of author Thomas Lamarre's field-defining study The Anime Machine, critics established Lamarre as a leading voice in the field of Japanese...

With careers spanning eight decades, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were two of the most prolific animation producers in American history. In 1940, the two met at MGM and created Tom and Jerry, who would earn 14 Academy Award nominations and seven wins...

The Art of Czech Animation is the first comprehensive English language account of Czech animation from the 1920s to the present, covering both 2D animation forms and CGI, with a focus upon the stop-motion films of Jiri Trnka, Hermina Tyrlova, Jan...