Animation

In 2010, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic premiered on television. A large, avid fandom soon emerged-not the pre-teen female demographic earlier versions of the franchise had been created for, but a roughly 80 percent male audience, most of them age...

Timing for Animation has been one of the pillars of animation since it was first published in 1981. Now this 40th anniversary edition captures the focus of the original and enhances this new edition with fresh images, techniques, and advice from...

The award-winning VES Handbook of Visual Effects remains the most comprehensive guide to visual effects techniques and best practices available. This edition has been updated to the latest industry techniques, technologies, and workflows. The Visual...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593937881Author Ben OhmartFormat HardbackPage Count 708Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 1107gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 38mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593931698Author Mark ArnoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 638Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 839gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 33mm

A great collectors book for fans of Disney Oscar-nominated Wreck it Ralph movies and a resource for animation and film students. Features exclusive content on the making of Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 Through never-before-seen concept...

"Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessive The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work." Neil Gaiman Over one thousand new entries . . . over four thousand updates . . . over one million words. . . This third edition of the...

Throughout the course of film history, artists have used matte painting, stop-motion animation, model photography, process cinematography, in-camera effects, travelling mattes, optical printing and physical and floor effects to entertain audiences. These...

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Hayao Miyazaki's career in animation has made him famous as not only the greatest director of animated features in...

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Animator Norman McLaren is best known for his experimental films using pioneering techniques and his work as founder...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861718365Author Jeremy Mark RobinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 572Imprint Crescent Moon PublishingPublisher Crescent Moon PublishingWeight(grams)...

Although its early films featured racial caricatures and exclusively Caucasian heroines, Disney has, in recent years, become more multicultural in its filmic fare and its image. From Aladdin and Pocohontas to the Asian American Russell boy in Up, from...

* Provides a comprehensive approach to Motion Design as Design Practice with specific areas of focus for a range of audiences. * Integrates professional examples, case studies, and interviews to validate its themes. * Written from ongoing and pragmatic...

Fueled with determination and a passion for science, a bright young girl builds a rocket ship to the moon to prove the existence of a legendary Moon Goddess. There, she ends up on an unexpected quest, and discovers a whimsical land of fantastical...

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...

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...

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...

Iwao Takamoto (1925-2007) spent a lifetime in the animation industry and was influential in the creation of some of the most beloved characters in the medium's history, including Scooby-Doo, Atom Ant, The Jetsons' Astro, The Flintstones' Great Gazoo, and...

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...

The only book on the market to specifically address its audience, Recording Voiceover is the comprehensive guide for engineers looking to understand the aspects of capturing the spoken word.Discussing all phases of the recording session, Recording...

From age eighteen on, I had a partner, a kindred spirit. I had a friend. Someone bound and determined to keep me from the worst in myself. At a private East Coast college, two young women meet in art class. Sharon, ambitious but lacking confidence,...

Rick and Morty Book of Gadgets and Inventions peeks into the mind of the mad scientist Rick Sanchez, gathering his most popular and infamous gadgets, as well as other iconic items from across the multiverse, including: * Rick's portal gun *...

The official art book for the animated movie The Amazing Maurice, based on the Carnegie Medal-winning Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett Maurice is a streetwise talking tomcat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of talking...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473301231Author Craig LauridsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Acumen PublishingPublisher Acumen PublishingWeight(grams) 150gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

In Birth of an Industry, Nicholas Sammond describes how popular early American cartoon characters were derived from blackface minstrelsy. He charts the industrialization of animation in the early twentieth century, its representation in the cartoons...

What 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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683833925Author Joshua PruettFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 173mm *...

Unlocking 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...

Throughout 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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733014441Author Gordon M DobbsFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Gordon M. DobbsPublisher Gordon M. DobbsWeight(grams) 594gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

This new addition to the AFI Film Readers series brings together original scholarship on animation in contemporary moving image culture, from classic experimental and independent shorts to digital animation and installation. The collection - that is also...

The Animation Studies Reader brings together both key writings within animation studies and new material in emerging areas of the field. The collection provides readers with seminal texts that ground animation studies within the contexts of theory and...

The adventures of Wallace, a Lancashire inventor with a fondness for cheese, and Gromit, his long-suffering canine companion, have enjoyed incredible success. Cracking Animation reveals their creators and provides a unique guide to making your own 3-D...

When most people are asked what the first animated movie is, they assume it's Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. For three years (1923-1926), a young, female animation director, her husband, and four men crafted the oldest surviving...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit emerged at a nexus of people, technology, and circumstances that is historically, culturally, and aesthetically momentous. By the 1980s, animation seemed a dying art. Not even the Walt Disney Company, which had already won over...

Since Steamboat Mickey, animators have been creating characters and films that are charming, warm and humorous, allowing people to connect with the animated medium. Animation fans love the characters for a lifetime. This is the legacy of the countless...

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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481225045Author Darrell McNellFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

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...

The thought-provoking, aesthetically pleasing animated films of Hayao Miyazaki attract audiences well beyond the director's native Japan. "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away" were critically acclaimed upon U.S. release, and the earlier "My Neighbor...