Description
A gorgeous celebration of the influential and Academy Award-winning animators of the National Film Board of Canada
Animation for the People traces the growth of the National Film Board of Canada and its animation artists, highlighting significant films, original visions, and innovative techniques.
Through interviews conducted by author Charles Solomon with Board filmmakers and other animation artists, as well as extensive original artwork from the films, readers will discover both the creative process of and the unusual techniques used by this unique brain trust.
With 78 Academy Award nominations and 12 wins, from Sheldon Cohen's coming of age short The Sweater to Norman McLaren's experimental parable Neighbours, the NFB has shaped the world of animation.
About the Author
Charles Solomon is an internationally respected critic, animation historian, and lecturer at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. He is the author of more than a dozen books on the art and making of animated films and television specials, and his recent credits include The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda, The Art of Frozen, The Art of WolfWalkers, and the Song of the Sea Artbook, which he wrote in collaboration with Cartoon Saloon cofounder Tomm Moore. He lives in Los Angeles.
Reviews
Solomon's meticulously researched book spotlights the artists and films, revealing the NFB as a bold creative powerhouse that pushed the limits of animation. It's a reminder of the medium's limitless potential, and of the unexpected magic that happens when artists are given the freedom to dream, innovate, and defy conventions.
--From the Foreword by Pete Docter
-- Pete Docter * Foreword *
Book Information
ISBN 9781419758904
Author Charles Solomon
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Abrams
Publisher Abrams
Animation for the People traces the growth of the National Film Board of Canada and its animation artists, highlighting significant films, original visions, and innovative techniques.
Through interviews conducted by author Charles Solomon with Board filmmakers and other animation artists, as well as extensive original artwork from the films, readers will discover both the creative process of and the unusual techniques used by this unique brain trust.
With 78 Academy Award nominations and 12 wins, from Sheldon Cohen's coming of age short The Sweater to Norman McLaren's experimental parable Neighbours, the NFB has shaped the world of animation.
About the Author
Charles Solomon is an internationally respected critic, animation historian, and lecturer at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television. He is the author of more than a dozen books on the art and making of animated films and television specials, and his recent credits include The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda, The Art of Frozen, The Art of WolfWalkers, and the Song of the Sea Artbook, which he wrote in collaboration with Cartoon Saloon cofounder Tomm Moore. He lives in Los Angeles.
Reviews
Solomon's meticulously researched book spotlights the artists and films, revealing the NFB as a bold creative powerhouse that pushed the limits of animation. It's a reminder of the medium's limitless potential, and of the unexpected magic that happens when artists are given the freedom to dream, innovate, and defy conventions.
--From the Foreword by Pete Docter
-- Pete Docter * Foreword *
Book Information
ISBN 9781419758904
Author Charles Solomon
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Abrams
Publisher Abrams
