Includes: every animated feature released in the United States since 1926; Reviews and background information for over 300 films; Plot synopses, running times, 4-star ratings, consumer tips, and MPAA ratings
From scriptwriting through to production, this introduction to animation for students surveys key technical processes and examines a variety of stylistic approaches. The book includes visual examples from key animators and illustrated features on how to create exciting animation…
"This study provides an analysis of a range of anime titles wherein different aspects of this cultural phenomenon are articulated. It explores films and series which exemplify the distinctive signatures placed by particular directors or studios on the treatment of memory, while …
A comprehensive guide to stop motion animation without the focus on puppetry or model animation. With tips, tricks and hands-on exercises, Frame by Frame will help both experienced and novice filmmakers get the most effective results from this underutilized branch of animation.
"As critical interest has grown in the unique ways that art animation explores and depicts subjective experience--particularly in relation to desire, sexuality, social constructions of gender, confessional modes, fantasy and the animated documentary--this book offers detailed an…
"As critical interest has grown in the unique ways in which art animation explores and depicts subjective experience--particularly in relation to desire, sexuality, social constructions of gender, confessional modes, fantasy, and the animated documentary-this volume offers detai…
Comprising over 90 essays and richly illustrated with over 200 images, the Wiley-Blackwell History of American Film provides a chronological portrait of American film history from its origins to the present day. Taken as a whole, the essays in this collection represent a compreh…