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Essential Reading
Understanding Animation
by
Paul Wells
Publication Date: 1998
A strong introduction to animation study and criticism.
Fundamentals of Animation
by
Paul Wells
Publication Date: 2006
An illustrated and visually stimulating introduction to the key elements of animation.
Re-Imagining Animation [print only]
by
Paul Wells
Publication Date: 2008
Creative, educational, technical and critical issues at stake in 're-imagining animation'.
Optical Poetry: The life and work of Oskar Fischinger [print only]
by
William Moritz
Publication Date: 2004
Fischinger produced numerous abstract animated films over his lifetime.
Animation: A world history - Volume 1: Foundatrions - The golden age
by
Giannalberto Bendazzi
Publication Date: 2015
Volume I traces the roots and predecessors of modern animation.
Animation: a world history - Volume 2: The birth of a style, the three markets
by
Giannalberto Bendazzi
Publication Date: 2015
Volume II delves into the decades following the Golden Age.
Animation: A world history - Volume 3: Contemporary times
by
Giannalberto Bendazzi
Publication Date: 2016
Volume III catches you up to speed on the state of animation from 1991 to present.
The Animator's Survival Kit [in print]
by
Richard Williams
Publication Date: 2009
Master instruction classes which demonstrate essential techniques required of animators of any skill level or method.
Richard Williams' Animation masterclass presents: The animator's survival kit - animated
Publication Date: 2008
Volumes 1-16. DVDs. Two sets.
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation [print only]
by
Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston
Publication Date: 1995
Two of Walt Disney's famous "Nine Old Men," Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. In 1978, they retired from Walt Disney Productions and began work on this book.
Art in Motion: Animation aesthetics
by
Maureen Furniss
Publication Date: 2008
The first comprehensive examination of the aesthetics of animation in its many forms.
Understanding Comics: The invisible art [print only]
by
Scott McCloud
Publication Date: 1994
Traces the 3,000 year history of storytelling through pictures, discussing the language and images used.
Film Art: An Introduction
by
Kristin Thompson, David Bordwell & Jeff Smith
Publication Date: 2020 [12 ed.]
Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own.
Design for Motion: Fundamentals and techniques of motion design
by
Austin Shaw
Publication Date: 2019 [2nd ed.]
This book covers everything a serious motion designer needs.
Moving innovation: A history of computer animation
by
Tom Sito
Publication Date: 2013
The first full-length history of CG.
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