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The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators (Applied Arts)
The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators (Applied Arts)
by Richard Williams
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The definitive book on animation, from the Academy Award-winning animator behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Animation is one of the hottest areas of filmmaking today--and the master animator who bridges the old generation and the new is Richard Williams... (read more)

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Beginner's Guide to Animation: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
Beginner's Guide to Animation: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
by Mary Murphy
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Got a digital camera, basic software, and a computer? Youre good to go! • A complete toolbox for creating 2D and stop-motion movies • Includes ready-to-scan templates plus tips, shortcuts, and more • Great for YouTube fans and everyone... (read more)

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The Animator's Workbook
The Animator's Workbook
by Tony White
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The Animator's Workbook offers a complete course on the principles and techniques of drawn animation. Stressing that animation is a subtle and exacting art from which breathes life into inanimate drawings, Tony White, an award-winning animator, covers... (read more)

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Prepare to Board!: Creating Story and Characters for Animation Features and Shorts
Prepare to Board!: Creating Story and Characters for Animation Features and Shorts
by Nancy Beiman
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Packed with illustrations that illuminate and a text that entertains and informs, this book explains the methods and techniques of animation preproduction with a focus on story development and character design. Story is the most important part of an... (read more)

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Elemental Magic, Volume II: The Technique of Special Effects Animation (Animation Masters Title)
Elemental Magic, Volume II: The Technique of Special Effects Animation (Animation Masters Title)
by Joseph Gilland
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Design beautiful, professional-level animated effects with these detailed step-by-step tutorials from former Disney animator and animated effects expert Joseph Gilland. Filled with beautiful, full-color artwork, Elemental Magic, Volume II, ... (read more)

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Art of 3D Computer Animation & Imagi 2ND Edition
Art of 3D Computer Animation & Imagi 2ND Edition
by Isaac Victor Kerlow
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An insightful, up-to-date look at creating in the digital environment In a practical, easy-to-understand format, The Art of 3-D Computer Animation and Effects covers every aspect of creating and outputting fully rendered three-dimensional computer still... (read more)

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The Animation Bible: A Practical Guide to the Art of Animating from Flipbooks to Flash
The Animation Bible: A Practical Guide to the Art of Animating from Flipbooks to Flash
by Maureen Furniss
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The Animation Bible is the first book any aspiring animator will want to own—and with increasingly affordable tools for digital animation and the vast forum of the Internet for free distribution, animation is becoming more popular than ever... (read more)

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Secrets of Digital Animation: A Master Class in Innovative Tools and Techniques
Secrets of Digital Animation: A Master Class in Innovative Tools and Techniques
by Steven Withrow
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Secrets of Digital Animation sets out to demonstrate and showcase a range of cutting-edge work, new techniques, and influential practitioners within all forms of contemporary animation, from anime to flashware, and from animated shorts to machinima... (read more)

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3d Toons
3d Toons
by Steve Anzovin
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3D animation is today's hottest art form, and here's the perfect training manual to get 3D artists started! Both experienced artists and newcomers to 3D can discover the secrets behind creating fully dimensional characters for comics, web toons, graphic... (read more)

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Acting for Animators: A Complete Guide to Performance Animation with CDROM
Acting for Animators: A Complete Guide to Performance Animation with CDROM
by Ed Hooks
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Acting for Animators, is the first book about acting theory and technique written specifically for the animator.... (read more)

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Get Animated!: Creating Professional Cartoon Animation on Your Home Computer
Get Animated!: Creating Professional Cartoon Animation on Your Home Computer
by Tim Maloney
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This book shows aspiring animators how to create studio-grade animation on simple home equipment. It is aimed at those who have a personal computer and are interested in using it to make animated cartoons--primarily at full-screen resolution or above. A... (read more)

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Tony White's Animator's Notebook: Personal Observations on the Principles of Movement
Tony White's Animator's Notebook: Personal Observations on the Principles of Movement
by Tony White
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Apprentice yourself to a master of classical animation techniques with this beautiful handbook of insider tips and techniques. Apply age-old techniques to create flawless animations, whether you're working with pencil and animation paper or a 3D... (read more)

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Storytelling Through Animation (Charles River Media Graphics)
Storytelling Through Animation (Charles River Media Graphics)
by Mike Wellins
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As an animator, it's difficult to watch movies or animated films without thinking about the directing quality or technical aspects of the production. But when that movie pulls you in and draws you to the characters and their plights, you really... (read more)

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Timing for Animation
Timing for Animation
by Harold Whitaker
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A classic of animation education since it first published in 1981. Copies of Timing for Animation have been sitting dog-eared and spine-split on desks and workstations around the world, wherever animation is produced for more than 25 years. All you need... (read more)

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Guerrilla Guide to Animation: Making Animated Films Outside the Mainstream
Guerrilla Guide to Animation: Making Animated Films Outside the Mainstream
by Walter Santucci
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"Do I have to be good at drawing to become an animator?" Walter Santucci declares that question to be the most pervasive during his 15 plus years in the business. His unequivocal reply? "No, but it helps to get good at it!" He likes... (read more)

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Hollywood 2D Digital Animation -with CD (04 Edition)
Hollywood 2D Digital Animation -with CD (04 Edition)
by Clifford J. Parrott
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Animation as you know it is about to change. No longer satisfied to reign as the standard in animation for the Web, Macromedia« Flash? is powering its way into television and feature films. Flash represents the future, offering an efficient way to... (read more)

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Creating 3D Animation
Creating 3D Animation
by Peter Lord
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What do Wallace and Gromit, Godzilla, and Gumby have in common? They're all examples of 3-D animation. From Aardman Studios in Bristol, England, winner of three Academy Awards, comes a thorough book on the subject and one of the first to include complete... (read more)

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Creating 3-D Animation: The Aardman Book of Filmmaking
Creating 3-D Animation: The Aardman Book of Filmmaking
by Peter Lord
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This instructional book is written in a simple and accessible style for experienced animators and novices alike. Its wonderful illustrations give a clear and inspiring view of the techniques of puppet animation.... (read more)

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Fundamentals of Animation (06 Edition)
Fundamentals of Animation (06 Edition)
by Paul Wells
About the Author
Paul Wells is the Professor of Animation at Loughborough University. A world-renowned expert on his subject, he has published widely and lectured at colleges and animation festivals around the globe. He lives in Leicestershire in the UK.... (read more)

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Animation From Script To Screen
Animation From Script To Screen
by Shamus Culhane
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Shamus Culhane, the animator who made the dwarfs in Snow White, achieves something few are able to: He makes it possible to learn a concrete skill from a book. Covering every aspect of film animation, from basic mechanics to giving creativity full play... (read more)

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