The Animator's Workbook: Step-By-Step Techniques of Drawn Animation [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

Like so many of the crafts, animation has suffered from the introduction of new technology. In this case computer-generated images have done much to displace the art of animation. It is White's intention to provide a foundation for apprenticeship training in order to preserve the animator's craft. His book is primarily a multilevel workbook. The only assumption is that the reader will be a cartoonist with an interest in animation. White lets the reader in on all pertinent aspects of animation from inbetweening to matching dialogue with the drawn pictures. At the end of each chapter there is an assignment for the practitioner. A valuable reference tool for most libraries and essential for art libraries. Mike Donovan, Cornell Univ.
NYSSILR, New York
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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 form which breathes life into inanimate drawings, Tony White, an award-winning animator, covers every aspect of the process. He provides technical information and explains in easy-to-follow text and step-by-step illustrations, how to capture movement, expression, and emotion. He shows you how to convncingly animate birds and animals and explores special effects - wind, water, fire, and solid objects - that can add realism, drama, and atmosphere to animation.

This book takes the mystery out of the animation process and provides sound, reliable guidance and information. Topics include:

Content
The Process of Animation
The Animator's Toolkit
Inbetweening
Head Turns
Walks
Runs
Realistic Touches
Technical Information
Exaggerated Action
The Animal Kingdom
Dialogue
Animated Effects
Backgrounds

Discusses the process of animation, describes the tools and materials used, and looks at head turns, walks, runs, exaggerated actions, and special effects.

Why I am 'moved' by the advent of this book!
When I first wrote this book I never believed it would generate the interest has. It was originally conceived as a low budget paperback edition for students. However, the publisher's vision was infinitely greater than mine.....and I am extremely grateful to Watson Guptil for that. I am glad too that so many professional animators (some eventually working at my studio, Animus, in London) started their love affair with animation through this book. It is especially rewarding when one's work touches so many people in the way it has. I therefore thank all those who bought it....and especially those who have worked hard and started their careers with it. It merely shows that the great art of 'drawn' animation is not dead and buried, just yet, after all! Thanks....one and all! (s)

Tony White, one of Britain's foremost animators, was head of design and background on the animated television series Jackson Five, and won first prize at the Chicago Film Festival, with his first short film, Quartet. He assisted Richard Williams, the internationally acclaimed film director, on A Christmas Carol, which won an Academy Award for animation. White lives in London with his wife and two daughters.