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Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. From the moment Mickey Mouse stepped aboard Steamboat Willie, animation has been a global phenomenon. Whether its Bugs Bunny or Tom and Jerry, or newcomers like Wallace & Gromit and Toy Story's Woody & Buzz, animation continues to create characters that are loved by children of all ages. For the first time, Jeremy Clarke brings together the innovators of animation from around the world—Japan's legendary Hayao Miyazaki, Czech surrealist Jan Svankmajer, American CGI wizard John Lassiter, and Britain's own maestro Nick Park—in one volume covering everything from the classic to the cutting edge.

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Animation

Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. From the moment Mickey Mouse stepped aboard Steamboat Willie, animation has been a global phenomenon. Whether its Bugs Bunny or Tom and Jerry, or newcomers like Wallace & Gromit and Toy Story's Woody & Buzz, animation continues to create characters that are loved by children of all ages. For the first time, Jeremy Clarke brings together the innovators of animation from around the world—Japan's legendary Hayao Miyazaki, Czech surrealist Jan Svankmajer, American CGI wizard John Lassiter, and Britain's own maestro Nick Park—in one volume covering everything from the classic to the cutting edge.

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Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. From the moment Mickey Mouse stepped aboard Steamboat Willie, animation has been a global phenomenon. Whether its Bugs Bunny or Tom and Jerry, or newcomers like Wallace & Gromit and Toy Story's Woody & Buzz, animation continues to create characters that are loved by children of all ages. For the first time, Jeremy Clarke brings together the innovators of animation from around the world—Japan's legendary Hayao Miyazaki, Czech surrealist Jan Svankmajer, American CGI wizard John Lassiter, and Britain's own maestro Nick Park—in one volume covering everything from the classic to the cutting edge.


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BN ID: 2940000205099
Publisher: Pocketessentials
Publication date: 09/09/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 100 KB

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Child Receives a Lesson in a Twentyfourth of a Second9
1Pioneers - Development of animation plus Emile Cohl and Winsor McCay21
2Innovators - Reiniger, the Fleischers and Disney31
3Broadening Horizons - From Warner Brothers to UPA57
4Britain and Canada - Animators from Norman McLaren to Aardman81
5Eastern Europe - Trnka, Norstein, Svankmajer and 'honorary' Europeans the Brothers Quay107
6Anime - A Brief Introduction123
7Computer Animation131
8The Simpsons and Beyond - TV animation since 1989141
9Animator's Dozen - 12 Animated Films to Discover151
10Resources - Books and Websites155
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