A short but comprehensive and beautifully-produced guide to the world of animation in the movies. Written by an expert in the field the book explores the origins of the form and its evolution through to the emergence of CGI. We see the masters of the art, the great studios and the characters who have generally outlived their creators. Features all the great movies (and some not-so-great ones too...).

Contents

The Story of Animation It Lives (Sort of...):

Master Animators
An A-Z from Tex Avery to Richard Williams

Two-Dimensional Heroes
From Colonel Heeza Liar (1913) to Wallace & Gromit (1989)

Legendary Animations
From The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) to The Thief and the Cobbler (1995)

A Library of Japanimation
From Akira (1987) to Steamboy (2004)

Shorts to Die For (Not Eat)
From Little Nemo (1911) to Geri's Game (1997)

In the Real World: Mixing Animation and Live Action
From Out of the Inkwell (1916-29) to Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

A Library of Animated Movies
From Gulliver's Travels (1939) to Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Awards
The Academy Awards (Oscars and the Annie Awards)

Bibliography

John Grant is the multi-award winning author of Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters and Masters of Animation, and wrote the entirety of the cinema sections of both The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and the award-winning Encyclopedia of Fantasy. He is a film buff with a collection of some 4000+ videos and DVDs. Scottish-born, he lives in New Jersey, USA.

ISBN: 1904332528 EAN: 9781904332527 Hardcover 96 pages | 2 colour Portrait 184 x 114mm (7 1/4" x 4 1/2") Retail Price: $9.99 Your Price: $5.95 + shipping
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