Name: The Encyclopedia of Animation Techniques By Richard Taylor (Formerly Professor of Animation at the Royal College of Art.Freelance animator.)
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The Encyclopedia of Animation Techniques by Richard Taylor (Formerly Professor of Animation at the Royal College of Art.Freelance animator.)

Whether you're planning to rig up a camera in a back room or you're already working in a production studio, if you're eager to expand your knowledge, this book will guide you through the key techniques of animation you will need to get ahead.

This is a lavishly illustrated, step-by-step guide to drawn, model and computer generated animation that will prove inspirational to a wide audience. It offers professional guidance on all aspects of animation - from conceptualisation and script treatments to cut-out animation and puppet-making.

Winner of the 1997 Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards Prize for the best book on the Moving Image. The Judges called it a masterpiece of professional guidance. It employs all the visual techniques of its subject matter to excite as well as to educate. With superb clarity of presentation, it cannot fail to inspire as well as inform animators of the future.

The Encyclopedia of Animation Techniques Reviews

'... a colourful well illustrated guide for animators, that might provide the
inspiration for a new generation ...'

' A useful survey of animation styles'
Creative Review

Introduction: Drawn animation process; Model animation process; Computer animation process. Conceptualization: Structure; Storyboards; Script and treatment. Drawn Animation: Tools and equipment; Rostrum camerawork; Characterization; Movement; Layout; Backgrounds; Cel; Continuity; Cut-out animation; Drawing on film; Mixed media; Sand animation and painting on glass; Computer animation. Model animation: Tools and equipment; Characterization; Puppet making; Making puppets move; Sets; Filming and lighting. Soundtrack: Sound and music; Timing and synchronization. Themes: Dramatic; Lyrical; Didactic; Commercials; Children's; Comic. Bringing it all together; Post production; Preparing credits; Budgets: drawn animation; Budgets: computer animation; Budgets: model animation; Presentation. Index.

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Sku

GOR009338864

ISBN 13

9780240515762

ISBN 10

0240515765

Title

The Encyclopedia of Animation Techniques by Richard Taylor (Formerly Professor of Animation at the Royal College of Art.Freelance animator.)

Author

Richard Taylor (Formerly Professor of Animation at the Royal College of Art.Freelance animator.)

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Elsevier Science & Technology

Year published

1999-04-09

Number of pages

176

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

The Encyclopedia of Animation Techniques Richard Taylor (Formerly Professor of Animation at the Royal College of Art.Freelance animator.)

The Encyclopedia of Animation Techniques by Richard Taylor (Formerly Professor of Animation at the Royal College of Art.Freelance animator.)

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The Encyclopedia of Animation Techniques Summary

The Encyclopedia of Animation Techniques by Richard Taylor (Formerly Professor of Animation at the Royal College of Art.Freelance animator.)

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