Maureen Furniss surveys the cultural, political and economic context of how this dynamic industry evolved, emphasizing both artistic and technical achievements from around the world – from Hollywood to Tokyo, from Moscow to Sydney. Featuring a timeline for each of its six parts, Animation: The Global History provides readers with a clear and accessible chronology of events. A ‘Global Storyline’, highlighting the major themes of the era, opens each chapter, and an end-of-book glossary defines key terms used throughout the book.
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The first-ever comprehensive history of animation surveys the evolution of this dynamic industry around the world – from Hollywood to Tokyo, from Moscow to Sydney.
PART 1: Origins of Animation • 1. Setting the Scene for Animation • 2. The Magic of Early Cinema • 3. Foundations of the Animation Industry • 4. The Late Silent Era and the Coming of Sound • PART 2: Early Animation • 5. Animation as Modern Art 6. Disney’s New Aesthetic • 7. Style and the Fleischer Studio • 8. Comedy and the Dominance of American Animation
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'Easily one of the best books I have read. If you are involved in the animation industry or educating future animators, this book is a must read and I highly recommend it for your bookshelf and/or classroom ' - André Thomas - Texas A&M University
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The first history of animation to chart the evolution of this dynamic industry around the world

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780500252178
Publisert
2017-01-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Vekt
1830 gr
Høyde
273 mm
Bredde
210 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
464

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Biographical note

Maureen Furniss is the program director of Experimental Animation at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). She is the founding editor of Animation Journal (1992–present) and author of several books on the subject. Furniss received the Variety Creative Impact in Animation Education Award 2016, and also won the Animafest Zagreb 2017 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Animation Studies.