Animation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538160374Author Darl LarsenFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Over the last century, the medium of animation has served as an expression of childhood as well as a method of subverting the expectations of what society has promised for the future. Separated into three parts, this work assembles various explorations...

The Homer Simpson-esque stereotype has been a persistent trope in cartoons since programming aimed directly at children and adolescents began. Young viewers are exposed to the incapable and incompetent "hapless father" archetype on a regular basis,...

Race does not exist in animation-it must instead be constructed and ascribed. Yet, over the past few years, there has been growing discourse on the intersection of these two subjects within both academic and popular circles. In Race and the Animated...

This study addresses the relationship between Japanese aesthetics, a field steeped in philosophy and traditional knowledge, and anime, a prominent part of contemporary popular culture. There are three premises: (1) the abstract concepts promoted by...

Race does not exist in animation-it must instead be constructed and ascribed. Yet, over the past few years, there has been growing discourse on the intersection of these two subjects within both academic and popular circles. In Race and the Animated...

How animation can reconnect us with bodily experiences Film and media studies scholarship has often argued that digital cinema and CGI provoke a sense of disembodiment in viewers; they are seen as merely fantastic or unreal. In her in-depth...

In "The Poetics of Slumberland", Scott Bukatman celebrates play, plasmatic possibility, and the life of images in cartoons, comics, and cinema. Bukatman begins with Winsor McCay's "Little Nemo in Slumberland" to explore how and why the emerging media of...

This is the first book documenting the history of the Singapore musical. It aims not only to portray what the Singapore theatre scene was like in the past, but also how the stories and language used can capture its culture, art and social life. The...

This is the first book documenting the history of the Singapore musical. It aims not only to portray what the Singapore theatre scene was like in the past, but also how the stories and language used can capture its culture, art and social life. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861967445Author Kit Smyth BasquinFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint John Libbey & Co LtdPublisher John Libbey & CoWeight(grams) 363g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861967209Author Robi EnglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint John Libbey & Co LtdPublisher John Libbey & CoWeight(grams) 630g

If Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs represented the Animation industry's infancy, Ed Hooks thinks that the current production line of big-budget features is its artistically awkward adolescence. While a well-funded marketing machine can conceal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861967001Author Marco PellitteriFormat PaperbackPage Count 689Imprint John Libbey & Co LtdPublisher John Libbey & CoWeight(grams) 907g

In the second edition of The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation, David Whitley updates his 2008 book to reflect recent developments in Disney and Disney-Pixar animation such as the apocalyptic tale of earth's failed ecosystem, WALL-E. As Whitley has...

Few morose thoughts permeate the brain when Yosemite Sam calls Bugs Bunny a "long-eared galut" or a frustrated Homer Simpson blurts out his famous catch-word, "D'oh!" A Celebration of Animation explores the best-of-the-best cartoon characters from the...

With careers spanning eight decades, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were two of the most prolific animation producers in American history. In 1940, the two met at MGM and created Tom and Jerry, who would earn 14 Academy Award nominations and seven wins...

A major work destined to change how scholars and students look at television and animation With the release of author Thomas Lamarre's field-defining study The Anime Machine, critics established Lamarre as a leading voice in the field of Japanese...

A collection of original essays on The Nightmare Before Christmas, exploring its themes, techniques, and cultural significance.

This book emerges from the pressing need to consolidate animation studies within the Spanish academic landscape. While Spain boasts a thriving animation industry, recognized globally for its creative output and economic impact, scholarly engagement with...

This beautiful collection explores the creative spark behind some of animation's most well-known and beloved characters, as well as never-before-seen personal illustrative and sculptural pieces from world-renowned character designer Nico MarletThe work...

In 1940, Walt Disney released his third feature film: Fantasia, consisting of eight animated segments set to music by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. The film was groundbreaking: it was the first to record using multiple audio channels...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798887243696Author Matt MurrayFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design Works

This book provides a comprehensive account of Spanish animation history, from its early days through to the arrival of CGI. It examines the two main centers of production, Barcelona and Madrid, as well as evolving animation hubs in the Basque Country and...

An all-encompassing look at the making of The Bad Guys 2, the sequel to DreamWorks Animation's original blockbuster In the next action-packed chapter by DreamWorks Animation, based on Aaron Blabey's New York Times bestselling book series, The Bad Guys 2...

The Art of DreamWorks Dog Man goes behind the scenes for the making of DreamWorks Animation's delightful canine-crime-fighting feature film. DreamWorks Animation brings bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey's hilarious global phenomenon book series...

In recent years there has been a surge of animated projects that have pushed boundaries, broken taboos, prompted discussions and wowed festival and online audiences alike through compelling storytelling and unmatched artistry.Join Ben Mitchell and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798765113615Author Dr. Filipa AntunesFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Throughout cinema, there have been various techniques to depict motion, and one style in particular is the fascinating use of smears in animation. Incredibly popular and captivating to artists, these animation smears are frames that creatively replicate...