Ebook: Animation: the Whole Story

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Part One: An Animator's History of Animation; 1 The Curtain Rises; 2 The Studios Are Born; 3 Jolson Speaks, Mickey Squeaks; 4 Cartoonland's Call to Action; 5 From Bullwinkle to Bart, and Beyond; Part Part Two: The Story Takes Shape; 6 Drawing: The Bare Bones; 7 Character Creation; 8 Storytelling with Animation; 9 Direction; 10 Layout: All the World?s a Stage; Part Part Three: The Story Comes to Life; 11 Animation: Moments in Time; 12 Locomotion: The Illusion of Movement; 13 Using Color; 14 Filming, Frame by Frame;Professional animator Howard Beckerman has drawn them all: Popeye, Heckle & Jeckle, even Mickey Mouse. In Animation, he offers a road map to the complex art of making an animated feature. Vivid sketches, screen shots, and step-by-step illustrations show how to make a drawing come to life, create storyboards, use form and color, develop a soundtrack, edit, and more. This new edition is also thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends surrounding digital technology. Animation provides artists and aspiring filmmakers with everything they need to carve their niche in today's quickly evolving a.