Re-Imagining Animation: The Changing Face of the Moving Image
Published on 25. August 2008
192 pages
978-2-940439-56-0 (ISBN)
Description
Re-Imagining Animation: The Changing Face of the Moving Image by Paul Wells and Johnny Hardstaff explores the changing nature of animation in the twenty-first century.
Animation was once constructed frame-by-frame, but now the creation and manipulation of the moving image has changed. With the digital revolution, what was once merely an adjunct of film has become central to the entire cinematic enterprise. This title examines animation's changing role through engagement with a series of contemporary moving-image works, and comprises an important text on a popular subject.
Each case study looks at the entire creative process, from the initial creative stimulus, through the development of an aesthetic and the technical production of the work, to the final outcome.
This book is suitable for students of animation, established professional animators, and anyone with an interest in animation.
Animation was once constructed frame-by-frame, but now the creation and manipulation of the moving image has changed. With the digital revolution, what was once merely an adjunct of film has become central to the entire cinematic enterprise. This title examines animation's changing role through engagement with a series of contemporary moving-image works, and comprises an important text on a popular subject.
Each case study looks at the entire creative process, from the initial creative stimulus, through the development of an aesthetic and the technical production of the work, to the final outcome.
This book is suitable for students of animation, established professional animators, and anyone with an interest in animation.
Reviews / Votes
This is an excellent book which grasps the challenges of moving image in a post-digital age. The illustrations and case studies are well presented to support pedagogic and research interests. I will highly recommend this text to colleagues and students. * Iain Macdonald, Edinburgh Napier University, UK * Re-imagining Animation is fantastic. * Heather Freeman UNC Charlotte, USA * Fascinating and in-depth information about the broad nature of animation productions and mediums. * Kate Corbin, Salford University, UK * I would recommend this text to final year students embarking on animation / motion graphics projects as a way of developing their critical sensibiity and to gain a greater awareness of the context of their work. * Richard Hetherington, Edinburgh Napier University, UK * This book is a very important contribution for re-thinking animation and its boundaries and gives good insights about its future trends. * Jose Fonseca, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Portugal * Very refreshing in its approach. The short case studies are easy for students to digest, supported by a good range of images and captions. * Rick Clapham, Stockport College, UK * Both authors have managed to crystallize their thoughts on the contemporary practice of animation. * Steve Weymouth, University of New South Wales, Australia *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
200 colour illus
File size
17,26 MB
ISBN-13
978-2-940439-56-0 (9782940439560)
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08/2008
AVA Publishing SA
€54.05
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Persons
Professor Paul Wells is Director of the Animation Academy at Loughborough University, UK, and has published widely in the field of animation including The Fundamentals of Animation (AVA Publishing 2006), and is series author for AVA's Basics Animation titles. Johnny Hardstaff is an internationally established, award-winning designer, filmmaker and artist.
