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Basics Animation 02: Digital Animation Andrew Chong
$29.95
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Basics Animation 02: Digital Animation introduces the key aspects of producing digital animation.
Digital technology has made the production of animation simpler, faster and more widely available than at any time in cinema history. The various tools available to novice and professional alike have broadened the pallet of the animator so that the boundaries between media have blurred. Basics Animation 02: Digital Animation takes a comprehensive look at the history of the medium, its growth and development over the last 50 years.
This book features exciting contributions from innovators and pioneers in the medium as well as present day practitioners in the cinema, game, and television industries.
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Key features
Guides readers through the history, development and future of digital animation, covering the entire spectrum of animation styles and formats.
Discusses the application of digital animation techniques to a variety of formats, including cinema, television, and games.
Features contributions and examples from artists, animators and film-makers from all over the world.
An in-depth student guide, supported by practitioner interviews, student exercises and resources.
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Andrew Chong has worked as a freelancer in commercial video and broadcast television as well as designing e-learning-based animation workshops. He currently works at the Loughborough University Animation Academy, facilitating research projects from stop-frame animation to motion-capture.
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Reviews
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'An excellent and contemporary survey of the genre.'
Mark Owen, Kingston College, UK'Clear, concise, well illustrated and appropriate for an introduction to the subject.'
Andrew Hepburn, Northwest Regional College, UK'I think it will fill in the gaps in my students' knowledge. It is good to see a general book that is not software specific.'
Tom Ingham, Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts, UK'Bite size information, easy to digest and with great examples. Glossary and timeline at the back of the book was very useful ... Images are well presented, text is easily read.'
Ti Majekodunmi, Bromley College, UK'I think the book is a work of art on its own. The graphic layout is really something.'
Jennifer Hardacker, Pacific University, USA'I thought the book covered the subject very comprehensively, highlighting some of the key breakthroughs with this technology in the industry.'
Stephen Howard, Cornwall College, UK'Now living in a digital era, Andrew Chong’s book offers up-to-date and valuable information on current technology and digital production methods. The book takes you through the history of animation production to current trends and innovative methods – information that would be of extreme value to any student wishing to work in today’s animation industry.'
Matthew Gravelle, University of Wales, UK'I think the book is a good starting point for a beginners' course on the subject. The historical approach is really well documented.'
Alejandro R. González, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina -
Readership: Intermediate
978 2 940373 56 7
176 pages
200 colour images
230mm x 160mm
Paperback with flaps
June 2008
