Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5057 in Books
• Published on: 1997-03-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 576 pages

Synopsis
Traces the development of Disney animation, explains what made Disney's style unique, and features original sketches and drawings revealing the origins of Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters.

Customer Reviews

Still the Animation Bible!
Bought the Book in 1981, when it was first released. Now, 18 years later, it is still the book I would take to a dessert island. It is The Animation Bible. (But take it from experience AND from the book itself: Animation rules are no laws, and can be broken if they must!) Frank&Ollie were relieved to find that their editor ok'ed a paperback edition that was historically abridged, keeping all info on the making of Animation. So get that version also, to keep at work, while having the hardcover at your bed-side!!! Remember: Animation is primarily a matter of the mind! Don't just READ this book, UNDERSTAND it!

What's to say? In a class of its own.
If you are an animator, you need this book. If you're interested in animation, you want this book. In my opinion, as books about the theory and practice of animation goes, there are only about two or three in the must-have class. This one leads that pack.

In particular, the "Principles of Animation" chapter is the clearest and best explanation of the principles of animation in existence. If you're an animator, you need to know these rules, whether or not you intend to break them.

If you want to go into Animation, this book is for you!
Definitively, an excellent book that explains the principles of animation from a peculiar point of view: Disney's. If you are planning to go into animation, or are already enrolled, this book may become your every day manual. WHY? It's perfectly explained and beautifuly illustrated. It's the secret behind those magic classics we all love. Read it and it will change the way you work...