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Inspiration for Animators
The Animator's Survival Kit: A Working Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Computer, Stop-motion, Games and Classical Animators (Applied Arts)The Animator's Survival Kit: A Working Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Computer, Stop-motion, Games and Classical Animators (Applied Arts) by Richard Williams
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the true animation bible. If you only buy one thing on this list, this should be it
Little Norse Prince [DVD]Little Norse Prince [DVD]
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don't know why, but watching this film really inspires me to animate
Norman McLaren:The Master's Collection [DVD]Norman McLaren:The Master's Collection [DVD] by Norman McLaren
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one of the great animation geniuses
The Animation BookThe Animation Book by Kit Laybourne
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useful introduction to multiple techniques
Fantastic Planet - Masters of Cinema series [DVD]Fantastic Planet - Masters of Cinema series [DVD]
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beautiful and surreal
Belleville Rendez-Vous [2003] [DVD]Belleville Rendez-Vous [2003] [DVD]
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weird and wonderful french animation
Timing for AnimationTiming for Animation by Harold Whitaker
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Animation: From Script to ScreenAnimation: From Script to Screen by Shamus Culhane
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interesting ideas on approaching animation
The Illusion of Life: Disney AnimationThe Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Frank Thomas
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Animation: The Mechanics of Motion (Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation)Animation: The Mechanics of Motion (Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation) by Chris Webster
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The Human Figure in MotionThe Human Figure in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge
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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales [DVD] [1992]Shakespeare: The Animated Tales [DVD] [1992]
interesting collection of styles and approaches to the bard's work
Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies [DVD] [1929]Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies [DVD] [1929] by Walt Disney Treasures
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my favourite of the early Disney cartoons
Akira [DVD] [1988]Akira [DVD] [1988] by Akira
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unbeatable anime action
Nausicaa Valley Of The Wind [DVD]Nausicaa Valley Of The Wind [DVD]
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inspirational early Miyazaki
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Volume 1 (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Volume 1 (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) by Hayao Miyazaki
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you'll learn more than you might think about illustrating movement by reading the original manga series by Miyazaki