Product Description

A classic of animation education since it first published in 1981. Copies of Timing for Animation have been sitting dog-eared and spine-split on desks and workstations around the world, wherever animation is produced for more than 25 years. All you need to breathe life into your animation is at your fingertips. All the vital techniques employed by animators worldwide are explained using dozens of clear illustrations and simple, straightforward directions. Learn how animations should be arranged in relation to each other, how much space should be used and how long each drawing should be shown for maximum dramatic effect. Fully revised and updated, the second edition includes timing for digital production, digital storyboarding in 2d, digital storyboarding in 3d, the use of After Effects and much, much more!

* Animate it right first time with these tried and tested techniques by industry legends, Halas and Whitaker. The second edition is fully updated for digital workflows, by Tom Sito, animator of Beauty and the Beast and Shrek. 

* Get straight to the good stuff with simple, no-nonsense instruction on the key techniques like stretch and squash, animated cycles, overlapping, and anticipation.  Learn how animations should be arranged in relation to each other, how much space should be used and how long each drawing should be shown for maximum dramatic effect.

* Fully revised, in Full color and updated, the second edition includes timing for digital production, digital storyboarding in 2d, digital storyboarding in 3d, the use of After Effects and much, much more!

 

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25529 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

About the Author
Tom Sito is an Adjunct Professor of Animation at USC, Woodbury College, and UCLA and has written numerous articles for Animation Magazine and Animation World Network. Tom's screen credits include the Disney classics THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989), BEAUTY & THE BEAST (1991), ALADDIN (1992), THE LION KING (1994), WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBITT (1988), POCAHONTAS (1995), FANTASIA (2000) and SHREK (2001). Tom is President-Emeritus of the Hollywood Animation Guild Local 839 IATSE. He is vice president of the International Animator's Society (ASIFA/Hollywood) He is a member of the Motion Picture Academy, the National Cartoonists Society and Hollywood Heritage. In 1998 he was named in Animation Magazine's list of the 100 Most Important People in Animation.

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Customer Reviews

This is the bible for any serious animator.
Although it was principally written for 2D animation, this book has crucial information for any animator(2D, CGI or model animation).
Timing for Animation explains simply and clearly how to time a walk or a run; how to give your character a sense of weight; how force is transmitted;the effects of friction; spacing -and much more.
The new forward by John Lasseter puts these traditional skills in today's context, and gives praise where it is due.
Every animator, would-be animator, animation studio and animation course should have this book .

The definitive animation book
I'm an animation student, studying in North Wales. This book went out of print in the 80's, so I had to photocopy the whole thing off a friend! At last I can own my own copy. If you only ever buy one animation book in your life - get this one.

Most animation books, ie: The Illusion of Life, are good, and tell you stuff, but are basically designed for the Coffee Table. Timing for Animation gets down to the nuts and bolts of what animations about, and thats Timing. Buy it!

A must for animators.
I am studying animation and this book is an essential piece of kit. It tells you everything you need to know about the process of animation from filling out dope sheets to walk cycles and other animation techniques. A must buy for any would be animator!