Basics Animation 02: Digital Animation (Basics Animation, 2)

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.

Digital technology has made animation simpler, faster, and easier than ever before. New tools have broadened the palette available to both beginners and experienced animators. Basics Animation: Digital Animation looks at the history of the medium, charting its progress by looking at specific examples that document the growth and development of the form over the past fifty years. With contributions from pioneers of the medium as well as today’s leading animators in movies, games, and television, Digital Animation is an animated look at animation yesterday and today.

* Explores key principles and processes of animation

* Readable and informative

* Interviews and art from artists, animators, filmmakers, and more from around the world

Annotation. Digital technology has made animation simpler, faster, and easier than ever before. New tools have broadened the palette available to both beginners and experienced animators. "Basics Animation: Digital Animation" looks at the history of the medium, charting its progress by looking at specific examples that document the growth and development of the form over the past fifty years. With contributions from pioneers of the medium as well as today's leading animators in movies, games, and television, "Digital Animation" is an animated look at animation yesterday and today. * Explores key principles and processes of animation * Readable and informative * Interviews and art from artists, animators, filmmakers, and more from around the world Digital Technology has made the production of animation simpler, faster and more widely available than at any time in cinema history. This title looks at the history of the medium charting its progress with references to specific examples, which demonstrate the growth and development of the form. Content: Introduction. How to get the most out of this book. Foundations : Machinima; Return to core values; Digital auteurism revisited. Glossary. A timeline of digital animation. Conclusion. References and bibliography. Further resources. Acknowledgements. Picture credits.