The Illusion of Life

Informationen zum Autor Two of Walt Disney's famous "Nine Old Men," Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston met as students at Stanford University and joined the Disney studio within a year of each other in the mid-1930s. In 1978, they retired from Walt Disney Productions and began work on this book. In that same year, they received the "Pioneer in Film" award from the University of Southern California chapter of Delta Kappa Alpha National Honorary Cinema Fraternity and further honors from the American Film Institute at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. As Frank and Ollie wrote first-hand about their Disney animation volume The Illusion of Life , We hope that some readers will be stimulated to carry on these traditions and elevate this art form to an ever-higher level. Klappentext Written by the ultimate Disney insiders, this "bible" of animation has become a legend in itself. This volume seeks to explain the process that makes Disney's animation unique--what sets the work of the Disney studios apart from other animation products. Here are original sketches of best-loved Disney characters, how memorable movie sequences were made, and anecdotes about working with Walt. Full-color throughout. National ads/media. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments 1. An Art Form is Born: 13 2. The Early Days 19231933: 29 3. The Principles of Animation: 47 4. Discovery 19341936: 71 5. Cartoon Comes of Age: 93 6. Appeal and Dynamics: 119 7. Hyperion: The Explosion: 141 8. Burbank and The Nine Old Men: 159 9. Our Procedures: 185 10. How to Get It on the Screen: 243 11. The Disney Sounds: 285 12. The Follow-up Functions: 303 13. The Uses of Live Action in Drawing Humans and Animals: 319 14. Story: 367 15. Character Development: 393 16. Animating Expressions and Dialogue : 441 17. Acting and Emotions: 473 18. Other Types of Animationand the Future: 509 Notes Appendices Index ...

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Two of Walt Disney's famous "Nine Old Men," Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston met as students at Stanford University and joined the Disney studio within a year of each other in the mid-1930s. In 1978, they retired from Walt Disney Productions and began work on this book. In that same year, they received the "Pioneer in Film" award from the University of Southern California chapter of Delta Kappa Alpha National Honorary Cinema Fraternity and further honors from the American Film Institute at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. As Frank and Ollie wrote first-hand about their Disney animation volume The Illusion of Life, “We hope that some readers will be stimulated to carry on these traditions and elevate this art form to an ever-higher level.”

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Written by the ultimate Disney insiders, this "bible" of animation has become a legend in itself. This volume seeks to explain the process that makes Disney's animation unique--what sets the work of the Disney studios apart from other animation products. Here are original sketches of best-loved Disney characters, how memorable movie sequences were made, and anecdotes about working with Walt. Full-color throughout. National ads/media.

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              Preface
              Acknowledgments
1.           An Art Form is Born: 13
2.           The Early Days 1923–1933: 29
3.          The Principles of Animation: 47
4.          Discovery 1934–1936: 71
5.          Cartoon Comes of Age: 93
6.          Appeal and Dynamics: 119
7.          Hyperion: The Explosion: 141
8.          Burbank and The Nine Old Men: 159
9.           Our Procedures: 185
10.         How to Get It on the Screen: 243
11.         The Disney Sounds: 285
12.         The Follow-up Functions: 303
13.         The Uses of Live Action in Drawing Humans and Animals: 319
14.         Story: 367
15.         Character Development: 393
16.         Animating Expressions and Dialogue: 441
17.         Acting and Emotions: 473
18.         Other Types of Animation—and the Future: 509
            Notes
            Appendices
            Index