1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910273494603321

Titolo

Growth strategies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : Periodicals Division of American Management Association, 1987-1988

Descrizione fisica

2 v. : ill. ; ; 28 cm

Disciplina

658

Soggetti

Management

Corporations - Growth

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Title from caption.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783098403321

Autore

White Tony <1947-, >

Titolo

How to make animated films : Tony White's complete masterclass on the traditional principles of animation / / Tony White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston : , : Focal Press/Elsevier, , 2009

ISBN

1-136-13933-8

1-136-13934-6

1-282-76912-X

9786612769122

0-08-092784-X

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (512 p.)

Disciplina

741.5/8

Soggetti

Animation (Cinematography)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An animation apprenticeship--the way the pros used to do it!"



Nota di contenuto

How to Make Animated FilmsTony White's Complete Masterclass on the Traditional Principles of Animation; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; First ... A Reality Check; Your Own Personal Animation Course; 2D Or Not 2D? - That Is the Question; However ...; Prerequisites for Study; Equipment; Let the Fun Begin!; Acknowledgments; PART 1: How to Be an Animator; 10-Step Foundation Course; Masterclass 1: Animation Basics; Key, Breakdown, and In-Between Positions; Creating Key Positions; Creating the Breakdown Position; Top Pegs/Bottom Pegs; Charting Explained; In-Betweening

Flipping as Opposed to RollingArcs and Paths of Action; Timing and the Spacing of Drawings; Suggested Reading; Assignment 1; Masterclass 2: The Bouncing Ball; Weight, Mass, and Flexibility; Gravity and the Path of Action; Key Positions; Squash; Stretch; Timing; Weight; In-Betweening the Bouncing Ball; Distorting Mass and Volume; The Descending Bounce; Flip Your Drawings ... Always!; Final Double-Checks; Suggested Reading; Assignment 2; Masterclass 3: Generic Walks; The Lower Body; Walk Cycle; Shooting a Walk Cycle; In-Betweening on One's; Testing the Walk; The Upper Body; Suggested Reading

Assignment 3Masterclass 4: Personality Walks; Hip and Shoulder Rotation; Overlapping Action on the Hands; Overlapping Action on the Head; Rotation on the Head; Keeping Good Balance Throughout; In-Between Placement and Timing; Double-Bounce Walk; Chart Timing and Variation; Observation and Reference Footage; The Animator's Survival Kit; Suggested Reading; Assignment 4; Masterclass 5: Generic Runs; Key Generic Run Stages; Run Exercise; Additional Pointers for Runs; Head-On Runs; Suggested Reading; Assignment 5; Masterclass 6: Quadruped Walks; Front Legs; Rear Legs; Synching the Legs Together

Adding the BodyNeck and Head; Adding the Tail; Moving Background; Multilayered Backgrounds; Nonwalk Pans; Realistic Quadrupeds; Suggested Reading; Assignment 6; Masterclass 7: Weight; Standard Rubber Ball; Ping-Pong Ball; Bowling Ball; Comparing the Three Versions; The Pose Is Everything; Tips; Suggested Reading; Assignment 7; Masterclass 8: Anticipation; The Benefi ts of Anticipation; Anticipations Are for Everything; Suggested Reading; Assignment 8; Masterclass 9: Dialog; Body Language; Facial Animation; Lip Synching; Two-Character Dialog; Further References; Suggested Reading; Assignment 9

Masterclass 10: Final ProjectStaggers; Successive Breakouts of Joints; Eye Blinks; Eyebrows; Always Gravity!; Conclusion; Suggested Reading; Assignment 10; PART 2: How to Make an Animated Film; Production Challenge; Film Production 1: Exploring Ideas, Storytelling, and Scriptwriting; Meaning and WTF?; Assignment; Film Production 2: Concept Art, Viz Dev , and Camera Maps; Concept Art; Camera Map; Assignment; Film Production 3: Character Design; Style; Personality; Attitude; Proportion; Head Heights; Silhouette; Detail; Process; Warm-Up Exercise; Assignment; Film Production 4: Thumbnails

Assignment

Sommario/riassunto

Sadly the days of the traditional studio apprenticeship in animation are long gone but this book enables the reader to find the next best thing, watching and observing a Master Animator at work.  Become Tony White's personal animation apprentice, and experience the golden era of the great Disney and Warner Brothers studios right in your own home or studio.  Tony White's Animation Master Class is uniquely designed to cover the core principles of animated movement comprehensively.  It offers a DVD with animated movies and filmed excerpts of the author at his drawing board to illustrate the conce