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 Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator
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By
Tony White, Full-time professor at the DigiPen Institute of Technology (Washington State) and an award winning animator. Tony White is a British
Academy-Award-winning director and animator with two television specials and over 200 television commercials to his name. He is the
author of the best-selling book, The Animator's Workbook; and the author of Focal's Animation: From Pencils to Pixels. White's award-winning
credits include the Pink Panther Strikes Again for the Richard Williams' studio. He lives in Washington State where he currently teaches
at the DigiPen Institute of Technology and is the founding director of The Animaticus Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated
to the protection, education, and evolution of traditional, hand-drawn animation (www.animaticus.com).
Description
Just add talent!
Award-winning animator Tony White brings you the ultimate book for digital animation. Here you will find the classic
knowledge of many legendary techniques revealed, paired with information relevant to today's capable, state-of-the-art technologies.
White leaves nothing out. What contemporary digital animators most need to know can be found between this book's covers - from conceptions
to creation and through the many stages of the production pipeline to distribution. This book is intended to serve as your one-stop
how-to animation guide. Whether you're new to animation or a very experienced digital animator, here you'll find fundamentals, key classical
techniques, and professional advice that will strengthen your work and well-roundedness as an animator.
Speaking from experience, White
presents time-honored secrets of professional animaton with a warm, masterly, and knowledgeable approach that has evolved from over 30
years as an award-winning animator/director.
The book's enclosed CD-Rom presents classic moments from animation's history through White's
personal homage to traditional drawn animation, "Endangered Species." Using movie clips and still images from the film, White shares
the 'making of' journal of the film, detailing each step, with scene-by-scene descriptions, technique by technique. Look for the repetitive
stress disorder guide on the CD-Rom, called, "Mega-hurts." Watch the many movie clips for insights into the versatility that a traditional,
pencil-drawn approach to animaton can offer.
Audience
Practicing animators of all levels: traditional, 2D, and 3D, web animators, broadcast animators, and games animators - strong market of students and professionals.
Contents
FILM DEVELOPMENT; MARKETS AND FORMATS; PRE-PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION; 2D ANIMATION; 3D ANIMATION; WEB ANIMATION; GAMES ANIMATION; MODERN
TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY; KEEPING BODY & SOUL TOGETHER; THE MAKING OF ENDANGERED SPECIES
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 528 pages, publication date: JUL-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80670-9
ISBN-10: 0-240-80670-0
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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EUR 42.95
USD 49.95
GBP 28.99
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Last update: 13 May 2008
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