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Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator
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By
Tony White, Tony White, renowned animator, director, professor, lecturer, and author, has been in the animation industry for over 30 years, and currently
teaches 2D animation and oversees principal animation production classes at DigiPen Institute of Technology. White began his career working
with legendary industry professionals like award-winning illustrator Ralph Steadman, animation gurus Ken Harris, Art Babbit (original
lead animator on Pinocchio, Fantasia, and others at Disney). He also personally assisted, then directed/animated for Richard Williams
(3 time Oscar winner and author of The Animator's Survival Kit). In addition to being the Dean of Fine Art and Animation at DigiPen,
White founded and presides over The Animaticus Foundation, which he formed to preserve, teach and evolve the art form of traditional
2D animation.
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
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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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