Animation: The Whole Story

by Howard Beckerman

Overview

Professional animator Howard Beckerman has drawn them all: Popeye, Heckle & Jeckle, even Mickey Mouse. In Animation, he offers a road map to the complex art of making an animated feature. Vivid sketches, screen shots, and step-by-step illustrations show how to make a drawing come to life, create storyboards, use form and color, develop a soundtrack, edit, and more. This new edition is also thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends surrounding digital technology. Animation provides artists and aspiring filmmakers with everything they need to carve their niche in today’s quickly evolving animation industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781581159905
Publisher:	Allworth
Publication date:	02/28/2012
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Howard Beckerman has spent more than 30 years working in most every facet of animation. A teacher at the School of Visual Arts, he lives in Flushing, NY.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	v
	Foreword	vii
	Preface	ix
Part 1	An Animator's History of Animation
1	The Curtain Rises	3
2	The Studios Are Born	20
3	Jolson Speaks, Mickey Squeaks	32
4	Cartoonland's Call to Action	48
5	From Bullwinkle to Bart, and Beyond	64
Part 2	The Story Takes Shape
6	Drawing: The Bare Bones	89
7	Character Creation	101
8	Storytelling with Animation	110
9	Direction	140
10	Layout: All the World's a Stage	152
Part 3	The Story Comes to Life
11	Animation: Moments in Time	165
12	Locomotion: The Illusion of Movement	191
13	Using Color	209
14	Filming, Frame by Frame	220
15	The Soundtrack and Editing	240
Part 4	The Story Goes Forth
16	Computer Animation	249
17	The Business of Animation	254
	A Final Word	266
	Appendixes
A	Time/Frame Calculator	271
B	Exercises	272
C	Resources	276
	Glossary	282
	Bibliography	291
	Index	299

Editorial Reviews

If you've seen Mighty Mouse, Heckle and Jeckle, or Popeye or have watched Sesame Street, then you've seen Beckerman's work. Considered one of the fathers of animation, he worked for over 30 years in the legendary studios of Terrytoons and Paramount Famous Studios and now teaches at the School of Visual Arts in New York. In this comprehensive guide to the art, business, technique, and history of animation aimed at the aspiring animator, he covers drawing, using color, creating interesting characters, working with storyboards, creating a soundtrack, and more. For a book on just the graphic aspects of the art, see Kevin Hedgpeth and Steven Missal's Exploring Drawing for Animation. For solely digital animation, see Steven Withrow's Toon Art: The Graphic Art of Digital Cartooning. For those seeking the whole story, Beckerman's book is highly recommended. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal