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Character Animation Crash Course!

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ISBN-10: 1879505975

ISBN-13: 9781879505971

Edition: 2008

Authors: Eric Goldberg, Brad Bird

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Book & CD. This book is a veritable Genie's lamp filled with everything the aspiring animator could wish for! Renowned animator Eric Goldberg's detailed text and drawings illuminate how to conceive characters "from the inside out" to create strong personalities. Classic animation techniques are analyzed and brought to life through this unique book and its accompanying CD that offers readers animated movie examples that show, in real time or frame-by-frame, the author's principles at work. Add to this Goldberg's discussions of classic cartoons and his witty, informative observations based on the wealth of knowledge he's gained during his 30-plus years in professional animation, and you have…    
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Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Silman-James Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Conception
Attitude Poses
Acting in Animation - Part 1: Getting Started
Acting in Animation - Part 2: Dialogue
Character Construction and Design
Drawing in Animation
Technique
The Exposure Sheet
Layout and Staging
Timing
Spacing
Having a Breakdown!
Squash and Stretch
Overlapping Action
Weight, Balance, Mass and Volume
Properties of Matter
Facial Expressions
Lip-Sync
Animating Shapes
Flexlble Drawing for Graphic Characters
Animating to Music
Gimmicks!
Putting It All Together
Approach to a Scene
Things for Animators to Do to Make Their Lives (and Everyone Else's) Easier!
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