Craft Notes for Animators A Perspective on a 21st Century Career

Ed Hooks, "Craft Notes for Animators: A Perspective on a 21st Century Career"
English | ISBN: 1138854336 | 2016 | 172 pages | EPUB, PDF | 5 MB + 4 MB
If Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs represented the Animation industry's infancy, Ed Hooks thinks that the current production line of big-budget features is its artistically awkward adolescence. While a well-funded marketing machine can conceal structural flaws, uneven performances and superfluous characters, the importance of crafted storytelling will only grow in importance as animation becomes a broader, more accessible art form. Craft Notes for Animators analyses specific films - including Frozen and Despicable Me - to explain the secrets of creating truthful stories and believable characters. It is an essential primer for the for tomorrow's industry leaders and animation artists.