 | Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writers, Filmmakers, Video Artist, and Game Developer Should Know by Ellen Besen
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $20.09 A great book covering the seldom taught aspects of animation.. analyzing and putting it all together.
This book helps you think about what and why you are doing things a certain way and then to come up with creative solutions to your film. An excellent book for anyone trying to figure out the big picture of how animation comes together.
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 | The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $11.15 An excellent guide on the nuts and bolts of character animation.
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 | Character Animation Crash Course! by Eric Goldberg
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $25.41 Fantastic for learning to bring performance into your character animation from an excellent character animator ( Eric Goldberg - Animator of the Genie in Aladin)
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 | The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation by Kit Laybourne
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $4.61 A great book that gives you a taste of many different animation techniques from stop motion to cut outs to after effects. Excellent for those who would like an overview of the possibilities or an introduction to different styles and mediums
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 | Basics Animation: Scriptwriting by Paul Wells
Buy new: $22.76 / Used from: $21.61 Because you won't have a good film with out a good script. Paul Wells has many other animation related books that are worth checking out as well
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 | Creating 3-D Animation: The Aardman Book of Filmmaking by Peter Lord
Buy used from: $16.97 Behind the scenes and stop motion techniques from the company that brought you Wallace and Gromit
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 | Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott Mccloud
Buy new: $15.82 / Used from: $8.08 Dont' be fooled by the title. The theories presented in this book apply to all visual storytelling mediums including animation and film.
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 | Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation, Second Edition (Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation) by Susannah Shaw
Buy new: $19.54 / Used from: $23.59 Very good book. A practical introduction to the skills and techniques you need to know to create stop motion animation.
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 | The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide for Running a Graphic Design or Communications Business by Cameron S. Foote
Buy used from: $4.43 excellent book for any animation freelancers or people setting up their own business or even just thinking about it. Covers how to calculate estimates and hourly rates, dealing with clients and legal issues...etc a Must have if you want to do business properly.
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 | Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines (Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines) by Graphic Artists Guild
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $15.60 The Title says it all. an excellent resource and guide . gives an overview of current rates and prices, sample contract, overview of copyright law and many other useful info for any working artists designers and animators
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 | The Animator's Workbook: Step-By-Step Techniques of Drawn Animation by Tony White
Buy used from: $5.51 An excellent introduction to drawn animation
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 | Foundation Flash Cartoon Animation by Tim Jones
Buy new: $33.79 / Used from: $22.00 Interested in animating in flash? Use toonboom studio it's more suited to actually animating .. heh..but if you dont own it or just really need to learn flash this is a decent book for learning to animate in the weirdness that is the Flash program.
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