 | It Came From Animatus
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $9.85 This compilation DVD contains work by many students who've interned with Animatus Studio. Visit www.AnimatusStudio.com/dvd for more info!
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 | Chuck Jones - Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in Animation
Buy used from: $11.04 This documentary originally aired on PBS and contains interviews with top animators, directors, and actors. Find out what made Jones one of the great cartoon directors.
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 | Frank and Ollie (Special Edition)
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $11.75 A fascinating look at two of Disney's "nine old men" who helped to define the Disney style of animation.
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 | Cartoon Animation (The Collector's Series) by Preston Blair
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $5.00 Preston Blair explains animation through the use of cycles and examples from his days at MGM and other studios. A great beginner's book -- although I still refer to it constantly!
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 | The Animator's Workbook: Step-By-Step Techniques of Drawn Animation by Tony White
Buy used from: $5.51 A beginner's book, on par with Preston Blair's.
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 | How to Draw Animation: Learn the Art of Animation from Character Design to Storyboards and Layouts by Christopher Hart
Buy new: $16.46 / Used from: $0.89 A good overview of the animated cartoon process for beginners.
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 | Animation: The Mechanics of Motion by Chris Webster
Buy new: $30.33 / Used from: $24.99 Full of easy to understand, yet smart tutorials. Recommended for beginners to intermediates. From Focal Press.
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 | The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $11.15 Iconoclast Richard Williams (Roger Rabbit, Raggedy Ann & Andy) lays down the rules in this latest "bible" for animators. Truly amazing. Recommended for intermediate to advanced students.
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 | Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator by Tony White
Buy new: $27.93 / Used from: $17.90 An overview of all aspects of animated filmmaking, for intermediate to advanced students or just plain cartoon enthusiasts.
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 | The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Ollie Johnston
Buy new: $40.50 / Used from: $35.97 Frank & Ollie's definitive book on Disney animation techniques. A huge book, full of original artwork samples.
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 | Animation: From Script to Screen by Shamus Culhane
Buy new: $15.56 / Used from: $2.43 Primarilly text, this is a more advanced look at the process, with suggestions for exercises.
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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: $3.61 For intermediate to advanced students. An overview of the history and technology of all forms of animation.
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 | Make Your Own Animated Movies and Videotapes by Yvonne Andersen
Buy used from: $0.19 Emphasizes samples of student work. Out of print, but used copies are available online.
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 | The Human Figure in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge
Buy new: $14.00 / Used from: $7.93 References of human movement compiled by Muybridge over a hundred years ago.
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 | Animals in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $15.97 More reference photos by Muybridge, these of animals in motion.
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 | How to Draw Animals (Perigee) by Jack Hamm
Buy new: $9.56 / Used from: $2.75 Not an animation book, but an excellent reference for animal forms and construction.
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 | Cartooning the Head and Figure (Perigee) by Jack Hamm
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $2.87 Hamm's book may seem dated at first glance (it was first published in the 1940s) but the information is still valid today. Hamm shows many approaches to drawing in realistic and cartoon styles.
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 | Creating 3-D Animation: The Aardman Book of Filmmaking by Peter Lord
Buy used from: $18.88 From Aardman Animation, the creators of Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run. In-depth info on stop-motion animation, with great photos.
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 | Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation (Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation) by Susannah Shaw
Buy used from: $106.82 Another great book from Focal Press.
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