Animation: 2D and Beyond

Jayne Pilling
162 pages (5/1/2001); 58.1MB download
RotoVision SA; ISBN: 978-2-88046-445-5

DESCRIPTION

Animation today is used throughout moving image media, from feature films to television idents, the internet and video games. The increase in new technologies, the growing diversity of techniques and the increased audience interest have combined to change the face of this profession and its applications. This book highlights the rich and diverse qualities of current creativity through profiling world-class animators and their work processes. Interviews and extended captioning of a huge variety of visual material reveal the technical and mental processes used to create their finished animations. '2D and Beyond' introduces the wide range of stytles and techniques that now make up this type of animation. Fourteen key animators from around the world discuss their commercial and personal work, their working set-ups and their thoughts for the future.