Understanding animation / Paul Wells.
By: Wells, Paul
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998Description: 1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource001: 44903ISBN: 9781315004044 (e-book)Subject(s): Animated films -- History and criticismGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Understanding animation.DDC classification: 791.43/3 LOC classification: NC1765 | .W45 1998Online resources: Click to View
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| eBooks | MAIN LIBRARY Electronic Books | ONLINE | 791.433 21 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 44903-1001 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
First Published in 1998. Understanding Animation is a comprehensive introduction to animated film, from cartoons to computer animation. Paul Wells' insightful account of a critically neglected but increasingly popular medium:
* explains the defining characteristics of animation as a cinematic form
* outlines different models and methods which can be used to interpret and evaluate animated films
* traces the development of animated film around the world, from Betty Boop to Wallace and Gromit.
Part history, part theory, and part celebration, Understanding Animation includes:
* notes towards a theory of animation
* an explanation of animation's narrative strategies
* an analyis of how comic events are constructed
* a discussion of representation, focusing on gender and race
* primary research on animation and audiences.
Paul Wells' argument is illustrated with case studies, including Daffy Duck in Chuck Jones' Duck Amuck, Jan Svankmajer's Jabberwocky, Tex Avery's Little Rural Riding Hood and King Size Canary ', and Nick Park's Creature Comforts. Understanding Animation demonstrates that the animated film has much to tell us about ourselves, the cultures we live in, and our view of art and society.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-257) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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Library Journal Review
Employing recent examples from around the world, such as Triplets of Belleville and Spirited Away, Wells provides a strong introduction to animation study and criticism. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.There are no comments on this title.