Synopsis
<i>Thinking Animation: Computer Graphics Skills for Traditional 2D Artists</i> takes traditional animation principles and tricks and explains how to apply those to animating on a computer in today’s high-tech studio environment. This book speaks to both the CG animator trying to understand the principles applied to Computer Graphics and the traditional animator trying to crossover, and how they can use what they already understand to animate on a computer. More than 40 of today’s directors, story creators, supervisors, and animators were consulted to deliver a well-researched, information-soaked, and entertaining package. This 4-color book includes a traditionally drawn character converted to CG used throughout the book to illustrate key strategies for going from hand-drawings to computer-drawings. The book provides some historical information for reference, and then delves into story preparation, character preparation, character development, rigging, animation, and animated-character acting
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Review
PART I. Foundation 1. Fleas on the Shoulders of Giants 2. Tell Me a Story 3. The Good, the Bad, and the Just Plain Annoying PART II. Animation 4. The Thursday Animator 5. Every Frame Counts 6. Acting in the Moment, Again and Again and Again PART III. And Now a Word from the Producer 7. Studio Politics: When Push Comes to Stab 8. The End of the Beginning 9. Indexes PART IV. History and Production Notes
About the Author
Angie Jones began her animatioin career at a San Diego studio of more than 150 traditional animators. As a female animator, she was a novelty. Even rarer at this traditional studio was her willingness to create animation with a computer. although she was trained at a fine art school, she readily embraced the computer and for the past ten years she has worked on several productions, including Stuart Little 2, Disney's 50th anniversary commercials, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, Garfield, Dino Crisis 3, Scooby Doo 2, Xmen 2, and National Treasure.
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