Cracking Animation: The Aardman Book of 3-D Animation - Softcover

Peter Lord; Brian Sibley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500289069 ISBN 13: 9780500289068

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

The best book on the art of stop-action animation and a must-have for animators and animation fans. From the creators of the wildly successful Wallace and Gromit films and Chicken Run, here is a unique guide to making your own 3-D (or stop-action) animation. The book sets the achievements of Aardman Studios into the tradition of 3-D animation, which spans such Hollywood triumphs as King Kong and well-known characters like Godzilla. At the heart of the book is a guide to the process of 3-D animation today: a practical, fully illustrated, step-by-step description of how to create effective characters, a storyboard and sets, and then an entire film. For this third edition, the introduction and the history of the medium have both been revised to incorporate the latest work by Aardman and others. All the CGI material has been augmented, updated, and integrated into the practical sections of the book. The “Making a Film†chapter is completely revamped to emphasize the...

About this title

Product Description:

The multiple Oscar-winning creators of Wallace and Gromit show you how to make your own successful animation films in a new, thoroughly revised edition of this acclaimed book. Peter Lord – co-founder of Aardman – guides the reader through the entire process of 3–D animation, culminating in a practical, fully illustrated step-by-step description of how to create effective characters, a storyboard, sets, and eventually make an entire film. In this new edition, the section on CGI has been updated, and the chapter on ‘Making a Film’ has been completely overhauled to bring out the difference in structure, thinking and technique when applied to scripting, characterization, short films, television work, advertising and feature films. For fans and enthusiasts of all ages, as well as for serious students of animation, this book is not only a lot of fun – it is essential reading.

Review:

Revealing ... the fact that the book serves as a great compendium of images from our favourite shorts and movies is just icing on the cake. --Animation Magazine

Insightful ... will be appealing to students of animation and anyone interested in the passion of these hobbyists turned world-renowned professionals. --Computer Arts

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0500289069
• ISBN 13: 9780500289068
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240