Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
"In 1911, the famed cartoonist Winsor McCay debuted an animated version of his popular newspaper strip, Little Nemo in Slumberland. Loosely inspired by Sigmund Freud's research on dreams, the film was one of the very first of its kind. McCay is largely forgotten today, but his work helped unleash the creative energy of animators like Otto Messmer, Max Fleischer, Walt Disney, and Chuck Jones. Their origin stories, rivalries, and sheer genius, as Reid...
Author
Language
English
Description
In recent years, the world of animation has expanded far beyond the Saturday morning cartoons that generations of Americans grew up watching. Recent years have seen a boom in animation-hit prime-time television series, blockbuster cutting-edge digitally animated features, conventional animation. The expanding market is luring writers who have an eye toward the future and an eagerness to work in a medium where the only limit is the depth on one's imagination....
3) Animation
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Somewhere along the way, something happened to give art that crucial kick that gave life to still images: motion. The art of animation, both hand-drawn and computer-animated, has a long and rich history spanning nearly a century of experimentation and innovation. This book helps students understand the role innovation has played in the development of animation industry.
Author
Language
English
Description
Food plays an important role in anime, whether it is briefly shown in a slice-of-life scene or the entire plotline of an episode or even a series, and popular anime food creator Nadine Estero has perfectly captured these favorite food moments. In The Anime Chef Cookbook, she brings 75 appetizers, mains, desserts, and drinks from the screen to your table so that you can enjoy the same foods as your favorite characters.
Author
Language
English
Description
"For fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this expanded and updated edition of Patrick Drazen's now-classic guide offers an engaging tour of the world of Japanese animation, from older artistic traditions to the works of modern creators like Miyazaki, Otomo, Kon, and CLAMP. Examined are all of anime's major themes, styles, and conventions, plus the familiar tropes of giant robots, samurai, furry beasts, high school heroines, and gay/girl/fanboy...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Animated food comes to life! From steaming bowls of ramen to super cute desserts, no food has never [sic] looked so good as it does on-screen -- especially when it's animated! In Otaku Food, author Danielle Baghernejad, a Japan aficionado and food blogger, brings to life the mouthwatering dishes seen in the most popular anime and manga shows. With this cookbook for chefs of all levels, you can stick your hand through the screen and whip up these...
Author
Series
Dramacon volume 1
Language
English
Description
"When amateur writer Christie settles in the artist alley of her first-ever anime convention, she sees it as an opportunity to promote the manga she had started with her artist boyfriend. But when she unexpectedly falls for a mysterious cosplayer, things become complicated. What do you do when you love someone who is going miles away from you in just a couple of days?! Web-comic vet Svetlana Chmakova gives us a funny, romantic, behind-the-scenes look...
Author
Language
English
Description
Professional animator Howard Beckerman has drawn them all: Popeye, Heckle & Jeckle, even Mickey Mouse. In Animation, he offers a road map to the complex art of making an animated feature. Vivid sketches, screen shots, and step-by-step illustrations show how to make a drawing come to life, create storyboards, use form and color, develop a soundtrack, edit, and more. This new edition is also thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends surrounding...
9) Walt Disney
Author
Language
English
Description
Young readers finally have an opportunity to step back from the gigantic, ubiquitous entity of the Disney Company as it exists today and discover the story of the singular, remarkable man who started it all. His biography is the perfect way to tell the story of an artist with the vision, drive, and passion to share his art with the world, a rare, modern success story that is vital to every collection. This volume motivates and inspires young readers...
Author
Language
English
Description
This extraordinary volume examines the life and animation philosophy of Maurice Noble, the noted American animation background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry span more than 60 years and include such cartoon classics as Duck Dodgers in the 24 ½th Century, What's Opera, Doc?, and The Road Runner Show. Revered throughout the animation world, his work serves as a foundation and reference point for the current generation...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"There are many different forms of entertainment, but comics, animation, and-increasingly-manga are among the most popular. Many people dream of working in these fields, but some may find the prospect of finding a job without a college education daunting. However, there are countless opportunities for those with a passion for these crafts, whether they're artists or simply enthusiasts. This title will help readers lay a solid foundation for figuring...
12) The art of Vivo
Author
Language
English
Description
The Art of Vivo will give readers a behind-the-scenes look at VIVO, the first-ever musical from Sony Pictures Animation, including exclusive concept art, character designs, storyboards and commentary from the award-winning filmmaking team. 0 VIVO, an animated musical adventure featuring all-new original songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the Broadway smash Hamilton, whose flair for mashing up musical styles will give the film a wholly unique...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Walt Disney is an American hero. From Mickey Mouse to Disneyland, he changed the face of American culture. His is a success story like no other: a man who developed animated film into an art form and made a massive contribution to the folklore of the world. After years of research, respected Hollywood biographer Bob Thomas produced a definitive biography of the man behind the legend of Disney: the unschooled cartoonist from Kansas City who when bankrupt...
14) Animation
Author
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about camera tricks. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
15) CGI artists
Author
Language
English
Description
A CGI artist uses computer-generated imagery, or CGI, to create the special effects used in movies today. People have used CGI in films since the 1980s. Find out more in CGI artists, one of the titles in the Thrilling Science and Technology Jobs series. This series shows readers the different tools, skills, and responsibilities relating to some of the most exciting jobs around. -- Back cover.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Art of The Mitchells vs. The Machines gives insight into how the filmmakers behind Sony Pictures Animation's new movie The Mitchells vs. The Machines were able to bring a fresh, new vision to the screen through concept art, sketches, and early character designs. The book also features exclusive commentary from director/cowriter Michael Rianda and codirector/cowriter Jeff Rowe, alumni of the team behind Emmy Award-winning Gravity Falls, and producers...
18) Turning Red
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
Asian Pacific Heritage Month: Movies
Oscars 2023
Staff Picks December 2022
Asian Pacific Heritage Month: Movies
Oscars 2023
Staff Picks December 2022
Description
Relive Disney and Pixar's hit film Turning Red in this fun and hilarious junior novelization!
Meilin Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. In addition to Mei's changing interests, relationships, and body, she has started to "poof" into a giant red panda whenever she gets emotional...which is almost all the time! This junior novelization retells the full story and...
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
"Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. A fantasy? A nightmare? This is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turned them into a language to express love and loss, kinship, brotherhood....
Author
Language
English
Description
Aardman Animations was founded in 1972 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton. Joined by animator Nick Park in 1985, Aardman pioneered a quirky, lovable style of stop-motion animation and is behind a string of unforgettable award-winning hits including Chicken Run, the highest-grossing stop-animated film of all time, and the Wallace & Gromit series. With 'A Grand Success!,' Lord, Sproxton, and Park tell the inside story of the 45-year history of Aardman....
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request