Animated Life - A Lifetime of Tips, Tricks, and Stories From an Animation Legend

Based on a lifetime spent employed with Disney, offers hands-on advice, techniques, and insight into the animation industry using examples from the past, present, and future.

List of contents

Part I: Inside the Magic Factory
Chapter 1: Wonderland
Chapter 2: The Disney Bullpen
Chapter 3: The Assistant Animator
Chapter 4: The Workers' Paradise
Chapter 5: Disney's Night School
Chapter 6: Something About Mary Poppins
Chapter 7: Taking My Best Shot
Chapter 8: The Jungle Book
Chapter 9: Your Host, Walt Disney
Chapter 10: Spotted Puppies and a Bold New Direction
Chapter 11: Transition
Chapter 12: Roy's Camera
Chapter 13: Perfect Partnership
Chapter 14: The Other Floyd
Chapter 15: Monster in the Bell Tower
Chapter 16: Digital Dinosaurs
Chapter 17: Playing with Toys
Chapter 18: Monster's Brawl
Chapter 19: Elephant in the Room
Chapter 20: Inside Man
Chapter 21: Life After Disney
Part II: Tips, Techniques and Animated Observations
Chapter 22: Attending Your Own Film School
Chapter 23: The Vance Advantage
Chapter 24: A Mistaken Notion
Chapter 25: Stay Hungry
Chapter 26: Sacked
Chapter 27: The Crazy Young Kids
Chapter 28: The Perfect Combination
Chapter 29: Endless Development
Chapter 30: Nothing to Lose
Chapter 31: The Wow Factor
Chapter 32: Telling Stories
Chapter 33: In Defense of Mavericks
Chapter 34: The Reluctant Partnership
Chapter 35: Working without a Net
Chapter 36: Marketing Animation
Chapter 37: Racial Politics from a Cartoony Perspective
Chapter 38: Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, and What Might Have Been
Chapter 39: Infinity and Beyond
Workbook 

Product details

• Authors: Floyd Norman, Floyd (American animator and Disney Legend; best-known for his work on Sleeping Beauty Norman, Norman Floyd
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.07.2012
• EAN: 9780240818054
• ISBN: 978-0-240-81805-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Focal Press; Animation Masters Title
• Subjects: Guides; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; ART / Techniques / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Animated, Art techniques & principles, Animated films and animation, Animated Films, The Arts: techniques and principles