Acting and Character Animation: The Art of Animated Films, Acting and Visualizing - Softcover

Giesen, Rolf; Khan, Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1498778631 ISBN 13: 9781498778633

Publisher: CRC Press, 2017

Synopsis

Animation has a lot to do with acting. That is, character animation, not the standardized, mechanical process of animation. Acting and animation are highly creative processes. This book is divided into two parts: From film history we learn about the importance of actors and the variety of acting that goes into animation; then, we will turn to the actor's point of view to describe the various techniques involved. Through exhaustive research and interviews with people ranging from the late Ray Harryhausen, Jim Danforth, Joe Letteri, and Bruno Bozzetto, this book will be the primary source for animators and animation actors.

 

Key Features

Interviews with industry legends are found throughout this exhaustive work on animation

From film history we learn about the importance of actors and the variety of acting that goes into animation, then turn to the actor's point of view to describe the various techniques involved

Coverage of acting from Vaudeville to Rotoscoping to Performance Capture

Case studies throughout bring the content to life while providing actionable tools and techniques that can be used immediately

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Rolf Giesen is a German film scholar, film journalist and nonfiction author. He is one of Germany's leading specialists in the Fantastic Film, Animation and Horror.

Anna Khan is an experienced actress and director who later specialized in acting for animation.

Both authors worked together in various universityies and academies in China and Taiwan.

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1498778631
• ISBN 13: 9781498778633
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 387