Creating Characters with Personality: For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games, and Graphic Novels

Bancroft, Tom

ISBN 10: 0823023494 / ISBN 13: 9780823023493

Published by Watson-Guptill, 2006

About this Item

Very Good Condition - May show some limited signs of wear and may have a remainder mark. Pages and dust cover are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # mon0000040232

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating Characters with Personality: For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games, and Graphic Novels
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823023494
• ISBN 13: 9780823023493
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob SquarePants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu (voiced by Eddie Murphy) in Disney's Mulan—plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels—make a complex subject accessible to every artist.

About the Author

Tom Bancroft has been an animator
for more than fifteen years, working
for Disney and Big Idea Productions
(producers of Veggie Tales). Most recently, he contributed to Disney’s Brother Bear. He lives in Franklin, TN.