Sylvain Chomet's Distinctive Animation: From the Triplets of Belleville to the Illusionist

Katsaridou, Maria/ Pallant, Chris (Editor)/ Formenti, Cristina (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1501363999 / ISBN 13: 9781501363993

Published by Bloomsbury USA Academic, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sylvain Chomet's Distinctive Animation: From the Triplets of Belleville to the Illusionist
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Academic
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501363999
• ISBN 13: 9781501363993
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.47 kilograms

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Synopsis

This open access book provides the first in-depth analysis of his animation films and his contribution to contemporary animation.

Sylvain Chomet is a multifaceted French artist best known for his feature animation films The Triplets of Belleville and The Illusionist. Although the films have a highly recognized artistic value, the relevant literature is limited to a modest number of articles.

Sylvain Chomet's Distinctive Animation examines important elements of the artist's life, his studies and previous works, along with his influences and important collaborations. Special attention is also paid to the production processes, as well as the historical and socioeconomic context in which they have been created, in order to provide the reader not only with a comprehensive study of the films, but also to highlight their contribution to the advancement of contemporary animation.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on www.bloomsburycollections.com.

About the Authors

Maria Katsaridou is Assistant Professor of Semiotics of Animation and Interactive Narrative and Video Games at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She has published on animation films, videogames, adaptation, narrative and semiotics. Since 2017 she serves as a Judge in the Music, Film and Theatre category at UA The Undergraduate Awards.

Chris Pallant is Head of the School of Design at University of Greenwich, UK. He is the author of Demystifying Disney (2011) and Storyboarding: A Critical History (2015), and editor of Animated Landscapes: History, Form and Function (2015) and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: New Perspectives on Production, Reception, Legacy (2021). He currently serves as President for the Society for Animation Studies.

Cristina Formenti is Assistant Professor in Film Studies at University of Udine, Italy. She is author of Il mockumentary: la fiction si maschera da documentario (2013), and editor of Mariangela Melato tra cinema, teatro e televisione (2016) and Valentina Cortese: un'attrice intermediale (2019). Her work has appeared in various national and international journals, such as Studies in Documentary Film, Alphaville, and Horror Studies. Dr. Formenti is also the co-editor of the journal Animation Studies and of the Bloomsbury series Animation: Key Films/Filmmakers and currently serves as President of the Society for Animation Studies.