a complete guide to animated filmmaking, from flip-books to sound cartoons
Laybourne, Kit
1979
A guide to the making of animated films, with information on materials, step-by-step instructions in various animation techniques, and suggestions for projects.
how to draw your own flipbooks, and other fun ways to make cartoons move
Jenkins, Patrick
1991
Includes instructions for creating drawings that give the illusion of various kinds of movement and special effects. Also describes several early motion picture devices.
Surveys the history, development, and possible future of film animation, describing both traditional stop-motion and computer animation and discussing major contributors to the field.
Presents a behind-the-scenes look at some of the magic of the movies including the puppetry techniques used in ET, the animation in Toy Story, and much more.
