animation (cinematography)

"A guide to stop-motion LEGO animation, with instructions and exercises covering all the steps in the filmmaking process. Includes equipment suggestions, sound and lighting tips, animation and special effects techniques, storyboarding exercises, tricks for designing sets, and acting methods for minifigs"--Provided by publisher.

"Animation is a limitless medium for telling stories. Artists can create worlds, defy gravity, flip from factual to fantasy, and transport audiences to places they never imagined. The challenge is having the discipline to reel it in and be intentional about your storytelling choices. This book shows you how. In Animated Storytelling, you'll learn how to create memorable stories using animation and motion graphics by following 10 simple guidelines that take you through the stages of concept development, pre-production, storyboarding, and design. Award-winning animator Liz Blazer uses clear examples and easy-to-follow exercises to provide you with the instruction, encouragement, and tools you need to get your designs moving. Whether your goal is to create exciting shorts for film festivals, effective messaging for broadcast or online, or simply to gain a deeper understanding of the medium, Animated Storytelling simplifies the process of creating clear and engaging stories for animation and motion graphics so you can get started easily"--www.peachpit.com.

In recent years, anime, a Japanese style of animation has become extremely popular in Western culture. Although in the West its audience previously consisted mainly of young children, it has increasingly become accepted as an art form that can be appreciated by all ages. Readers discover the controversy that has historically surrounded anime's status in the West and its struggle to promote it as a serious art form. Anime's leap from Eastern to Western culture is highlighted with full-color photographs and fact-filled sidebars.

Text and illustrations provide a collection of video animation and photography production projects.

Focuses on the vocational career of multimedia arts and animators, including opportunities, various mediums, and training.

"Learn about the history of animation and find out how animated films are made today"--Provided by publisher.

Easy to follow video and photography production makerspace projects using free and inexpensive software for library, classroom and home.

The inside story of the gradual perfecting of Disney's character animation technology, an American art form.

A guide to building claymation safari animal characters, and includes information on materials, techniques, building a set, and filming a movie.

"You don't need to be a robotic engineer to build a robot. This book shows readers how to sculpt their own robots out of clay. The volume begins with a list of Claymation materials and techniques to introduce readers to the process. Readers will learn how to sculpt clay into figures from simple robots to dog robots, using both the subtractive and armature sculpting techniques. They'll also learn how to make a set and props to round out their movie scenes. Instructions for using lights and cameras get crafters ready to shoot their own robot movie"--Provided by the publisher.