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Animation: 2-D and beyond by Jayne Pilling (RotoVision, May 2001)
£22.50
2-D animation is the longest established animation tradition encompassing
the one-man band type operation as well as the huge studios producing
feature films such as Rugrats. Techniques vary as much as style
and this book features 15 animators who use traditional cel animation
and those who exploit the possibilities offered by new technology.
Animation: A reference guide by T W Hoffer (Greenwood Press, 1982)
£48.95
Comprehensive guide to books, articles and videos.
Animation: Genre and authorship by Paul Wells (Wallflower Press,
2002) £11.99
Including extensive analysis of individual animators and their operation
within studios such as Disney and Dreamworks, the book investigates the
use of animation in genres from horror and science fiction to documentary
and propaganda.
Animation UK: 2001 by Nick Williams (Venue Publishing, 2001) £20
Most recent guide to animation in the UK.
British Animation: A critical survey by Paul Wells (British Film
Institute, 2002) £15.99
The book includes unique interview material with leading British animators
and draws together a variety of British animation forms.
The British Avant-garde Film: 1926-1995 by Michael O'Pray (University
of Luton Press, 1996) £19
Collection of essays to celebrate British avant-garde cinema's rich history,
drawing together writings by filmmakers, theorists, critics and curators
who have been engaged with film as a personal expression of issues of
memory, sexuality and enthnicity.
British Film Animation 1920-80 by Denis Gifford and David R Williams
(Durham, 1980) £0.80
Booklet available through online bookshops.
Creating 3-D Animation: The Aardman book of filmmaking by Peter
Lord and Brian Sibley (Harry N Abrams, 1998) £19.95
Award-winning Bristol studio offers a practical guide to the 3D animation
process, with a foreword by Nick Park.
Norman McLaren: Manipulator of movement by T Richard Valliere
(Littlehampton, 1982) £21
Looks at the National Film Board Years from 1947 to 1967.
Women and Animation by Jayne Pilling (British Film Institute,
1992) £8.99
Guide to women in animation from the early pioneers to contemporaries
like Joanna Quinn and Maybelle Peters, with a chapter on animation in
the UK.
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Channel 4 Animation Schemes
www.channel4.com/animation
If you've got ideas and talent and want to be an animator then why
not try and get on one of the schemes sponsored by Channel 4. Check out
this site for more details.
Channel 4 Brilliant Careers
www.channel4.com/brilliantcareers
Find out about working in the world of animation.
British Animation Awards
www.britishanimationawards.com/
Has downloadable entry form to the next British Animation Awards,
information on how you can vote in selected categories plus details and
a gallery of past winners.
Aardman Animations
www.aardman.com/index.html
Information on the creator of the children's series Morph, Wallace
and Gromit and Chicken Run.
West Wallaby on the Web
www.aardman.com/wallaceandgromit/index.shtml
The official Wallace and Gromit site with tons of images, sound bites
and biographies.
Norman McLaren
www.nfb.ca/E/2/6/1/biomcla.html
Nice tribute site from the Canadian Film Institute with links to information
on all his films.
Bolex Brothers
www.bolexbrothers.com
The founders Dave Borthwick and Dave Riddett, best known for live
action and pixillation, are part of Bristol's phenomenal animation history.
The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb
http://members.fortunecity.com/roogulator/fantasy/tomthumb93.htm
Short review of the Bolex Brothers' notorious animation.
Studio Links
www.animateclay.com/studiolinks.htm
International list of key animators including contact details for
Aardman, Cosgrove Hall and Bolex Brothers.
Mars Attacks
www.marsattacksfan.com/homepage.htm
Comprehensive fan site with tons of background information, from when
the film started out as a bubble gum card, through the involvement of
the creative artist Norm Saunders to Tim Burton's blockbuster.
Mars Attacks: Industrial Light & Magic
www.vfxhq.com/1996/mars-ilm.html
Excellent online stills of the martian puppets created by Mackinnon
and Saunders.
The Puppet Artistry of Barry Purves
www.brightlightsfilm.com/33/barrypurves.html
Biography of the British animator who made the early puppets for Mars
Attacks.
Joanna Quinn
www.acmefilmworks.com/dir_folders/dirQuinn/quinn.html#
Birmingham-born Quinn is known for her work in commercials, short
films, title sequences, book illustrations and teaching.
Evolutionary 3D Images: William Latham
www.marlboro.edu/~lmoss/planhome/tour/latham_images.html
Some excellent online graphics.
Computer Artworks
www.artworks.co.uk/
Home of William Latham's organic Art.
Genetic Art from the Virtual World
www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/events/latham.html
Biographical information on William Latham with some of his graphics
online.
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