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Book SynopsisDan Torre is a lecturer in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He has written widely on animation, media and popular culture.
Trade ReviewIn this book focusing on animation processes, Dan Torre makes a significant contribution to animation philosophy and theory. Its value is enhanced by the clarity of Torre's writing style, his useful references to animation history, and the applicability of his analysis to animated methods of all types. It should be of interest to not only theorists, but also practitioners seeking a deeper view of their art. * Maureen Furniss, Director of Experimental Animation, California Institute of the Arts, USA *
Animation: Process, Cognition, and Actuality brilliantly applies pressure to the question of ‘how something became’ in order to track process in the inverse direction, to reconsider the initial conditions for animation. Torre’s tour de force lies in the discovery of a fundamental bifurcation between movement and form at the heart of the animation process, which enables a far-reaching discussion of a dazzling array of procedures of animating and forms of animation. Animation, after Torre, is neither illusion nor representation; it is experimentation and transformation of actuality. * Thomas Lamarre, Professor, East Asian Studies and Communication Studies, McGill University, Canada *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on Text Introduction Part One: Process and Animation 1. Processing Animation 2. Cycled and Recycled Animation Part Two: Cognition and Animation 3. Cognitive Animation Theory 4. Reading Animation Part Three: Animation and Actuality 5. Non-Fictional Animation and the Transformation of Actuality 6. Investigative Animation 7. Animating the Real World Conclusion Notes Bibliography Animation/Filmography/Other Media Index
