Description
Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1998. Understanding Animation is a comprehensive introduction to animated film, from cartoons to computer animation. Paul Wells'' insightful account of a critically neglected but increasingly popular medium:
* explains the defining characteristics of animation as a cinematic form
* outlines different models and methods which can be used to interpret and evaluate animated films
* traces the development of animated film around the world, from
Betty Boop to
Wallace and Gromit.
Part history, part theory, and part celebration,
Understanding Animation includes:
* notes towards a theory of animation
* an explanation of animation''s narrative strategies
* an analyis of how comic events are constructed
* a discussion of representation, focusing on gender and race
* primary research on animation and audiences.
Paul Wells'' argument is illustrated with case studies, including Daffy Duck in Chuck Jones''
Duck Amuck<
Table of Contents
Introduction; Chapter 1 Thinking about Animated Films; Chapter 2 Notes Towards A Theory of Animation; Chapter 3 Once Upon a Time:; Chapter 4 25 Ways to Start Laughing; Chapter 5 Issues in Representation; Chapter 6 Animation and Audiences: ‘My mother used to call me Thumper!’;
