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In this much-needed study of a neglected medium, Paul Wells undertakes aconvincing defence of the animated film as a significant art form, explaining, why animation has been consigned to the margins of film history and criticism, and offering a variety of strategies for inrtpreting and evaluating animated film. Part history, part theory, part celebration, Understanding Animation explores approaches to animation through an electric range of case studies from Betty Boop's Snow White , to Jan Svankmajer's Jabberwocky . Opening with the discussion of the early history of animation through experimental figures like Emile Reynaud and J. Stuat Blavkton, Wells moves on to discuss narrative strategies; the idea of realism and Disney-esque hyper-realism, the construction of comedy; representations of gender and race, and animation and audience research. Understanding Animation provides a range of points of access into this undervalued medium, and demostrates that the animated film has much to tell us about ourselves, the cultures we live in and our view of art and our society.
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To animate, and the related words, animation, animated and animator all derive from the latin verb, animare, which means 'to give life to', and within the context of the animated film, this largely means the artificial creation of the illusion of movement in inanimate lines and forms. Read the first page
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To animate, and the related words, animation, animated and animator all derive from the latin verb, animare, which means 'to give life to', and within the context of the animated film, this largely means the artificial creation of the illusion of movement in inanimate lines and forms. Read the first page
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I thought "understanding animation" gives you a very good insight to the psychology in animation,covering all areas, such as narrative strategies, ways to make you laugh, experimental animation, orthodox animation...etc. It also contains case studies for each example, which is great.I certainly find this book of much help when writing about animation,as I think it is very complete.Great to have, especially if you are studying animation.
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Well's book is brilliantly worded, yet badly realised. Page after page after page of tedious case study throw us off the main arguments and to put it bluntly, bore us. It is extremely dry, even by academic standards, which only takes away the little inspiration it contains. There are very good points in there and actually a lot of useful information, particularly the deconstruction of comedy in animated films and the history of the medium. Unfortunately though, getting at this is like trying to get blood out of a stone.
Good if you need some insight on key animations and the medium's history, but does very little to give animation an artistic or practical purpose (as I think Well's set out to do).
Good if you need some insight on key animations and the medium's history, but does very little to give animation an artistic or practical purpose (as I think Well's set out to do).
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At the end of the day it is an accademic text to it is going to be very wordy, but I've found that if you do other reading on the topics as well, it's easily accessable. It's a really useful book for the unit 'Popular American Animation' - a second year undergraduate module.
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