Basic Animation Stand Techniques

Author : Brian G. D. Salt
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-18
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781483154848

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Basic Animation Stand Techniques by Brian G. D. Salt Pdf

Basic Animation Stand Techniques describes the use and importance of the animation stand in making animated films for the screen. The book describes the fundamental operation and construction of the animation stand where the film camera is mounted. The text explains in detail how the animation stand holds the camera, which points vertically straight down on the table containing the artwork. The selection describes the zoom movement, the light box, and the cell punch. Then the book discusses the three kinds of methods of animation, namely, modification, substitution, and mechanical movement. The book teaches some basic techniques of animation as well as the use of superimposition, image replacement, back projection, aerial image, fades, or mixes. The text explains exposures at different sized fields and camera exposure sheets, the latter containing detailed instructions on how to shoot each single frame. The book also notes the settings that can be achieved on a modern animation stand, including the counters and calibration of gears and wheels. For example, a movement can be as precise as a hundredth of an inch, while a rotation can be made in a tenth of a degree. The book also provides a fairing table, different exposures for different films, and a method to approximate the amount of film stock left in a magazine. The text is valuable for artists, animators, animation technicians, film directors, and others working in the film industry.

Author : Eli L. Levitan
Publisher : New York ; Toronto : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015006315637

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Handbook of Animation Techniques by Eli L. Levitan Pdf

The processes and techniques used in animation production are illustrated and analyzed with discussion of conventional and specialized methods of animation, including electronic imaging systems, various camera techniques and special effects.

Author : Paul Read,Mark-Paul Meyer
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000-08-14
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780080516196

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Restoration of Motion Picture Film by Paul Read,Mark-Paul Meyer Pdf

This is the first book to bring together the work of a modern motion picture film laboratory together with the specialist techniques for preservation and restoration of archival film. The books data has its origins in a training programme called FILM which was written by members of the Gamma Group with funding from the EU fund Force. The committee comprised senior film archivists and technicians in charge of film conservation departments or working film laboratories within national film archives, together with technicians from commercial laboratories which specialise in archival film conservation and who do not work for national and local archives. The final group consisted of many of the most experienced individuals in their fields. Restoration of Motion Picture Film is an extremely informative, well-researched book which is an unmissable addition to the bookshelves of conservators, archivists and curators worldwide. Film history and film conservation students will also find it of great interest and use. * Only book in English on this subject * Prepared by leading specialists in their field * Includes coverage of digital technology

Author : Kit Laybourne
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015006315629

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The Animation Book by Kit Laybourne Pdf

A guide to the theory, aesthetics, and techniques of animation features detailed instructions, projects, and discussion on such topics as basic movement, soundtrack synchronization, projecting equipment, storyboarding, and cartoon materials.

Author : Frank Manchel
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Page : 988 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : 083863186X

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Film Study by Frank Manchel Pdf

The four volumes of Film Study include a fresh approach to each of the basic categories in the original edition. Volume one examines the film as film; volume two focuses on the thematic approach to film; volume three draws on the history of film; and volume four contains extensive appendices listing film distributors, sources, and historical information as well as an index of authors, titles, and film personalities.

Author : John Halas
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Animation (Cinematography).
ISBN : MINN:31951D01381916U

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Film Animation by John Halas Pdf

Author : Thomas W. Hoffer
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1981-12-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015031597274

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Animation by Thomas W. Hoffer Pdf

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Author : Roger Noake
Publisher : Booksales
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:49015002053990

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Animation Techniques by Roger Noake Pdf

So familiar yet so intriguing, animation pops up in almost everything we see. Now, for the first time, the history, techniques, and thinking behind this medium is thoroughly explored. Full-color photos.

Author : Raymond Spottiswoode
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780520311695

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Film and Its Techniques by Raymond Spottiswoode Pdf

In a manner completely acceptable to the professional film maker, yet thoroughly understandable and of great value to the amateur cinematographer, Spottiswoode presents the essential, unwritten lore of documentary film making. The book deals first with the ideas for a documentary film, and shows how they are embodied ina script. It explains how the production unit is assembled, and goes on to describe the mechanism of the camera, the primary instrument of film making. The chapters which follow discuss the important creative process of editing, optical printing, the film library, and negative cutting. A special section deals with the physics of sound, the technical methods of recording it, and the creative uses to which sound can be put in film. A long chapter describes current color processes and 16-mm. techniques. Successive chapters take the reader through all the steps of the production from script to screen and give him clues to what practices he should adopt and what he should avoid. A number of simplified procedures in animation are described here for the first time. The book ends with an annotated bibliography of technical works on film, and an extensive, 1000-word glossary of film terms defined with the needs of the amateur in mind. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1951.

Author : Steve Roberts
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780240516653

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Character Animation in 3D by Steve Roberts Pdf

Improve your 3D animation by understanding the key traditional 2D skills. Learn the basics for producing original and exciting animation.

Author : David Pagano,David Pickett
Publisher : No Starch Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781593277895

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The LEGO Animation Book by David Pagano,David Pickett Pdf

Have you ever wondered what your LEGO creations would look like on the big screen? The LEGO Animation Book will show you how to bring your models to life with stop-motion animation—no experience required! Follow step-by-step instructions to make your first animation, and then explore the entire filmmaking process, from storyboards to post-production. Along the way, you’ll learn how to: –Create special effects like explosions and flying minifigures –Convey action and emotion with your minifigure actors –Design sets for animation—make three buildings look like an entire city! –Light, frame, and capture consistent photos –Add detail and scope to your films by building in different scales –Build camera dollies and rigs out of LEGO bricks –Choose cameras, software, and other essential animation tools Dive into the world of animation and discover a whole new way to play! For ages 10+

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Page : 1696 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119498397

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Tom Gasek
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781351651219

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Frame-By-Frame Stop Motion by Tom Gasek Pdf

Single frame film-making has been around as long as film itself. It is the ancestor to modern day special effects and animation. Despite its age-old practice, Single frame film making and stop-motion animation continues to influence media and culture with its magic. Current advances in technology and classic stop motion techniques, such as pixilation, time-lapse photography and down shooting have combined to form exciting new approaches. Tom Gasek’s Frame-By-Frame Stop Motion offers hands-on experience and various tricks, tips, and exercises to help strengthen skills and produce effective results. Interviews from experts in the field offer not only offer inspiration but also help readers learn how to apply skills and new applications. The companion website offers further instruction, recommended films, tools and resources for the both the novice and the expert. Key Features Features interviews with industry experts that offer inspiration and insight as well as detailed explanations of the inner workings of non-traditional stop motion techniques, processes, and workflows Applies professional stop motion techniques that have been taught and refined in the classroom and applied to leading stop motion films, exhibiting at South By Southwest, Cannes, and more Explores the stop motion opportunities beyond model rigs and puppetry. Re-visualizes stop motion character movements, build downshooter rigs, and configures digital workflows with After Effect tutorials while creating dynamic, creative and inspired stop motion films Offers new coverage of smart phones and their application in stop motion Covers motion control, Dragon Frame, evolution of timelapse, expanded light painting, DSLR cameras, and more

Author : Thomas Lamarre
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781452914770

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The Anime Machine by Thomas Lamarre Pdf

Despite the longevity of animation and its significance within the history of cinema, film theorists have focused on live-action motion pictures and largely ignored hand-drawn and computer-generated movies. Thomas Lamarre contends that the history, techniques, and complex visual language of animation, particularly Japanese animation, demands serious and sustained engagement, and in The Anime Machine he lays the foundation for a new critical theory for reading Japanese animation, showing how anime fundamentally differs from other visual media. The Anime Machine defines the visual characteristics of anime and the meanings generated by those specifically “animetic” effects—the multiplanar image, the distributive field of vision, exploded projection, modulation, and other techniques of character animation—through close analysis of major films and television series, studios, animators, and directors, as well as Japanese theories of animation. Lamarre first addresses the technology of anime: the cells on which the images are drawn, the animation stand at which the animator works, the layers of drawings in a frame, the techniques of drawing and blurring lines, how characters are made to move. He then examines foundational works of anime, including the films and television series of Miyazaki Hayao and Anno Hideaki, the multimedia art of Murakami Takashi, and CLAMP’s manga and anime adaptations, to illuminate the profound connections between animators, characters, spectators, and technology. Working at the intersection of the philosophy of technology and the history of thought, Lamarre explores how anime and its related media entail material orientations and demonstrates concretely how the “animetic machine” encourages a specific approach to thinking about technology and opens new ways for understanding our place in the technologized world around us.

Author : Zoran Perisic
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Animation (Cinematography)
ISBN : OCLC:14686841

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The Animation Stand by Zoran Perisic Pdf