The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation (Disney Editions Deluxe)

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The most complete book on the subject ever written, this is the fascinating inside story by two long-term Disney animators of the gradual perfecting of a relatively young and particularly American art from, which no other move studio has ever been able to equal. From the perspective of two men who had an important role in shaping the art of animation, and within the context of the history of animation and the growth of the Disney studio, this is the definitive volume on the work and achievement of one of America's best-known and most widely loved cultural institutions.

As Charlie Chaplin said of his own beginnings in the movie business, mL little as I knew about movies, I knew that nothing t ascended personality. The most complete book ever written on the subject, this is the fascinating inside story, told by two long-term Disney animators, of the gradual perfection of a relatively young and particularly American art form--which no other movie studio has been able to equal. We have to learn from the knowledge and experience of the predecessors, but this does not mean that reading alone can solve the problem. But he was also practical enough to work with what he had, rather than wait for what he wished he had. This is not an early Bday gift or late Christmas present, this is a gift from Bear to Bear, love Bear just because.

As a person who needs an extra kick to keep focus, it was really refreshing to have such personal, what felt like actual conversation, wording in this book. Only when people are in an environment beyond their expected time, people's reaction is the closest to its origin. It mainly introduces the history of Disney animation and condenses the design philosophy of animators into 12 basic animation principles.

There are plenty of illustrious stories on Walt Disney, people he worked with and the roles everyone played from the storyman to director. Addeddate 2019-01-20 14:11:58 Identifier TheIllusionOfLifeDisneyAnimation Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0zq1h84t Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11. It is an incredible document - essentially an oral history of the Disney Studio and their practices by two master animators who worked there for 40+ years.I really enjoyed “The Magic Behind the Voices” a who’s who of animated character vocals – and this book on Disney animation seemed like a great follow up. We also somehow had little plastic Disney character figures to play with (Kids - this was before Wal-Mart and China and the Internet) I still got to see Disney Illustrations everywhere and imagine the movies that were so famous in our culture. I looked through it constantly, and many of the pages still have depressions along the edges of the characters where I traced them. In fact, it is even surprising that he was able to get a toehold in this tough business of limited contracts and tight money.