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The important thing that Illusion of Life teaches would-be animators is that the technology was evolving all the time during these 'golden' days at Disney. The artists and animators were always looking at new and exciting methods to adopt in order to best tell the story.
This book is not just about drawing animation frames it's also about how the team worked and gelled in order to prepare itself for the task of crafting an animated movie.
As new technology became available the artists adopted it with often stunning effects.
There is a beauty to the rough sketches produced by the likes of Milt Kahl. In this manga obsessed world that we live in it's a joy to see an artist paying so much attention to the detail that brings a character or object to life.
The Illusion of Life is a book that not only presents some of the finest traditional animation techniques you'll ever see. It's also a wonderfully documented snapshot of a defining moment in movie making as seen through the eyes of the characters that made it all possible.
The highest possible recommendation.
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The Bible, not a tutorial.
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This book is an excellent read if you are interested in finding about about animation history, and especially Disney animation. At times I found this too much like a Bible for Animators. It is basically a history of animation, and where the techniques and principles came from. If you are interested in learning the principles and techniques of animation then I really suggest a different book. If you want to know where this stuff all started, and get some great examples and references then this is the book to pick up!
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If you want to go into Animation, this book is for you!
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Definitively, an excellent book that explains the principles of animation from a peculiar point of view: Disney's. If you are planning to go into animation, or are already enrolled, this book may become your every day manual. WHY? It's perfectly explained and beautifuly illustrated. It's the secret behind those magic classics we all love. Read it and it will change the way you work...
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The GREATEST book on animation there is!!!
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I have a copy of this book because I plan to be the greatest Disney animator of all time. I think it would really help me learn what makes Disney animation better than all the rest. I am reading it for the second time and I hope to really understand it so that I can use its information on the job. If you want to be a Disney animator but don't have this book, be sure to get it, or you can forget your job at Disney's.
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Still the Animation Bible!
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Bought the Book in 1981, when it was first released. Now, 18 years later, it is still the book I would take to a dessert island. It is The Animation Bible. (But take it from experience AND from the book itself: Animation rules are no laws, and can be broken if they must!) Frank&Ollie were relieved to find that their editor ok'ed a paperback edition that was historically abridged, keeping all info on the making of Animation. So get that version also, to keep at work, while having the hardcover at your bed-side!!! Remember: Animation is primarily a matter of the mind! Don't just READ this book, UNDERSTAND it!
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