Animation Now!

by Julius Wiedemann

Book Overview

For the person who gets a kick out of movies such as Shrek 2 and Finding Nemo, consider Animation Now!, a survey of 80 of the great cartoonists and animation studios worldwide, from Hollywood's Pixar, Walt Disney, and DreamWorks SKG, to decidedly higher-brow practitioners such as South African artist William Kentridge. - Business Week, New York

Just how do they do it? The artists behind the cartoons are the focus of this sweeping study that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 382283789X
• ISBN13: 9783822837894
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Very good sample

This is not a book about how to make animation, is a great sample of the work of many studios, styles and artists in the animation world. The photos are great, and is easy to read. I think that if you love animation, or you want to have an animation culture, you gotta have it. LALO

A Glossy Salute to Contemporary Animation

First and foremost, you're probably wondering which short films are included on the DVD (which is Region 1 compatible and plays beautifully). Here's the list: Feet of Song - Erica Russell The Man with the Beautiful Eyes - Jonathan Hodgson Mt. Head - Koji Yamamura Yo Yo - Little Fluffy Clouds Studio Interrogating Ernie - Loose Moose Studio Anijam - Marv Newland Death + the Mother - Ruth Lingford Local Dive - Sarah Watt Dia de los Muertos - Vinton Studio A Dog's Cartoon - Wild Brain Studio There are, as others have mentioned, a wealth of other extras including excerpts, trailers and showreels. Combined with the book, which is too light on text but abundant in beautiful animation stills, the consumer is getting a tremendous value and the animation fan is getting a wonderful addition to her collection. I particularly appreciated the integration of commercial studio work with the work of the independent masters - it gave the package a more rich overview contemporary animation. Plus, I finally got my first glimpses of some much acclaimed but hard-to-find animations: Daniel Greaves (Flatworld), Igor Kovaliov (Bird in the Window) and Gil Alkabetz (The Swamp) among others. This book is a real treat -- highly recommended! Enjoy!

Digital wonders

A must for you folks who work in the animation business. The eighty studios included have from six to eight spreads showing stills, roughs, storyboards and sometimes model sheets. The color, design and printing are first-class. Most of the studios are American, no surprise there but the rest of the world gets a good showing, England, France, Holland, Brazil, Russia, Australia, Japan, Portugal etc. Having so many countries helps to produce an amazing range of styles. The several hundred beautiful images in the book are all very well but animation implies movement and this is where the DVD comes in, divided into these sections, Short films, Excerpts, Trailers, TV commercials, Making of and finally a Show Reel, it all adds up to three and a half hours viewing! My favorites are the work of Little Fluffy Clouds and Duck Soup Studios but again the work is from around the world and so really varied. 'Animation Now!' is a super package just as a book but throw in the DVD and it surely is a 'must have' goodie.