Comedy for Animators

by Jonathan Lyons

Book Overview

While comedy writers are responsible for creating clever scripts, comedic animators have a much more complicated problem to solve: What makes a physical character funny? Comedy for Animators breaks down the answer by exploring the techniques of those who have used their bodies to make others laugh. Drawing from traditions such as commedia dell'arte, pantomime, Vaudeville, the circus, and silent and modern film, animators will learn...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138777188
• ISBN13: 9781138777187
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.2"