SECRETS OF OSCAR - WINNING ANIMATION: BEHIND THE SCENES OF 13 CLASSIC SHORT ANIMATIONS

If you love animation then you're in for a treat! Olivier Cotte has gone behind-the-scenes of 13 of the greatest short animations ever made, interviewing the directors and close collaborators who made each one, to offer us a unique guide to classic techniques from the masters of their crafts. Packed with beautiful, instructive illustrations and previously unpublished material (including story-boards, photos and hand-drawn sketches) and interspersed with interviews - this is an exceptional source of inspiration and knowledge for animators, students and fans alike.
Covering 13 winners of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film:
- Neighbours (Norman McLaren, Oscar 1952)
- Frank Film (Frank Mouris, Oscar 1973)
- Le Chateau de sable (Co Hoedman, Oscar 1977)
- The Fly (Ferenc Rofusz, Oscar 1980)
- Anna & Bella (Borge Ring, Oscar 1985)
- L'homme qui plantait des arbres (Frederic Back, Oscar 1987)
- Balance (Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein, Oscar 1989)
- Manipulation (Daniel Greaves, Oscar 1991)
- Mona Lisa descending a staircase (Joan C. Gratz, Oscar 1992)
- Quest (Tyron Montgomery, Oscar 1996)
- The Old Man of the Sea (Alexandre Petrov, Oscar 1999)
- Father and Daughter (Michael Dudok de Wit, Oscar 2000)
- Harvie Krumpet (Adam Elliot, Oscar 2003)