TIMING FOR ANIMATION

Written by two internationally acclaimed animators, this classic text teaches you all you need to know about the art of timing and its importance in the animated film. This reissue includes a new foreword by John Lasseter, executive vice president of Pixar Animation Studios and director of "Toy Story", "Toy Story 2", "A Bug's Life" and "Monsters Inc.". He sets the wealth of information in this classic text in context with today's world of computer animation, showing how this is a must-have textif you want to succeed as a traditional drawn, or computer animator. You can learn all the tips and tricks of the trade from the professionals. How should the drawings be arranged in relation to each other? How many are needed? How much space shouldbe left between one group of drawings and the next? How long should each drawing, or group of drawings, remain on the screen to give the maximum dramatic effect? The art of timing is vital. Highly illustrated throughout, points made in the text are demonstrated with the help of numerous superb drawn examples.