The Alchemy Of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age (Disney Editions Deluxe (Film)) Paperback – 25 Aug. 2011

Disney books are often just a plug for Disney and although this draws all its examples from Pixar and Disney, it is a great book which covers all the basics of animation today and gives a really useful insight to any kid who might have hopes of becoming an animator. It is really well illustrated and written in simple language but is not patronising.

my daughter just loved this book which she uses for research on her animation course. She said she found it totally interesting and relevant while doing her A levels and getting ready for her Art Foundation.

Book was just as described and should prove to be very helpful in assisting me with my studies at University.

Really good book describing all the different roles involved in making an animated film. Lots of pictures and interesting information that is enjoyable to read and a good resource for reference.

Wonderful book, full of inspiration and interesting look through the animation process!

Prefect ideal fit for purpose great start for sketch work. Delivered as promised. Reccommended

This book is really interesting if you like disney and want to know how it was all made and began. It begins telling you about the very first animation and explains about more recent films and productions. It even has a glossary at the back to explain words that some may not understand. Worth every penny!

The media could not be loaded. This book is like a pass that will give you access to a tour in an animation studio. The tour guide here is Don Hahn, who has been in the animation industry for years, directing some popular movies like The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, etc.Don Hahn brings us down to the production floor, visiting every department, talking about the people and their role in movie production. You may have seen many making-of videos from DVDs but this book is the one stop source to the introduction to animation.The book introduces the process of animation from idea creation to the ending post production work. It looks at three forms of animation that exist today and talks about how they are created. They are the computer-generated, 2D hand-drawn and stop-motion production.Included concept art, sketches, set photos, sculptures, storyboards, 3D renders and some discarded ideas are included. This is like walking along studio corridors looking at all the art pinned on the boards.The roles and responsibilities of every crew working on the film is explained. In a sort of way, it's also a guide to finding what kind of jobs are available in the animation industry. For the longest time, I've been trying to find out what a clean-up artist does and now I know, which is to "clean up" characters making sure they are consistent in style.For people interested in the animation industry or how animated movies are made, this book provides a very good introductory background.There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.