San Antonio College Library

"Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons is an introduction to all aspects of animation history and its development as a technology and industry beyond the familiar cartoons from Disney and Warner Bros. studios. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, photos, a bibliography, and more than 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on animators, directors, studios, techniques, films, and many of the best-known characters."--Jacket....

"With ruminations on drawing, colour and caricature, on the political meaning of fairy-tales, talking animals and human beings as machines, Hollywood Flatlands brings to light the links between animation, avant-garde art and modernist criticism." "Focusing on the work of a number of aesthetic and political revolutionaries of the inter-war period, Esther Leslie reveals how the 'animation' of commodities can be studied as a journey into modernity in...

"This comprehensive history of Japanese animation draws on Japanese primary sources and testimony from industry professionals to explore the production and reception of anime, from its early faltering steps, to the international successes of Spirited Away and Pokémon"--Publisher's website.

" ... Its encyclopedic style will find it a place in the library of everyone interested in the subject."--Kirkus Reviews "Enthusiastically recommended as both a fascinating story and an incredible reference resource for both scholars and aficionados of the art of film."--Choice "Although animation has finally begun to be thought worthy of serious attention, the spate of books on it in recent years has focused primarily on commercial Hollywood animation....

"This text focuses on the ways fundamental principles of the fairy tale tradition are deployed, and hence come to manifest themselves narratively and cinematographically, in anime. Topics covered include modes of storytelling, aesthetics, as well as dramatic, ethical, psychological and social considerations. Of particular interest is the way allegorical commentaries on cultural and historical issues are illustrated"--Provided by publisher.

Disney artists worked on many projects, both shorts and feature-length films, and their rich and varied work - whether in the form of concept art, animation drawings, storyboards, or gags - is a testament to the quality and innovation the studio achieved, even on unfinished projects. After a brief Introduction examining how the studio operated during Walt Disney's day, Solomon surveys the many categories of uncompleted film, illustrating each with...

Long considered "children's entertainment" by audiences and popular media, Hollywood animation has received little serious attention. Eric Smoodin's Animating Culture is the first and only book to thoroughly analyze the animated short film. Usually running about seven or eight minutes, cartoons were made by major Hollywood studios - such as MGM, Warner Bros., and Disney - and shown at movie theaters along with a newsreel and a feature-length film....

Films are the lingua franca of western culture; for decades they have provided viewers with a universal way of understanding the human experience. And film music, Kutter Callaway demonstrates, has such a profound effect on the human spirit that it demands theological reflection. By engaging scores from the last decade of popular cinema, Callaway reveals how a musically aware approach to film can yield novel insights into the presence and activity...