Part 2: All About Animation

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Activity 2A: Forms of Animation
 
Reproductions of Animation Cels
Animation Art Gallery
 
Images of Computer-Generated Characters
Beck, J. (2008). The Art and Making of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. San Rafael, CA:
Insight Editions.
 
Hauser, T., & Stanton, A. (2008). The Art of WALL-E. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
 
Miller-Zarneke, T. (2008). The Art of Kung Fu Panda. San Rafael, CA: Insight Editions.
 
Stop-Motion Animation Production Stills
Shaun the Sheep: Meet the Flock
 
The Corpse Bridge Official Website
 
 
Animation Studios
Aardman Animations
 
Anima Estudios (in Spanish)
 
Blue Sky Studios
 
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.
 
Klasky Csupo, Inc.
 
Sony Pictures Animation
 
Studio Ghibli, Inc.
 
Nausicaä (a site devoted to Studio Ghibli animator Hayao Miyazaki)
 
Pixar Animation Studios
 
Walt Disney Animation Studios
 
Warner Bros. Animation
 
Independent Studios and Animators
Note: Individual sites may change or may not be renewed by the artists. You may wish to find additional independent animators.
 Alex Budovsky
 
Alphanim
 
Asterisk
 
Erik Westlund
 
Fine Arts Films
 
Green Dude (Joe Gorsky)
 
 
Pixel Nitrate (Joaquin Baldwin)
 
Priestley Motion Pictures (Joanna Priestley)
 
Sally Cru ikshank
 
Activity 2B: Action and Expression Character Studies
 
Character Studies
Character Design Blogspot: From Concept to Final. Round 5 (The Jungle Book)
Character studies for the characters of Shere Khan, The Monkey, and The Girl.
 
Baby Pegasus, from Concert Feature F-128  by Albert Hurter
 
 
Donald Duck, from Production 2043 by Bill Roberts
 
Unititled (Minnie and Mickey Mouse)
 
Knight Clean-Up Model Sheet, from The Reluctant Dragon 2005,1940
 
Revised Fox Model, Pinocchio F-3,1939
 
Model Sheet Pinocchio F-3
(These character studies were lent from the Van Eaton Galleries to the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, http://animationresources.org/design-reluctant-dragon-and-pinocchio-model-sheets/.)
 
The Art of Miyazaki’s Spirited Away(book) by Hayao Miyazaki
You can find sample pages of the book, including character studies of Chihiro Ogino, at this page:
 
Character study of Pebbles Flintstone by Dick Bickenbach (from Hanna-Barbera Studios, The Flintstones)
 
Donald Duck Model Sheet
©Disada Productions Ltd.
 
Human and Animal Motion Studies
Masters of Photography, Eadweard Muybridge
 
Motion Study at the Smithsonian Photography Initiative