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Animated realism [electronic book] : a behind the scenes look at the animated documentary genre / by Judith Kriger.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Focal, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (1 v.) : illISBN:
  • 0240814398 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780240814391 (electronic bk.)
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Contents:
Chapter 1: Waltz with Bashir, Developing a Visual Style with Animation in a Documentary -- Chapter 2: Persepolis, How the Graphic novel was translated into an Animated Film -- Chapter 3: Ryan, Animator's decisions to use 3D as a storytelling tool -- Chapter 4: Chicago 10 -- Chapter 5: Sunrise Over Tianamen Square -- Chapter 6: Drawn from Memory -- Chapter 7: The Moon and the Son Interviews.
Summary: With the development and accessibility of animation tools and techniques, filmmakers are blurring the boundaries between documentary filmmaking and animation. The intimacy, imperfection and charm of the animated form is providing live-action and animation directors with unique ways to tell stories, humanize events and convey information not easily adapted for live-action media. Animated Realism presents animation techniques as they apply to the documentary genre with an inspirational behind-the-scenes look at award-winning animated documentaries. Animators and documentary filmmakers alike will learn how to develop a visual style with animation, translate a graphic novel into a documentary and use 3D animation as a storytelling tool, all in the context of creating animated documentaries. With insight and inspiration, Animated Realism includes interviews from industry luminaries like John Canemaker, Oscar Winning Director of The Moon and the Son, Yoni Goodman, Animation Director of Oscar Nominated Waltz with Bashir and Chris Landreth, Oscan Winning creator of Ryan. Packed with beautiful, instructive illustrations and previously unpublished material (including storyboards, photos and hand-drawn sketches) and interspersed with interviews - this is an exceptional source of inspiration and knowledge for animators, students and fans alike. With a companion website featuring animated shorts from leading animated documentaries, animators, students and documentary filmmakers will be able to analyze and apply Oscar-winning animation techniques to their own films.
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With the development and accessibility of animation tools and techniques, filmmakers are blurring the boundaries between documentary filmmaking and animation. The intimacy, imperfection and charm ofnbsp;the animated form is providing live-action and animation directors with unique ways to tell stories, humanizenbsp;eventsnbsp;and convey information not easilynbsp;adapted fornbsp;live-action media. Animatednbsp;Realism presents animation techniques as they apply to the documentary genre with an inspirational behind-the-scenes look at award-winningnbsp;animated documentaries. Animators and documentary filmmakers alike will learn how to develop a visual style with animation, translate a graphic novel into a documentary and use 3D animation as a storytelling tool, all in the context of creating animated documentaries.

Withnbsp;insight and inspiration, Animatednbsp;Realism includes interviewsnbsp;fromnbsp;industry luminaries like John Canemaker, Oscar Winningnbsp;Director of Thenbsp;Moon and the Son, Yoni Goodman, Animation Director of Oscar Nominated Waltz with Bashir and Chris Landreth, Oscan Winning creator of Ryan. nbsp;Packed with beautiful, instructive illustrations and previously unpublished material (including storyboards, photos and hand-drawn sketches) and interspersed with interviews - this is an exceptional source of inspiration and knowledge for animators, students and fans alike. With a companion website featuring animated shorts from leading animated documentaries, animators, students and documentary filmmakers will be able to analyze and apply Oscar-winning animation techniques to their own films.

Chapter 1: Waltz with Bashir, Developing a Visual Style with Animation in a Documentary -- Chapter 2: Persepolis, How the Graphic novel was translated into an Animated Film -- Chapter 3: Ryan, Animator's decisions to use 3D as a storytelling tool -- Chapter 4: Chicago 10 -- Chapter 5: Sunrise Over Tianamen Square -- Chapter 6: Drawn from Memory -- Chapter 7: The Moon and the Son Interviews.

With the development and accessibility of animation tools and techniques, filmmakers are blurring the boundaries between documentary filmmaking and animation. The intimacy, imperfection and charm of the animated form is providing live-action and animation directors with unique ways to tell stories, humanize events and convey information not easily adapted for live-action media. Animated Realism presents animation techniques as they apply to the documentary genre with an inspirational behind-the-scenes look at award-winning animated documentaries. Animators and documentary filmmakers alike will learn how to develop a visual style with animation, translate a graphic novel into a documentary and use 3D animation as a storytelling tool, all in the context of creating animated documentaries. With insight and inspiration, Animated Realism includes interviews from industry luminaries like John Canemaker, Oscar Winning Director of The Moon and the Son, Yoni Goodman, Animation Director of Oscar Nominated Waltz with Bashir and Chris Landreth, Oscan Winning creator of Ryan. Packed with beautiful, instructive illustrations and previously unpublished material (including storyboards, photos and hand-drawn sketches) and interspersed with interviews - this is an exceptional source of inspiration and knowledge for animators, students and fans alike. With a companion website featuring animated shorts from leading animated documentaries, animators, students and documentary filmmakers will be able to analyze and apply Oscar-winning animation techniques to their own films.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Judith Kriger is a Los Angeles, CA-based independent filmmaker and animator. She has worked professionally in the entertainment industry for over twenty years on various projects for film, broadcast, video games and the web. Ms. Kriger's credits include: Cats and Dogs, Antz, A Simple Wish, Bebe's Kids, South Park, Ren and Stimpy, The Family Dog and various Doughboy commercials. Ms. Kriger produces, directs and animates her own independent films and is currently working on an animated project about the Hebrew alphabet. She is an Assistant Professor of Film and Television at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. Ms. Kriger teaches introductory and advanced courses in 3D animation and visual effects production.

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