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Acting for animators

Acting for animators

by Ed Hooks

Animated filmsPERFORMING ARTS / Acting & AuditioningAnimation (Cinematography)ART / Techniques / CartooningMotion picture acting
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"Ed Hooks' indispensable acting guidebook for animators returns. Ed uses basic acting theory to explain everything from character movement and facial expressions to interaction and scene construction. Just as acting on film and on stage are very different disciplines, so is the use of acting theory in creating an animated character, scene or story.New to this Routledge edition:- illustrated, scene-by-scene analyses of six films, including Up, Coraline and Kung Fu Panda- an expanded chapter on video game animation- all-new illustrations- a history of acting in 500 words"-- "A guide to acting theory written specifically for animators"--

Themes & subjects

Animated filmsPERFORMING ARTS / Acting & AuditioningAnimation (Cinematography)ART / Techniques / CartooningMotion picture actingPERFORMING ARTS / General

Author

Ed Hooks

Pages

177

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

1

Language

English

Publisher

Routledge

ISBN

9780415580236

Where to buy

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