Illusion of Life : Disney Animation by Frank Thomas /Ollie Johnston

by Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston

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"Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life" by Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston is the most complete book ever written on Disney character animation from the 1920s through the 1970s--by two long-term animators and Disney Legends. This delightful inside story describes the evolution of the animation art from and the ways Disney characters got their unique personalities. Authors Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston worked with Walt Disney and other leading figures across five decades of Disney films. They personally animated leading Disney characters and worked with others who helped perfect an extremely difficult and time-consuming art form. They personally animated leading characters in most of the famous films, and have decades of close association with the other men and women who helped perfect this extremely difficult and time-consuming art form (each feature requires some two and half million drawings). Not to be mistaken for just a "how-to-do-it," this voluminously illustrated volume (like the classic Disney films themselves) is definitely intended for everyone to enjoy. This illustrated volume is a "how-to animate" book crafted for anyone to enjoy. Frank and Ollie irresistibly charm readers with original drawings used in creating some of the best-loved characters in American culture, including Mickey Mouse and Cinderella. The authors showcase early sketches used in developing memorable sequences from classic movies such as Fantasia and Pinocchio. With the full cooperation of the D

• Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
• Year: 1995
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine

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