The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation (Disney Editions Deluxe)

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The basics have not changed and the wisdom and history of the animation process is something any animator or animation student needs. The authors, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, worked with Walt Disney himself as well as other leading figures in a half-century of Disney films. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. When I moved to engineering scool, my engineering graduation Master thesis was about animation and robotics, and this book was key for me to do things right.

Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.The book goes deeper looking at how these hardworking pioneers approach animation, invent new ways to animate and bring seemingly inanimate objects, even things like safety pins, to life. I'm not saying this is the be-all-end-all of animation anymore but when I was in school in the early 90's it was considered the bible of animation. This kind of motivation may be there, but I believe that one of their goals is to share their personal experiences selflessly. The book was a pleasant surprise as it went over the history of Disney animation and traditional animation techniques both.

The book answers everybody’s question about how the amazingly lifelike effects of Disney character animation were achieved, including charming stories of the ways that many favorite animated figures got their unique personalities. This means that animated characters must have their own soul and the inner world just like a real character. but really to feel something of what the character is feeling, If we succeed in this, the audience will now care about the character and about what happens to him, and that ts audience involvement.This is the first I have found that dives a bit deeper and discusses Disney’s history and the principles and procedures of animation.

Disney has reached several peaks in the course of nearly a hundred years of life, and perhaps he will still reach more peaks in the coming days, but it is undeniable that one day he will decline and die. There are plenty of illustrious stories on Walt Disney, people he worked with and the roles everyone played from the storyman to director. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

The way this opinion was stated really put me off from reading the book at first, as there are many films, by other studios, that I prefer over any Disney film. One of the purposes is also to hope that some of the future readers can be inspired by them, inherited by them, and share their dreams. Many will look to this book to teach them the secrets of Disney animation so that they can become instant successes. As a big Disney fan myself waves of nostalgia came flooding in with just a quick glance so I can just imagine her reaction! Of the many books on animation and Disney, The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation is probably the best.