The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney’s Great Animators: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney’s Great Animators
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Learn from the men who changed animation forever
Walt Disney’s team of core animators, who he affectionately called his “Nine Old Men,” were known for creating Disney’s most famous works, as well as refining the 12 basic principles of animation. Follow master animator and Disney legend Andreas Deja as he takes you through the minds and works of these notable animators. An apprentice to the Nine Old Men himself, Deja gives special attention to each animator and provides a thoughtful analysis on their techniques that include figure drawing, acting, story structure, and execution. The in-depth analysis of each animator’s work will allow you to refine your approach to character animation. Rare sequential drawings from the Disney archives also give you unprecedented access and insight into the most creative minds that changed the course of animation.
- Instruction and analysis on the works of each of the Nine Old Men broaden your creative choices and approaches to character animation
- Original drawings, some never-before-seen by the public are explored in depth, giving you behind-the-scenes access into Disney animation history
- Gain first-hand insight into the foundation of timeless characters and scenes from some of Disney’s most memorable feature and short films
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Additional information
| Publisher | Routledge, 1st edition (23 Sept. 2015) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 394 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0415843359 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0415843355 |
| Dimensions | 27.94 x 3.05 x 21.84 cm |
by Kirsty
The true pioneers of animation
by Samuel
Great item, thanks
by Kinga
Fantastic book, but it was delivered dirty and damaged. Also some of the pages were bent (they are quite thin, it all feels very delicate). For a nice album/Coffee table book that’s really bad.
by bookworm
Fantastic overview of the 9 old men, with incredibly generous offering of rough and clean animation drawings reproduced in great detail with commentary by someone who knows what he’s talking about.
by Tony Barritt
Excellent book
by Kinga
Amazing
by Mark Kilkelly
As has been said by some of the others here, the quality of the paper (and even the spine and cover) feels surprisingly cheap for a hardback. So special love and care may be needed when it comes to accidental damage.
The content itself is still well worth it, archiving a lot of the drawings and giving insights into these legendary draughtsmen. For any animator it is well worth having.
by Peter
This is a beautifully written and presented book. When turning the pages you are aware that this is something of quality. I haven’t read much but so far the drawings are beautiful, and what I have read so far is well written.