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Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination

Author : Eric Herhuth
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520966058
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination written by Eric Herhuth and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination, Eric Herhuth draws upon film theory, animation theory, and philosophy to examine how animated films address aesthetic experience within contexts of technological, environmental, and sociocultural change. Since producing the first fully computer-animated feature film, Pixar Animation Studios has been a creative force in digital culture and popular entertainment. But, more specifically, its depictions of uncanny toys, technologically sublime worlds, fantastic characters, and meaningful sensations explore aesthetic experience and its relation to developments in global media, creative capitalism, and consumer culture. This investigation finds in Pixar’s artificial worlds and transformational stories opportunities for thinking through aesthetics as a contested domain committed to newness and innovation as well as to criticism and pluralistic thought.

Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination

Author : Eric Herhuth
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520292561
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination written by Eric Herhuth and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aesthetic storytelling: a tradition and theory of animation -- The uncanny integrity of digital commodities (Toy story) -- From the technological to the postmodern sublime (Monsters, Inc.) -- The exceptional dialectic of the fantastic and the mundane (The Incredibles) -- Disruptive sensation and the politics of the new (Ratatouille)

Animating Unpredictable Effects

Author : Jordan Gowanlock
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303074227X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Animating Unpredictable Effects written by Jordan Gowanlock and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncanny computer-generated animations of splashing waves, billowing smoke clouds, and characters flowing hair have become a ubiquitous presence on screens of all types since the 1980s. This Open Access book charts the history of these digital moving images and the software tools that make them. Unpredictable Visual Effects uncovers an institutional and industrial history that saw media industries conducting more private R & D as Cold War federal funding began to wane in the late 1980s. In this context studios and media software companies took concepts used for studying and managing unpredictable systems like markets, weather, and fluids and turned them into tools for animation. Unpredictable Visual Effects theorizes how these animations are part of a paradigm of control evident across society, while at the same time exploring what they can teach us about the relationship between making and knowing.

Figure and Force in Animation Aesthetics

Author : Ryan Pierson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190949783
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Figure and Force in Animation Aesthetics written by Ryan Pierson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we describe movements in animated films? In Figure and Force in Animation Aesthetics, Ryan Pierson introduces a powerful new method for the study of animation. By looking for figures--arrangements that seem to intuitively hold together--and forces--underlying units of attraction, repulsion, and direction--Pierson reveals startling new possibilities for animation criticism, history, and theory. Drawing on concepts from Gestalt psychology, Pierson offers a wide-ranging comparative study of four animation techniques--soft-edged forms, walk cycles, camera movement, and rotoscoping--as they appear in commercial, artisanal, and avant-garde works. In the process, through close readings of little-analyzed films, Pierson demonstrates that figures and forces make fertile resources for theoretical speculation, unearthing affinities between animation practice and such topics as the philosophy of mathematics, scientific and political revolution, and love. Beginning and ending with the imperative to look closely, Figure and Force in Animation Aesthetics is a performance in seeing the world of motion anew.

Toy Story

Author : Susan Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501324926
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Toy Story written by Susan Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995), Pixar's first feature-length production and Hollywood's first completely computer-generated animated film, is an international cultural phenomenon. This collection brings together a diverse range of scholars and practitioners who together explore the themes, compositional techniques, cultural significance and industry legacy of this landmark in contemporary cinema. Topics range from industrial concerns, such as the film's groundbreaking use of computer generated imagery and the establishment of Pixar as a major player in the animation world, to examinations of its music, aesthetics, and the role of toys in both the film and its fandom. The Toy Story franchise as a whole is also considered, with chapters looking at its cross-generational appeal and the experience of growing up alongside the series. As the first substantial work on this landmark film, this book will serve as an authoritative introduction for scholars, students and fans alike.

The Animation Studies Reader

Author : Nichola Dobson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN 13 : 1501332619
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Animation Studies Reader written by Nichola Dobson and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Animation Studies Reader brings together both key writings within animation studies and new material in emerging areas of the field. The collection provides readers with seminal texts that ground animation studies within the contexts of theory and aesthetics, form and genre, and issues of representation. The first section collates key readings on animation theory, on how we might conceptualise animation, and on some of the fundamental qualities of animation. New material is also introduced in this section specifically addressing questions raised by the nature, style and materiality of animation. The second section outlines some of the main forms that animation takes, which includes discussions of genre. Although this section cannot be exhaustive, the material chosen is particularly useful as it provides samples of analysis that can illuminate some of the issues the first section of the book raises. The third section focuses on issues of representation and how the medium of animation might have an impact on how bodies, gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity are represented. These representations can only be read through an understanding of the questions that the first two sections of the book raise; we can only decode these representations if we take into account form and genre, and theoretical conceptualisations such as visual pleasure, spectacle, the uncanny, realism etc.

Fantasy/Animation

Author : Christopher Holliday
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351681400
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Fantasy/Animation written by Christopher Holliday and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the relationship that exists between fantasy cinema and the medium of animation. Animation has played a key role in defining our collective expectations and experiences of fantasy cinema, just as fantasy storytelling has often served as inspiration for our most popular animated film and television. Bringing together contributions from world-renowned film and media scholars, Fantasy/Animation considers the various historical, theoretical, and cultural ramifications of the animated fantasy film. This collection provides a range of chapters on subjects including Disney, Pixar, and Studio Ghibli, filmmakers such as Ralph Bakshi and James Cameron, and on film and television franchises such as Dreamworks’ How To Train Your Dragon (2010–) and HBO’s Game of Thrones (2011–).

Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons

Author : Nichola Dobson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538123223
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons written by Nichola Dobson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons is intended to provide an overview of the animation industry and its historical development. The animation industry has been in existence as long (some would argue longer) than cinema, yet it has had less exposure in terms of the discourse of moving-image history. This book introduces animation by considering the various definitions that have been used to describe it over the years. A different perception of animation by producers and consumers has affected how the industry developed and changed over the past hundred years. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Animation and Cartoons contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on animators, directors, studios, techniques, films, and some of the best-known characters. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about animation and cartoons.

The Contemporary Superhero Film

Author : Terence McSweeney
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231549792
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Contemporary Superhero Film written by Terence McSweeney and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audiences around the globe continue to flock to see the latest releases from Marvel and DC studios, making it clear that superhero films resonate with the largest global audience that Hollywood has ever reached. Yet despite dominating theater screens like never before, the superhero genre remains critically marginalized—ignored at best and more often actively maligned. Terence McSweeney examines this global phenomenon, providing a concise and up-to-date overview of the superhero genre. He lays out its narrative codes and conventions, exploring why it appeals to diverse audiences and what it has to say about the world in the first two decades of the twenty-first century. Unpacking the social, ideological, and cultural content of superhero films, he argues that the genre should be considered a barometer of contemporary social anxieties and a reflection of cultural values. McSweeney scrutinizes representations of gender, race, and sexuality as well as how the genre’s conventions relate to and comment on contemporary political debates. Beyond American contributions to the genre, the book also features extensive analysis of superhero films from all over the world, contrasting them with the dominant U.S. model. The book’s presentation of a range of case studies and critical debates is accessible and engaging for students, scholars, and enthusiasts at all levels.

The Long Lives of Medieval Art and Architecture

Author : Jennifer M. Feltman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351181106
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book The Long Lives of Medieval Art and Architecture written by Jennifer M. Feltman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional histories of medieval art and architecture often privilege the moment of a work’s creation, yet surviving works designated as "medieval" have long and expansive lives. Many have extended prehistories emerging from their sites and contexts of creation, and most have undergone a variety of interventions, including adaptations and restorations, since coming into being. The lives of these works have been further extended through historiography, museum exhibitions, and digital media. Inspired by the literary category of biography and the methods of longue durée historians, the introduction and seventeen chapters of this volume provide an extended meditation on the longevity of medieval works of art and the aspect of time as a factor in shaping our interpretations of them. While the metaphor of "lives" invokes associations with the origin of the discipline of art history, focus is shifted away from temporal constraints of a single human lifespan or generation to consider the continued lives of medieval works even into our present moment. Chapters on works from the modern countries of Italy, France, England, Spain, and Germany are drawn together here by the thematic threads of essence and continuity, transformation, memory and oblivion, and restoration. Together, they tell an object-oriented history of art and architecture that is necessarily entangled with numerous individuals and institutions.

TikTok Broadway

Author : Trevor Boffone
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197743676
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (977 download)

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Download or read book TikTok Broadway written by Trevor Boffone and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TikTok Broadway: Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age explores how TikTok has revolutionized musical theatre fandom and democratized musical theatre fan cultures and spaces. The book argues that TikTok has created a new canon of musical theatre thanks to the way virality works on the app, expanding musical theatre into a purely digital realm that spills into other, non-digital aspects of U.S. popular culture.

Childhood in Animation

Author : Jane Batkin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040099874
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Childhood in Animation written by Jane Batkin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Childhood in Animation: Navigating a Secret World explores how children are viewed in animated cinema and television and examines the screen spaces that they occupy. The image of the child is often a site of conflict, one that has been captured, preserved, and recollected on screen; but what do these representations tell us about the animated child and how do they compare to their real counterparts? Is childhood simply a metaphor for innocence, or something far more complex that encompasses agency, performance, and othering? Childhood in Animation focuses on key screen characters, such as DJ, Norman, Lilo, the Lost Boys, Marji, Parvana, Bluey, Kirikou, Robyn, Mebh, Cartman and Bart, amongst others, to see how they are represented within worlds of fantasy, separation, horror, politics, and satire, as well as viewing childhood itself through a philosophical, sociological, and global lens. Ultimately, this book navigates the rabbit hole of the ‘elsewhere’ to reveal the secret space of childhood, where anything (and everything) is possible. This volume will be of great interest to scholars and students of animation, childhood studies, film and television studies, and psychology and sociology.

Toy Story

Author : Susan Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501324918
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Toy Story and the Inner World of the Child

Author : Karen Cross
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100082537X
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Toy Story and the Inner World of the Child written by Karen Cross and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toy Story and the Inner World of the Child offers the first comprehensive analysis of the role of toys and play within the development of film and animation. The author takes the reader on a journey through the complex interweaving of the animation industry with inner world processes, beginning with the early history of film. Karen Cross explores digital meditations through an in-depth analysis of the Pixar Studios and the making of the Toy Story franchise. The book shows how the Toy Story functions as an outlet for exploring fears and anxieties relating to new technologies and industrial processes and the value of taking a psycho-cultural approach to recent controversies surrounding the film industry, particularly its cultural and sexual politics. The book is key reading for film and animation scholars as well as those who are interested in applications of psychoanalysis to popular culture and children's media.

The Films of Pixar Animation Studio

Author : James Clarke
Publisher : Oldcastle Books
ISBN 13 : 1842439383
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book The Films of Pixar Animation Studio written by James Clarke and published by Oldcastle Books. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major icon of cinema and pop-culture more widely, Pixar Animation Studios has played a vital part in reminding audiences of animation's capacity as a major artform. Hugely popular, and recognised as a real force in the imaginative lives of its audience, Pixar's movies have attained critical mass. The Films of Pixar Animation Studio offers the reader and animation enthusiast a one-stop handbook to the studio's work, discussing each film in great detail. Each Pixar feature film is explored in terms of creative choices made by the films' producers, writers, directors and animators from the first bright idea through to final realisation. The book also makes connections between the studio's aesthetic and the wider realm of animation history, the blockbuster movie and the enduring examples of folk tales.

To Infinity and Beyond!

Author : Karen Paik
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811850124
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book To Infinity and Beyond! written by Karen Paik and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the history of the studio from its origins, through the success of such features as Toy Story and Finding Nemo, to its merger with Disney, and includes interviews with animators, business executives, and industry insiders.

The Art of Pixar Short Films

Author : Amid Amidi
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452165211
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Pixar Short Films written by Amid Amidi and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Pixar Animation Studios was creating beloved feature-length films such as Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, and WALLE, it was simultaneously testing animation and storytelling techniques in dozens of memorable short films. Andre and Wally B proved that computer animation was possible; Tin Toy laid the groundwork for what would become Toy Story; and Mike's New Car exposed Pixar's finely tuned funny bone. In The Art of Pixar Short Films, animation expert and short film devotee Amid Amidi shines a spotlight on these and many more memorable vignettes from the Pixar archive. Essays and interviews illuminate more than 250 full-color pastels, pencil sketches, storyboards, and final rendered frames that were the foundation of Pixar's creative process.