Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation
by Giannalberto Bendazzi
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Author: Giannalberto BendazziEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-01-22
ISBN: 0253209374
Number of pages: 540
Publisher: Indiana University Press
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Book Review: Great Documentation of Artistic Animation. Not your average animation history book.
Summary: 5 Stars
It's clear that the author derives the majority of his references from Europe's history of Animation, which might explain why many people have not heard of the animators he talks about. But considering that these artists did take part in the history behind animation, it is good that Bendazzi made the effort to bring their names to light. He makes some remarks and does look at other countries, such as America's infamous Walt Disney and Japan's rising anime films, but for the most part, he concentrates on the growth within Europe's artistic groups.
This book is less about the big names in cinematic animation and more about the independent artists and studios who worked in animation during a time when the animator's names and the dates their works were created weren't exactly recorded and copyrighted properly. Many of the animators here can also be identified as fine artists, often working experimentally within the media. This is how animation as cinema started (way before the time of Walt Disney and his overshadowing fame) and is continuing to be produced on the other side of Hollywood.
This book definitely has a text-book feel, but as far as a text book goes, it's not too terribly dry. It's informative and gives a very in-depth look at animation, from its beginning as optical illusions to the cinematic phenomena it has become today.
Also, as a final personal comment, this book is like a documentation of the independent films (as well as mainstream films) of the animation industry. Most people will not have seen them (unless they have access to an animation/video library), but that doesn't mean the films aren't important to history.
Summary of Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation
"... its encyclopedic style will find it a place in the library of everyone interested in the subject." ?Kirkus Reviews
"This exciting and informative encyclopedia... is a worthy and welcome addition to our library on world-wide cartooning... this is a marvelous compendium, one that belongs on the coffee-table and on the scholar's shelf." ?Journal of Popular Culture
"... this valuable effort... promises to be the basic reference on its subject for some time to come." ?Booklist
"Enthusiastically recommended as both a fascinating story and an incredible reference resource for both scholars and aficionados of the art of film." ?Choice
"Best of all, though, are the author's unexpectedly clever insights." ?Los Angeles Times Book Review
"This encyclopedic survey of commercial and fine art animation is well illustrated and international in scope; few new books on animation contain as much material as this important volume." ?Wilson Library Bulletin
The long-awaited English-language edition of a classic study of world animation, Cartoons provides the first comprehensive, detailed history and critique of cinema animation world-wide. Over 70 countries, 2,000 animators, and 3,000 films are covered in this lavishly illustrated, authoritative, and encyclopedic account.
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