Timing for Animation, Second Edition
by John Halas OBE, Harold Whitaker
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Book Summary Information
Author: Harold Whitaker, John Halas OBEEditor: Tom Sito
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-09-03
ISBN: 0240521609
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Focal Press
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Book Review: WOW! Fantastic animation reference!
Summary: 5 Stars
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If it were not for the Amazon Vine program, I would have never known this book existed and would have been at a disadvantage because of it.
This book lays out the procedure of animation from soup to nuts. If I were to teach an animation class, this would be required reading if not the actual textbook.
There are illustrations on almost every page to go along with the text.
VERY HELPFUL for a visual learner like me.
Here are the Contents:
Foreward
Preface to 2nd edition
Preface to 1st edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction: General Principles of Timing
Timing for TV series
Timing for Full Animation
Timing in General
What is good timing?
The Storyboard
Traditional Storyboards
Digital Storyboards
Additional Storyboard Effects
Responsibility of the Director
The Basic Unit of Time in Animation
Timing for Television vs. Timing for Feature Films
Slugging
Bar Sheets
Timing for Traditional Animation: Exposure Charts or Exposure Sheets
Timing for an Overseas Production
Timing for a 2D Digital Production
Timing for a 3D Digital Production
Timing for an Actor-Based Program (performance or motion capture)
Animation and Properties of Matter
Movement and Caricature
Cause and Effect
Newton's Laws of Motion
Objects Thrown Through the Air
Timing of Inanimate Objects
Rotating Objects
Irregular Inanimate Objects
Animate Objects-Characters
Force Transmitted Through a Flexible Joint
Force Transmitted Through Jointed Limbs
Spacing of Drawings - General Remarks
Spacing of Drawings
Timing a Slow Action
Timing a Fast Action
Getting Into and Out of Holds
Single Frames or Double Frames? Ones or Twos?
How Long to Hold?
Anticipation
Follow Through
Overlapping Action
Timing an Oscillating Movement
Timing to Suggest Weight and Force - 1
Timing to Suggest Weight and Force - 2
Timing to Suggest Weight and Force - 3
Timing to Suggest Weight and Force - 4
Timing to Suggest Force: Repeat Action
Character Reactions and 'Takes'
Timing to Give a Feeling of Size
The Effects of Friction, Air Resistance and Wind
Timing Cycles - How Long a Repeat?
A Waving Flag
Multiple Character Scenes
Digital Crowd Scenes
Effects Animation: Flames and Smoke
Water
Rain
Water Drops
Snow
Explosions
Digital Effects
The Aesthetic in Effects Animation
Repeat Movements of Inanimate Objects
Timing a Walk
Types of Walk
Spacing of Drawings in Perspective Animation
Timing Animals' Movements
Horses
Other Quadrupeds
Timing an Animal's Gallop
Bird Flight
Drybrush (Speed Lines) and Motion Blur
Accentuating a Movement
Strobing
Fast Run Cycles
Characterization (Acting)
The Use of Timing to Suggest Mood
Lip-Sync - 1
Lip-Sync - 2
Lip-Sync - 3
Timing and Music
Traditional Camera Movements
3D Camera Moves
Peg Movements in Traditional Animation
Peg Movements in 3D Animation
Editing Animation
Editing for Feature Films
Editing for Television Episodes
Editing for Children's Programming
Editing for Internet Downloads
Games
Conclusion
Index
There are over 150 pages of GOLD here.
This book is a treasure! I do believe that if you are in the Animation field, that this book is your foundation - a ROCK-SOLID foundation. I can see this book becoming used and worn out before I would ever give it up.
Fantastic!
Summary of Timing for Animation, Second Edition
A classic of animation education since it first published in 1981. Copies of Timing for Animation have been sitting dog-eared and spine-split on desks and workstations around the world, wherever animation is produced for more than 25 years. All you need to breathe life into your animation is at your fingertips. All the vital techniques employed by animators worldwide are explained using dozens of clear illustrations and simple, straightforward directions. Learn how animations should be arranged in relation to each other, how much space should be used and how long each drawing should be shown for maximum dramatic effect. Fully revised and updated, the second edition includes timing for digital production, digital storyboarding in 2d, digital storyboarding in 3d, the use of After Effects and much, much more!
* Animate it right first time with these tried and tested techniques by industry legends, Halas and Whitaker. The second edition is fully updated for digital workflows, by Tom Sito, animator of Beauty and the Beast and Shrek.
* Get straight to the good stuff with simple, no-nonsense instruction on the key techniques like stretch and squash, animated cycles, overlapping, and anticipation. Learn how animations should be arranged in relation to each other, how much space should be used and how long each drawing should be shown for maximum dramatic effect.
* Fully revised, in Full color and updated, the second edition includes timing for digital production, digital storyboarding in 2d, digital storyboarding in 3d, the use of After Effects and much, much more!
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