ABSTRACT

First published in 2011. Enhance your animated features and shorts with this polished guide to channeling your vision and imagination from a former Disney animator and director. Learn how to become a strong visual storyteller through better use of color, volume, shape, shadow, and light - as well as discover how to tap into your imagination and refine your own personal vision. Francis Glebas, the director of Piglet's Big Day, guides you through the animation design process in a way that only years of expertise can provide. Discover how to create unique worlds and compelling characters as well as the difference between real-world and cartoon physics as Francis breaks down animated scenes to show you how and why to layout your animation.

chapter Chapter One|6 pages

My Introduction

chapter Chapter Two|5 pages

Mad Science or Magic?

chapter Chapter Three|13 pages

That Reminds Me of a Story…

chapter Chapter Four|35 pages

Secrets of Drawing

chapter Chapter Five|37 pages

The Laws of Animation

chapter Chapter Six|13 pages

It’s Alive! Animating Inner Life

chapter Chapter Seven|39 pages

Creating Worlds

chapter Chapter Eight|27 pages

Postproduction

chapter Chapter Nine|44 pages

Genesis of Idea

chapter Chapter Ten|26 pages

The Production

chapter Chapter Eleven|6 pages

The Evolution of Iggy and Scared Bunny

chapter Chapter Twelve|19 pages

The Animator’s Eye