Hollywood cartoons : American animation in its golden age / Michael Barrier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrier, J. Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animated films--United States.

Animated films.

Caricatures and cartoons--United States.

Caricatures and cartoons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 648 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Hollywood Cartoons, Michael Barrier takes us on a glorious guided tour of American animation in the 1930's, '40's, and '50's, to meet the legendary artists and entrepreneurs who created Bugs Bunny, Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, Wile E. Coyote, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry, and many other cartoon favorites. Beginning with black-and-white silent cartoons, Barrier offers an insightful account, taking us inside early New York studios and such Hollywood giants as Disney, Warner Bros., and MGM. Barrier excels at illuminating the creative side of animation--revealing how stories are put together,

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the ""Flip Books""; Introduction; PART I: Cartoon Acting; PART II: Cartoon Reality; Afterword; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

First published 1999

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-19-983922-0

1-280-84080-3

0-19-802079-1

OCLC:

436041091