Timing for animation, 40th anniversary edition / Tom Sito, John Halas, Harold Whitaker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitaker, Harold, author.

Halas, John, author.

Sito, Tom, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animation (Cinematography).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 166 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

3rd edition ; Fourthieth Anniversary Edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2013.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

"Timing for Animation has been one of the pillars of animation since it was first published in 1981. Now this 40th anniversary edition captures the focus of the original and enhances this new edition with fresh images, techniques, and advice from world-renowned animators. Not only does the text explore timing in traditional animation, but also timing in digital works. Vibrant illustrations and clear directions line the pages to help depict the various methods and procedures to bring your animation to life. Examples include timing for digital production, digital storyboarding in 2D, digital storyboarding in 3D, and the use of After Effects, as well as interactive games, television, animals, and more. Learn how animated scenes 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. All you need to breathe life into your animation is at your fingertips with Timing for Animation."--Publisher

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Foreword by Joanna Quinn

Preface to the 3rd Edition

Preface to the 1st Edition

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Timing for Broadcast Media

Timing for Full Animation

Timing in General

What is Good Timing?

The Storyboard

Traditional Storyboards

Digital Storyboarding

2D Storyboarding

3D Storyboarding-Pre-Visualization

Additional Storyboard Effects

Responsibility of the Director

Directing for Interactive Games

The Basic Unit of Time in Animation

Timing for Television, Web-Based Programming vs. Timing for Features

Slugging

Bar Sheets

Timing for a Hand-Drawn Film: 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

Scenes with Multiple Characters

Digital Crowds (Massive)

Effects Animation: Flames and Smoke

Water

Rain

Water Drops

Snow

Explosions

3D Digital Effects

Repeat Movements of Inanimate Objects

Timing a Walk

Types of Walk

Spacing of Drawings in Perspective Animation

Timing Animals' Movements: Horses

Timing Animals' Movements: 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

Synchronizing Animation to Speech

Lip-Sync-1

Lip-Sync-2

Lip-Sync-3

Timing and Music

Animating for Interactive Games

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 Programs

Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781003139706

1003139701

9781000338225

1000338223

OCLC:

1385510301