192 pages : 28 cm +

"For some, animation is associated with cartoons, Disney and The Simpsons. At the other end of the spectrum, however, are complex, abstract and often obscure films, which occupy a space between filmmaking, fine art and graphic design. The animators draw their inspirations from their surroundings as well as music, literature and nature and can incorporate a fantastic range of materials, from paint to photography, or sand to dead moths. The directors' personal investment is immense as the films can take years to complete. Despite all their talents, however, independent animation has yet to gain the recognition it deserves." "Animation Unlimited features 50 seminal short films by key animators from around the world, from early pioneers such as Oskar Fischinger and Mary Ellen Bute, to contemporary animators such as Michael Dudok de Wit, Tim Hope and Run Wrake. All of the films included are personal work, which are often independently produced. While some of the featured directors are artists whose only income is their films, many make a living from commercial animation. Here, freed from the constraints of a client brief, they use their short films to experiment with new ideas and techniques, many of which subsequently find their way into their commercial work." "Grouped according to four main themes - form, sound, words and character - all types of animation are featured, including 2D, 3D, digital, stop frame, direct filmmaking and Flash animation. Beginning with an insightful overview of the contemporary industry of animation, there is a brief biography of each director alongside each film, including technical and creative credits and comments from the director where possible."--Jacket

DVD contains selected films or extracts from films that are featured in the book

Includes index

Introduction -- Form : [Color cry / Len Lye ; The nose / Alexander Alexeieff and Claire Parker ; Mothlight / Stan Brakhage ; Cibernetik / John Stehura ; Train landscape / Jules Engel ; Sunstone / Ed Emshwiller ; Panspermia / Karl Sims ; Eggy / Yoichiro Kawaguchi ; Triangle / Erica Russell ; Aug 16 / James Peterson and Amit Pitaru, Insertsilence ; Full moon / Paul Glabicki] -- Sound : [Spook sport / Mary Ellen Bute ; Radio dynamics / Oskar Fischinger ; Breathdeath / Stan Vanderbeek ; Synchromy / Norman McLaren ; Calculated movements / Larry Cuba ; Third interpolation / Dylan Kendle ; Sink / Tomioka Satoshi ; The wolfman / Tim Hope ; In absentia / Brothers Quay ; Monocodes / Alexander Rutterford ; Bleip: no / Geneviève Gauckler, Jean-Philippe Deslandes. Pleix ; Flow / Han Hoogerbrugge ; Eyen / Jean-Luc Chansay] -- Words : [Jabberwocky / Jan Svankmajer ; Head / George Griffin ; The street / Caroline Leaf ; Tale of tales / Yuri Norstein ; The sum of them / Christine Panushka ; The man who planted trees / Frédéric Back ; Save me / Stuart Hilton ; Ah Pook is here / Philip Hunt ; The end of the world in four seasons / Paul Driessen ; The albatross / Paul Bush ; The man with the beautiful eyes / Jonathan Hodgson ; Tales of mere existence: protégé / Lev Yilmaz ; The future of gaming / Johnny Hardstaff] -- Character : [Mirror animations: number 10 / Harry Smith ; Story of one crime / Fedor Khitruk ; The hand / Jiri Trnka ; There lived Koryavin / Andrei Khrjanovsky ; Made in Japan / Renzo and Sayoko Kinoshita ; Door / Nina Shorina ; Tin toy / John Lasseter ; The hill farm / Mark Baker ; The exciting love story / Borivoj Dovnikovic Bordo ; The little robo / Richard Kenworthy ; Father and daughter / Michael Dudok de Wit ; Dog / Suzie Templeton ; What is that / Run Wrake]

DVD contents: 29 of the films (or extracts of them) that are featured in the text

Accompanying videodisc is DVD, PAL format

Introduction -- Form : [Color cry / Len Lye ; The nose / Alexander Alexeieff and Claire Parker ; Mothlight / Stan Brakhage ; Cibernetik / John Stehura ; Train landscape / Jules Engel ; Sunstone / Ed Emshwiller ; Panspermia / Karl Sims ; Eggy / Yoichiro Kawaguchi ; Triangle / Erica Russell ; Aug 16 / James Peterson and Amit Pitaru, Insertsilence ; Full moon / Paul Glabicki] -- Sound : [Spook sport / Mary Ellen Bute ; Radio dynamics / Oskar Fischinger ; Breathdeath / Stan Vanderbeek ; Synchromy / Norman McLaren ; Calculated movements / Larry Cuba ; Third interpolation / Dylan Kendle ; Sink / Tomioka Satoshi ; The wolfman / Tim Hope ; In absentia / Brothers Quay ; Monocodes / Alexander Rutterford ; Bleip: no / Genevieve Gauckler, Jean-Philippe Deslandes. Pleix ; Flow / Han Hoogerbrugge ; Eyen / Jean-Luc Chansay] -- Words : [Jabberwocky / Jan Svankmajer ; Head / George Griffin ; The street / Caroline Leaf ; Tale of tales / Yuri Norstein ; The sum of them / Christine Panushka ; The man who planted trees / Frederic Back ; Save me / Stuart Hilton ; Ah Pook is here / Philip Hunt ; The end of the world in four seasons / Paul Driessen ; The albatross / Paul Bush ; The man with the beautiful eyes / Jonathan Hodgson ; Tales of mere existence: protege / Lev Yilmaz ; The future of gaming / Johnny Hardstaff] -- Character : [Mirror animations: number 10 / Harry Smith ; Story of one crime / Fedor Khitruk ; The hand / Jiri Trnka ; There lived Koryavin / Andrei Khrjanovsky ; Made in Japan / Renzo and Sayoko Kinoshita ; Door / Nina Shorina ; Tin toy / John Lasseter ; The hill farm / Mark Baker ; The exciting love story / Borivoj Dovnikovic Bordo ; The little robo / Richard Kenworthy ; Father and daughter / Michael Dudok de Wit ; Dog / Suzie Templeton ; What is that / Run Wrake]

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