Animation Introduction: New Century Animation Professional Course

Author: Nie Xinru
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Unlike previous similar works that focus on technical aspects, this book is a comprehensive introductory work on animation art theory in China. It covers six aspects:
1. Basic Theories of Animation (origins, characteristics, concepts of animation);
2. The Relationship Between Animation Art and Other Arts (film, fine arts, literature, music, etc.);
3. Western Animation (mainstream American animation, mainstream European animation, non-mainstream Western animation);
4. Asian Animation (Japanese animation, Chinese animation);
5. Animated Short Films (philosophical artistic short films, ethical artistic short films, lyrical artistic short films, and explorations in the form of artistic short films);
6. Animation Production Process (drawing animation production, puppet animation production, and cut-out animation production).
Through the discussion of these aspects, the author outlines the profile of animation art and provides a general overview of world animation, enabling readers to gain a fundamental and comprehensive understanding of animation. The book’s features include:
- Reference to the structure and writing style of general introductions to other art disciplines;
- Comparative analysis and differentiation of animation art from other art disciplines from the perspective of art theory;
- Extensive examples of relevant materials and new research findings, providing a detailed description of the history of animation, as well as a thorough explanation of the classification, definition, and era division of animation.
The book presents objective and balanced viewpoints, with vivid and elegant writing, rich and detailed information, and illustrations, making it suitable not only for teaching use by university students and teachers in animation, film, and related fields but also for researchers, professionals, and general enthusiasts.