{"id":1406,"date":"2024-01-10T17:18:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T17:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/history-of-animation-mes160\/?page_id=1406"},"modified":"2024-01-10T17:18:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T17:18:17","slug":"reading-watching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mes160-s24\/reading-watching\/","title":{"rendered":"Further Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">Here&#8217;s a list of recommended resources for further exploration<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>(This is by no means an exhaustive list: there are certainly many other wonderful publications that we&#8217;ve forgotten to include, and many new ones in production). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BOOKS <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Most of these books are available from the BMCC library and\/or the NYC Public Library System<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/12090657-the-world-history-of-animation?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=nKlvSSfp2v&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;The World History of Animation&#8221; by Stephen Cavalier (2011)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thamesandhudsonusa.com\/books\/a-new-history-of-animation-softcover\">&#8220;A New History of Animation&#8221; by Maureen Furniss (2016)<\/a> (The structure of this course was largely inspired by Furniss&#8217; work).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/941326.Animation_Art?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=ahVJXSBP0g&amp;rank=6\">&#8220;Animation Art: From Pencil to Pixel, the World of Cartoon, Anime, &amp; CGI&#8221; by Jerry Beck (2004)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Early Cinema &amp; Animation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1603542.Felix\">&#8220;Felix: The Twisted Tale of the World\u2019s Most Famous Cat&#8221; by John Canemaker (1991)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1113456.Muybridge_s_Complete_Human_and_Animal_Locomotion_Vol_I?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=PcXQkO2M1D&amp;rank=3\">&#8220;Muybridge&#8217;s Complete Human and Animal Locomotion, Vol. I: All 781 Plates from the 1887 &#8220;Animal Locomotion&#8221; &#8221; by Eadweard Muybridge (1979)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Disney &amp; Other Large American Studios<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/120593.Cartoon_Modern\">&#8220;Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation&#8221; by Amid Amidi (2006)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1751876.Hollywood_Cartoons?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=2MNSEgJ4KN&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age&#8221; by Michael Barrier (1999)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/33785185-ink-paint?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=0X5fc2KVrv&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;Ink &amp; Paint: The Women of Walt Disney&#8217;s Animation&#8221; By Mindy Johnson (2017)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/106731.The_Illusion_of_Life\">&#8220;The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation&#8221; by Frank Thomas &amp; Ollie Johnston (1981)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/15842254-the-noble-approach\">&#8220;The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design&#8221; by Tod Polson (2013)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Soviet, Canadian &amp; European Animation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/3247763-cartoon-capers?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=HARrwLMPBU&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;Cartoon Capers: The History of Canadian Animators&#8221; by Karen Mazurkewich (1999)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/15864798-soviet-animation-and-the-thaw-of-the-1960s?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=ejlyiupZCX&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;Soviet Animation and the Thaw of the 1960s: Not Only for Children&#8221; by Laura Pontieri<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/53317558-the-art-of-czech-animation?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=lG7i8uK3kZ&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;The Art of Czech Animation: A History of Political Dissent and Allegory&#8221; by Adam Whybray&nbsp;(2020)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Experimental and Independent Animation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6062605-yuri-norstein-and-tale-of-tales?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=Q9Yk3mf9h3&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;Yuri Norstein and Tale of Tales: An Animator&#8217;s Journey&#8221; by Clare Kitson (2005)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/41417030-experimental-animation\">&#8220;Experimental Animation: From Analogue to Digital&#8221; by Miriam Harris, Lilly Husbands (Editor), Paul Taberham (Editor) (2019)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anime<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/18360216-anime?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=YYO6vaK50M&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;Anime: A History&#8221; by Jonathan Clements (2013)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36391551-animated-film-in-japan-until-1919?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=HBRW8qpAWL&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;Animated film in Japan until 1919: Western animation and the beginnings of anime&#8221; by Frederick S. Litten (2017)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/10118307-japanese-animation?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=xzKdLpCyTx&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;Japanese Animation: Time Out of Mind&#8221; by Chris Robinson (2010)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/6342111-starting-point?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=5xRcEtjE8A&amp;rank=11\">&#8220;Starting Point: 1979-1996&#8221; Memoir by Hayao Miyazaki (2009)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stop Motion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/4422565-a-century-of-stop-motion-animation?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=n6iBkUQfYB&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman&#8221; by Ray Harryhausen &amp; Tony Dalton (2008)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/49929250-aardman-animations?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=V3HD718TjI&amp;rank=13\">&#8220;Aardman Animations: Craft, Technology and Identity Beyond Stop-Motion&#8221; by Annabelle Honess Roe (2020)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CGI &amp; Gaming<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/27465933-the-art-of-pixar?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=Gbhk1pi6J0&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;The Art of Pixar: 25th Anniversary: The Complete Color Scripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation&#8221; by Amid Amidi (2011)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/34376766-blood-sweat-and-pixels?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=dBNpdtQXUS&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made&#8221; by Jason Schreier (2017)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning Animation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/136091.The_Animator_s_Survival_Kit?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=wSyxY7AVcn&amp;rank=2\">&#8220;The Animator\u2019s Survival Kit&#8221; by Richard Williams<\/a> (2001)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/369769.Cartoon_Animation?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=qn2j5QmD6N&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;Cartoon Animation&#8221; by Preston Blair (1980)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/261585.Timing_for_Animation?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=4XJH1SmGrs&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;Timing for Animation &#8220;by John Halas and Harold Whitaker (1981)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/847412.The_Animation_Book?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=UTY2tqOmHX&amp;rank=1\">&#8220;The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking&#8211;From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation&#8221; by Kit Laybourne (1998)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WEB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animatorisland.com\">Animator Island (www.animatorisland.com)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/animationresources.org\/about\/\">Animation Resources (animationresources.org)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awn.com\">Animation World Network (awn.com)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoonbrew.com\">Cartoon Brew (www.cartoonbrew.com)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.sakugabooru.com\">Sakuga Blog (blog.sakugabooru.com)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortoftheweek.com\/channels\/\">Short of the Week (shortoftheweek.com)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/womeninanimation.org\">Women in Animation (womeninanimation.org)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/collections\/origins-of-american-animation\/?fa=subject:animated+films\">Origins of American Animation on the Library of Congress Site<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/\">Anime News Network<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/most-influential-best-scenes-animation-history.html\">Vulture: The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17d8mWPNPMSpW457wZ0bVjoJgvrWxlcOx\/view?usp=sharing\">Professor NaRhee Ahn&#8217;s Anime Handout<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a list of recommended resources for further exploration (This is by no means an exhaustive list: there are certainly many other wonderful publications that we&#8217;ve forgotten to include, and many new ones in production). 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