Animation resources

◉ ANIMATION ◉ YouTube playlist compiled by User:JasonCarswell.

Noteworthy videos with analysis, insights, and instructions on acting, animation, arcs, arts, audio, budgets, character, character design, cinematography, classical animation, clients, commentary, communicating, composition, computer animation, craft, credits and titles, culture, design, dialogue, documentaries, editing, entertainment industry, filmmaking, how-to, industry animation, layout and design, lighting, making-of, marketing, media, music, pacing, pencil tests, performance, political influence, previsualization, rigging, screenwriting, social analysis, social media, staging, stop-motion, storyboarding, storytelling, structure, substance, subtext, technical animation, techniques, textures, video distribution, web animation, etc.

There's also an ◎ ANIMATION Unseen ◎ YouTube playlist with unseen content that may or may not be noteworthy.

Book cover of Cartoon Animation (1994) by Preston Blair is the best reference for animators.

Book cover of Understanding Comics.

Book cover of Bridgman's Complete Guide To Drawing From Life.

Animation resources

• Wikipedia: International Animation Day October 28, the International Animation Day (IAD) was an international observance proclaimed in 2002 by the ASIFA as the main global event to celebrate the art of animation.

Animation books

• Wikipedia: Preston Blair's Cartoon Animation (1994), a 224-page book which compiles most of the content from his previous books. The best reference for animators.

  Available on Amazon, from $23 to $69.

• Wikipedia: Understanding Comics (1993) by Scott McCloud, masterfully explains visual language clearly, simply, and deeply with greater applications beyond just comic books.

  Available on Amazon, from $29 to $59.

• Animation: The Basic Principles by Brain Lemay

  Available on his website: BrianLemay.com Books for $45.

• Wikipedia: George Bridgman's classic books on human anatomy and life-drawing remain unsurpassed.

  Available on Amazon.

• Wikipedia: Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life, overkill for anyone but animation enthusiasts.
• Animation Studio Stuff's recommended books.

See also

• Film Directing: Shot by Shot - 25th Anniversary Edition: Visualizing from Concept to Screen Paperback ~ Steve D. Katz

  Available on Amazon.

• Screenwriting books, the top 3.

Animation sites

• Agora.Community - a free to join online community for artists in the animation industry of all skill levels, and their website serves as its learning hub. At Agora.Community, they believe that to get good at anything you need to follow this basic three step recipe. Learn, create, iterate.
• AnimationMeat.com
• Animation-Studio-Stuff.Blogspot.com for Students - Sources & Suggestions for setting up an Animation Workspace for Hand-drawn Animation.
• AWN.com
  • Wikipedia: Animation World Network
• LightfootLtd.com
• Studio-Technique.com - an artistic training studio dedicated to the artistic development of professional and amateur artists. ~ Samantha Yousseff, artistic director.
• Wikipedia: Category:Animation navigational boxes
• Wikipedia: Portal:Animation
• Wikipedia: Template:Animation

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