APPENDIX

 

 

ANIMATION RESOURCES

This appendix lists key books, journals, websites, and organizations that can be useful for the producer. It is divided into the following subcategories:

• Producer’s Reference
• Art of Animation: Technique and Processes
• General Interest: History, Biography, Artists, Making of Books, and More
• Scriptwriting
• Journals, Websites, and Blogs
• Voice Casting Resources
• Key Organizations

Producer’s Reference

The Animation Guild (Local 839 IATSE): Contracts and Wages
1105 N. Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 845-7500
http://animationguild.org/contracts-wages

Animation Industry Database (AWN)
http://aidb.com

Animation Magazine Industry Directory
http://www.animationmagazine.net/amid/

Hollywood Creative Directory/Hollywood Distribution Directory/Hollywood Representation Directory/ Hollywood Music Industry Directory
5055 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036-4396
(800) 815-0503
http://www.hcdonline.com

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
http://www.imdb.com

Media Law for Producers (Fourth Edition)
Philip Miller
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2003

The Producer’s Business Handbook (Third Edition)
John J. Lee, Jr.
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2010

Art of Animation: Techniques and Processes

Acting for Animators, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide to Performance Animation
Ed Hooks
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Drama, 2003

The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age
Don Hahn
New York: Disney Editions, 2008

Animated Performance
Nancy Beiman
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2010

Animation: From Script to Screen
Shamus Culhane
New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 1990

The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking— From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3-D Animation
Kit Laybourne
New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998

The Animator’s Survival Kit, Expanded Edition: A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators
Richard Williams
London: Faber & Faber, 2009

Art in Motion, Revised Edition: Animation Aesthetics
Maureen Furniss
Sydney: John Libby Publishing, 2008

Cartoon Animation: The Collector’s Series
Preston Blair
Laguna Hills, CA: Walter Foster Publishers, 1994

Character Animation Crash Course!
Eric Goldberg
Los Angeles: Silman-James Press; Paper/DVD edition, 2008

Character Animation with Direct3D
Carl Granberg
Hingham, MA: Charles River Media, 2009

Composing Pictures
Donald W. Graham
Los Angeles: Silman-James Press, 2010

Cracking Animation: The Aardman Book of 3-D Animation (Third Edition)
Peter Lord and Brian Sibley
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2010

Creating Characters with Personality: For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games and Graphic Novels
Tom Bancroft
New York: Watson-Guptill, 2006

Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects, Fifth Edition: High Impact Animation for Video and Film
Trish and Chris Meyer
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2010

Digital Character Animation 3
George Maestri
Indianapolis, IN: New Riders Press, 2006

Digital Lighting & Rendering (Second Edition)
Jeremy Birn
Indianapolis, IN: New Riders Press, 2006

Digital Texturing and Painting
Owen Demers
Indianapolis, IN: New Riders Press, 2001

Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation
Francis Glebas
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2008

Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson
Tom Sito
Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 2006

Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes: Volumes 1–3: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures
Walt Stanchfield (author) and Don Hahn (editor)
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2009

Dreamworlds: Production Design for Animation
Hans Bacher
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2007

Essential LightWave v9: The Fastest and Easiest Way to Master LightWave 3D
Steve Warner, Kevin Phillips, and Timothy Albee
Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007

Flash+After Effects (Second Edition)
Chris Jackson
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2010

Flash Cinematic Techniques: Enhancing Animated Shorts and Interactive Storytelling
Chris Jackson
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2010

Foundation Flash Cartoon Animation
Barry Kelly, Tim Jones, David Wolfe, and Allan Rosson
New York: Apress, 2007

Hollywood 2D Digital Animation: The New Flash Production Revolution
Sandro Corsaro and Clifford J. Parrott
Florence, KY: Course Technology PTR, 2004

How to Make Animated Films
Tony White
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2009

Human and Animal Locomotion (New Volumes 1 and 2)
Eadweard Muybridge
New York: Dover Publications, 1979

The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation
Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston
New York: Disney Editions, 1995

Introducing Maya 2009
Dariush Derakhshani
Alameda, CA: Sybex, 2009

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Ed Ghertner
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2010

Mediapedia: Creative Tools and Techniques for Camera, Computer and Beyond (Revised Edition)
Kit Laybourne
Gilbert, AZ: Knack, 2008

No Strings Attached: The Inside Story of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop
Matt Bacon
New York: Macmillan, 1997

Paper Dreams: The Art & Artists of Disney Storyboards
John Canemaker
New York: Disney Editions, 1999

Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts
Nancy Beiman
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2007

Stan Lee’s How to Draw Comics
Stan Lee
New York: Watson-Guptill, 2010

Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation (Second Edition)
Susannah Shaw
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2008

Stop-Motion Filmography: A Critical Guide to 297 Features Using Puppet Animation
Neil Pettigrew
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2007

Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right
Jason Osipa
Alameda, CA: Sybex, 2010

Thinking Animation: Bridging the Gap Between 2D and CG
Angie Jones and Jamie Oliff
Florence, KY: Course Technology PTR, 2006

Timing for Animation (Second Edition)
John Halas, Harold Whitaker, and Tom Sito
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2009

The Vilppu Drawing Manual: Basic Figure Drawing
Glen Vilppu
Acton, CA: Vilppu Studio Press, 1997

The Visual Effects Producer: Understanding the Art of Business of VFX
Charles Finance and Susan Zwerman
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2010

The Visual Story Second Edition: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media
Bruce Block
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2007

General Interest: History, Biography, Artists, Making of Books, and More

7 Minutes: The Life and Death of the American Animated Cartoon
Norman M. Klein
New York: Verso, 1998

The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons
Jerry Beck
San Rafael, CA: Insight Editions, 2010

500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide
Helen McCarthy
New York: Collins Design, 2009

Animation Art: The Early Years 1911–1953
Jeff Lotman
Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1995

The Animation Bible: A Practical Guide to the Art of Animating from Flipbooks to Flash
Maureen Furniss
New York: Abrams, 2008

Animated Cartoons: How They Are Made and the Origin of Their Development
E. G. Lutz
Bedford, MA: Appelwood Books, 1920

The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences 1900–1979
Graham Webb
Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Co., 2011

The Anime Companion: What’s Japanese in Japanese Animation?
Gilles Poitras
Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 1999

The Anime Companion 2: More What’s Japanese in Japanese Animation?
Gilles Poitras
Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2005

The Art and Flair of Mary Blair
John Canemaker
New York: Disney Editions, 2003

The Art and Making of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Tracey Miller-Zarneke
San Francisco: Insight Editions, 2009

The Art of How to Train Your Dragon
Tracey Miller-Zarneke
New York: Newmarket Press, 2010

The Art of The Princess and The Frog
Jeff Kurtti
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2009

The Art of Tangled
Jeff Kurtti
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2010

The Art of Toy Story 3
Charles Solomon
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2010

The Art of Walt Disney, from Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms (Concise Edition)
Christopher Finch
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004

Batman: Animated
Paul Dini and Chip Kidd
New York: Harper Entertainment, 1998

Before the Animation Begins: The Art and Lives of Disney Inspirational Sketch Artists
John Canemaker
New York: Disney Editions, 1996

Before Mickey, The Animated Film 1898–1928
Donald Crafton
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1993

Bill Peet: An Autobiography
Bill Peet
Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1989

Bugs Bunny: Fifty Years and Only One Grey Hare
J. Adamson
New York: H. Holt, 1991

Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation
Giannalberto Bendazzi
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1999

A Cast of Friends
Bill Hanna
New York: Da Capo Press, 2000

Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist
Chuck Jones
New York: Farrar Strauss Giroux, 1996

Chuck Reducks: Drawing from the Fun Side of Life
Chuck Jones
New York: Warner Books, 1996

The Cinema of Jan Svankmajer: Dark Alchemy
Peter Hames (Editor)
Brighton, UK: Wallflower Press, 2008

Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia
Dave Smith
New York: Disney Editions, 2006

The Disney Films
Leonard Maltin
New York: Disney Editions, 2000

The Disney Villain
Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
New York: Disney Editions, 1993

Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation
Charles Solomon
New York: Random House, 1994

The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons
Jeff Lenburg
New York: Checkmark Books, 2008

Felix: The Twisted Tale of the World’s Most Famous Cat
John Canemaker
New York: Da Capo Press, 1996

Film Cartoons: A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and Shorts
Douglas McCall
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2005

Forbidden Animation: Censored Cartoons and Blacklisted Animators
Karl F. Cohen
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2004

From Mouse to Mermaid: The Politics of Film, Gender, and Culture
Elisabeth Bell, Linda Haas, and Laura Sells (editors)
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2008

Good Girls and Wicked Witches: Women in Disney’s Feature Animation
Amy Davis
Sydney: John Libbey Publishing, 2007

The Great Cartoon Directors
Jeff Lenburg
New York: Da Capo Press, 1993

The Hanna-Barbera Treasury: Rare Art and Mementos from Your Favorite Cartoon Classics
Jerry Beck
San Rafael, CA: Insight Editions, 2007

Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation
Helen McCarthy
Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 1999

Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age
Michael Barrier
New York: Oxford University Press, 2003

Mickey Mouse
Pierre Lambert
New York: Disney Editions, 1998

My Life in Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century
Joseph Barbera
Atlanta: Turner Publishing, 1994

Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution
Richard Fleischer
Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 2005

Pinocchio
Pierre Lambert
New York: Disney Editions, 1997

The Pixar Touch
David A. Price
New York: Vintage Books, 2009

The Quay Brothers: Into a Metaphysical Playroom
Suzanne Buchan
University of Minnesota Press, 2011

Secrets of Oscar-winning Animation: Behind the Scenes of 13 Classic Short Animations
Olivier Cotte
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2007

Simpsons World—The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20
Matt Groening
New York: Harper Paperbacks, 2010

Starting Point: 1979–1996
Hayao Miyazaki, Beth Cary (Translator), Frederik L. Schodt
San Francisco: VIZ Media LLC, 2009

Studio Ghibli: The Films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata
Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc
London: Kamera Books, 2009

Superman: The Complete History
Les Daniels
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2004

Talking Animals and Other People: The Autobiography of a Legendary Animator
Shamus Culhane
New York: Da Capo Press, 1998

Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949–2003
Hal Erickson
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2005

Tex Avery: King of Cartoons
Joe Adamson
New York: Da Capo Press, 1985

Tex Avery: The MGM Years, 1942–1955
John Canemaker
Atlanta: Turner Publishing, 1996

That’s All Folks!: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation
Steve Schneider
New York: H. Holt, 1999

Toy Story: The Art and Making of the Animated Film
John Lasseter and Steve Daly
New York: Disney Editions, 2009

Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers Joe Grant & Joe Ranft
John Canemaker
New York: Disney Editions, 2010

Walt Disney Animation Studios—The Archive Series: Animation
New York: Disney Editions, 2009

Walt Disney Animation Studios—The Archive Series: Design
New York: Disney Editions, 2010

Walt Disney Animation Studios—The Archive Series: Story
New York: Disney Editions, 2008

Walt Disney and Europe
Robin Allan
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1999

Walt Disney’s Fantasia
John Culhane
New York: Abradale Press/Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983

Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men and the Art of Animation
John Canemaker
New York: Disney Editions, 2001

Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs & The Making of the Classic Film
Richard Hollis and Brian Sibley
London: Deutsch, 1994

Winsor McCay: His Life and Art
John Canemaker
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005

Scriptwriting

Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to Pitch
Jean Ann Wright
Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2005

How to Write for Animation
Jeffrey Scott
New York: Overlook TP, 2003

Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach
Paul Joseph Gulino
New York: Continuum, 2004

Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Robert McKee
Methuen Publishing, 2005

The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Third Edition)
Chris Vogler
Studio City, CA: M. Wiese Productions, 2007

Journals, Websites, and Blogs

The Animation Blog
http://www.theanimationblog.com

Animation Blogspot
http://animationblogspot.com

Animation Magazine
30941 West Agoura Road, Suite 102
Westlake Village, CA 91361
(818) 991-2884
http://animationmagazine.net

Animation World Network
6525 Sunset Boulevard, Garden Suite 10
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 606-4200
http://www.awn.com

Box Office Mojo
http://boxofficemojo.com

Cartoon Brew
http://www.cartoonbrew.com

CG Society of Digital Artists
http://www.cgsociety.org

Cinefex: The Journal of Cinematic Illusions
http://www.cinefex.com

Computer Graphics World
http://www.cgw.com

Cynopsis Media
http://www.cynopsis.com

Daily Variety
5700 Wilshire Boulevard, #120
Los Angeles, CA 90036-3659
(323) 857-6600
http:///www.variety.com

Hollywood Reporter
5055 Wilshire Blvd, 6th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036-4396
(323) 525-2000
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com

Jerry Beck’s Cartoon Research
http://www.cartoonresearch.com

Kidscreen
Brunico Communications Ltd.
100–366 Adelaide Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 1R9
(416) 408-2300
http://www.kidscreen.com

Voice Casting Resources

Bodalgo.com: The Voiceover Marketplace
http://www.bodalgo.com

Casting Networks Los Angeles
3250 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(323) 462-8200
http://home.lacasting.com

iActor (SAG Online Casting Directory)
5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036-3600
(323) 549-6789
http://www.sag.org/iactor-online-casting

Voicebank.net
25000 Avenue Stanford, Suite 118
Valencia, CA 91355
(877) 294-9910
http://voicebank.net

Key Organizations

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 247-3000
http://www.oscars.org

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
5220 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 754-2800
http://www.emmys.org

The Animation Academy
2740 W. Magnolia Boulevard, Suite 305
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 848-6590
http://www.theanimationacademy.com

The Animation Guild
I.A.T.S.E. Local 839
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage and Employees
1105 N. Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 845-7000
http://www.animationguild.org

The Creative Talent Network
3500 W. Olive Ave., Suite #300
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 827-7138
http://www.creativetalentnetwork.com

Director’s Guild of America (DGA)
7920 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(310) 289-2000
http://www.dga.org

International Animation Film Society ASIFA–Hollywood
2114 W. Burbank Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91506
(818) 842-8330
http://www.asifa-hollywood.org

Producer’s Guild of America (PGA)
8530 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 450
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 358-9020
http://www.producersguild.org

Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036-3600
(323) 954-1600
http://www.sag.org

Visual Effects Society
5535 Balboa Boulevard, Suite 205
Encino, CA 91316
(818) 981-7861
http://www.visualeffectssociety.com

Women in Animation
http://wia.animationblogspot.com