Acting for animators
Subtitle: a complete guide to performance animation
By: Ed Hooks ; foreword by Brad Bird ; illustrations by Mike Caputo
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Animation (Cinematography); Motion picture acting
Description: "Until now, animators who have wanted to learn about acting have had no option but to study the subject side by side with stage and movie actors, a group that uses acting techniques in a wholly different way. Ed Hooks offers a better alternative with Acting for Animators, the first book about acting theory and technique written specifically for the animator.".

"Animators need to know a lot about acting, but they don't need to know everything. Acting for Animators sorts out the acting theory that animators need, presenting it in a form and with references that are more relevant to the animator's world. It explores the connections between thinking and physical action, between thinking and emotion; it provides the steps for an effective character analysis and the dynamics of a scene.

Using references to animation and live action, acting principles are highlighted and explained. Plus, the accompanying CD-ROM provides explicit examples, including videoclips of improvs based on the seven essentials of acting and highlights of Rudolph Laban's movement theory."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references

System requirements for the accompanying computer disc: Windows/PC; Pentium processor (233 Mhz or higher), Windows 95 (or higher), 64 MB RAM (more recommended, SVGA color display (or better), 8x CD-ROM drive (or faster); Macintosh; PowerPC processor, System 8 (or higher), 64-MB RAM (more recommended), SVGA color display (or better), 8x CD-ROM drive (or faster)