Cartoons : One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation

by Bendazzi, Giannalberto

• ISBN13: 9780253209375
• ISBN10: 0253209374
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-02-01
• Publisher: Ingram Book Co

Summary

"... its encyclopedic style will find it a place in the library of everyone interested in the subject."  -- Kirkus Reviews"This exciting and informative encyclopedia... is a worthy and welcome addition to our library on world-wide cartooning... this is a marvelous compendium, one that belongs on the coffee-table and on the scholar's shelf." -- Journal of Popular Culture"... this valuable effort... promises to be the basic reference on its subject for some time to come."  -- Booklist"Enthusiastically recommended as both a fascinating story and an incredible reference resource for both scholars and aficionados of the art of film." -- Choice"Best of all, though, are the author's unexpectedly clever insights."  -- Los Angeles Times Book Review"This encyclopedic survey of commercial and fine art animation is well illustrated and international in scope; few new books on animation contain as much material as this important volume." -- Wilson Library BulletinThe long-awaited English-language edition of a classic study of world animation, Cartoons provides the first comprehensive, detailed history and critique of cinema animation world-wide. Over 70 countries, 2,000 animators, and 3,000 films are covered in this lavishly illustrated, authoritative, and encyclopedic account.

Author Biography

GIANNALBERTO BENDAZZI is a founding member of the Society for Animation Studies and a former member of the board of directors of ASIFA (Association internationale du film d'animation).

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
The first four decades (1888-1929)	p. 1
Origins	p. 3
Animation in the United States of America	p. 15
The European individualists	p. 25
Argentina: the world's first animated feature film	p. 49
The United States of America: breaking the sound barrier	p. 53
Walt Disney: The world's most successful animation studio	p. 61
Animation in the 1930s	p. 71
Europe	p. 73
The United States of America: animation heads west	p. 83
Talent in other pre-war nations	p. 101
The masters of animation	p. 107
The next three decades (1940-1970)	p. 127
The United States of America	p. 129
The Canadian Phenomenon	p. 149
Western Europe	p. 151
Eastern Europe	p. 163
Animation in Asia	p. 181
Animation in Latin America	p. 187
Colour Plates	p. 193
A new wave of animation (1970s and 1980s)	p. 229
The United States of America	p. 231
Canada	p. 261
Western Europe: the new generation	p. 273
Eastern Europe	p. 333
Latin America	p. 383
Africa	p. 391
New realities in Asia	p. 397
Australasia	p. 419
The Globe Trotters of Animation	p. 429
Afterword	p. 435
The electronic age	p. 437
Computers and animation	p. 439
Reference	p. 445
A bibliography	p. 447
Indexes: Names and Titles	p. 457
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