Acting for Animators

Ed Hooks, 2001

This book is about acting theory and technique specifically for the animator. An introduction to the Seven Essentials Acting Concepts, is followed by chapters on the audience, character, scene, movement and body language, and speech. Several tips are presented on acting for the camera, action techniques, and handling various forms such as comedy, and different mediums such as computer games or commercials. Finally, several classroom type exercises are provided and finished off with an analysis of the acting done in the movie "Iron Giant".

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