animated films

Cartoonist Christopher Hart provides a behind-the-scenes look at animation, offering tips for drawing cartoon people and animals, explanations of basic animation techniques, and information on special effects.

Describes the origins and adventures of the Pink Panther.

Illustrated tour through the process of creating the Disney version of "Hercules, " providing insights from production members on how the story was adapted for the screen, and showing the process of sketches, drawings, paintings, and animation used in making the company's thirty-fifth feature film.

Presents over six hundred sketches, paintings, and digital artworks created during production of the film "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.".

Presents the history and technique of clay animation in cinematography, with discussion of clay animation artists and their films.

Written by two of the head animators at Disney Studios, this is an examination of the vital role which villains have played in many of the most popular Disney productions.

Contains over six hundred illustrations which help demonstrate different animation techniques, including character development, costume design, the body's reaction to motion, and other related topics.

A reprint of a 1920 text that describes the processes of making animated cartoons, or moving screen drawings.

Traces animated cartoons and their creators from the turn of the century through the 1980s, with analysis of notable characters, filmographies for individual studios, information on Academy Award nominees, and a list of sources for purchasing cartoons.