Thomas, Frank (and) Ollie Johnston - The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation

New Yok, Abbeville, 1981. Hardcover. Blue cloth casebound book with the title in gilt lettering down the spine. There is a dust jacket with the title in white down a mostly black and white spine. Pages: (12), 13-575. Profusely illustrated with both color and black-and-white images. Contents are as follows: An art form is born -- The early days 1923-1933 -- The principles of animation -- Discovery 1934-1936 -- Cartoon comes of age -- Appeal and dynamics -- Hyperion: the explosion -- Burbank and the nine old men -- Our procedures -- How to get it on the screen -- The Disney sounds -- The follow-up functions -- The uses of live action in drawing humans and animals -- Story -- Character development -- Animating expressions and dialogue -- Acting and emotions -- Other types of animation and the future. VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Stamp on title page. Stamp, sticker, and due date card on back pasted end page. Stamp on top text block. Small tear in front free end page.

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