Overview
French Animation History is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within that history. Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 The first book dedicated exclusively to this history Explores how French animators have forged their own visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct a distinct national style, while avoiding the clichés and conventions of Hollywood’s commercial cartoons Includes more than 80 color and black and white images from the most influential films, from early silent animation to the recent internationally renowned Persepolis Essential reading for anyone interested in the study of French film
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Neupert (University of Georgia, USA)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.299kg
ISBN: 9781118798768
ISBN 10: 1118798767
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 21 February 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Neupert expertly integrates the lives and exploits of the animators with the plots of films they produced and with the trends and issues in the profession...Summing Up: Highly recommended. -- C hoice French Animation History is a richly informed and highly readable scholarly book that will appeal both to specialists in the field and to the curious interested in this popular, and often neglected, dimension of French filmmaking. - H-France Review
Neupert expertly integrates the lives and exploits of the animators with the plots of films they produced and with the trends and issues in the profession...Summing Up: Highly recommended. - Choice French Animation History is a richly informed and highly readable scholarly book that will appeal both to specialists in the field and to the curious interested in this popular, and often neglected, dimension of French filmmaking. - H-France Review
<p> Neupert expertly integrates the lives and exploits of theanimators with the plots of films they produced and with the trendsand issues in the profession Summing Up: Highly recommended. Choice <p> French Animation History is a richly informed andhighly readable scholarly book that will appeal both to specialistsin the field and to the curious interested in this popular, andoften neglected, dimension of French filmmaking. -H-France Review
Author Information
Richard Neupert is the Wheatley Professor of the Arts and a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in Film Studies at the University of Georgia.
