Useful Books and Learning Resources
Key Texts
Beckman, K. (2014) Animating Film Theory. Durham, London: Duke University Press
Bordwell, D. and Thompson, K. (2016). Film Art: An Introduction. London: McGraw Hill
Dobson, N. Annabelle Honess Roe, Amy Ratelle, Caroline Ruddell (Eds) (2018). The Animation Studies Reader. London: Bloomsbury Academic.
Furniss, M. (2016) A New History of Animation, New York: Thames & Hudson.
_____ (2017)Animation: The Global History. London:Thames and Hudson Ltd
Goldmark D. (2005). Toons, Music and the Hollywood Cartoon. Berkeley: University of California Press
Leslie, E. (2002). Hollywood Flatlands: Animation, Critical Theory and the Avant-garde. London: Verso.
Sikov Ed (2020) Film Studies, second edition: An Introduction (Film and Culture Series)New York Columbia University Press
Smith, V. and Hamlyn, N., eds., 2018. Experimental and Expanded Animation: New Perspectives and Practices (Experimental Film and Artists’ Moving Image) London: Palgrave Macmillian.
Wells, P. (1998). Understanding Animation. London: Routledge
Recommended Texts
Bendazzi, Giannalberto (1994), Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation. London: John Libbey
Bordwell, D. and Thompson, K. (2016). Film Art: An Introduction. London: McGraw Hill
Buchan, S. (Ed.) (2013). Pervasive Animation. London: Routledge.
Barker, Jennifer L. (2010). ‘Hollywood, Black Animation, and the Problem of Representation in “Little Ol’ Bosko” and the “Princess and the Frog”, Journal of African American Studies. Issue 4 Journal of African American Studies. Issue 4. pp. 482-498.
Crafton. D. (1999). Before Mickey: The Animated Film 1898-1928. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of Chicago Press
Crafton. D. (1993). The Talkies: American Cinema’s Transition to Sound
Coyle, R (Ed.) (2010). Drawn to Sound: Animation Film Music and Sonicity (Genre, Music & Sound). London; Oakville, Connecticut: Equinox.
Culhane, S. (1990) Animation: From Script to Screen. New York: St. Martin’s Press
Davis, A. (2007). Good Girls and Wicked Witches: Changing Representations of Women in Disney’s Feature Animation, 1937-2001. John Libbey.
Furniss. M. (2008) Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetic. Eastleigh: John Libbey
_____ (2008) The Animation Bible. London: King Publishing.
_____ (2017)Animation: The Global History. London:Thames and Hudson Ltd
Ghertner, E. (2010) Layout and Composition for Animation, Routledge.
Hannes, R. (2018) Animation: From Concept to Production. CRC Press. USA
Harris, M., Husbands, A., Taberham, P.,eds.,2019. Experimental Animation: From Analogue to Digital. London: Routledge.
Honess Roe. A. (2013) Animated Documentary. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
_____ (2016) ‘Against Animated Documentary? International Journal of Film and Media Arts
Klein, N.M (1993). Seven Minutes: The Life and Death of the American Animated Cartoon. London: Verso.
Monaco. J. (2009). How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media, Multimedia-Language, History. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Pallant, C. (Ed.) (2015) Animated Landscapes: History, Form and Function. London: Bloomsbury Academic
_____ (2011) Demystifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation. London: Continuum.
Pilling, J. (Ed.) (2008) A Reader in Animation Studies. Indiana University Press.
Robinson. C. (2005) Unsung Heroes of Animation. Eastleigh: John Libbey.
Russett, R. and Cecile Starr (Ed.s). (1976) Experimental Animation: An Illustrated Anthology. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Sandler, K. (Ed.). (1998). Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation. NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Sammond, Nicholas (2018). ‘Race, Resistance and Violence in Cartoons’. The Animation Studies Reader. Nichola Dobson, Annabelle Honess Roe, Amy Ratelle, Caroline Ruddell (Eds). London: Bloomsbury Academic.
Sito, T. (2013) Moving Innovation: A History of Computer Animation. MIT Press.
Stabile, C. and Harrison M. (2003) Primetime Animation: Television Animation and American Culture. Routledge.
Ward, Paul.(2006) ‘Animated interactions: animation aestheticsand the world of the ‘interactive’ documentary. Animated ‘Worlds’. Eastleigh: John Libbey, 2006
Wells, P. (2002). Animation in America. Edinburgh. Edinburgh University Press
_____ (2002). Animation: Genre and Authorship. London: Wallflower
_____ (2019) Screenwriting for Animation. Bloomsbury Academic
JOURNALS
- Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal
- Animation Journal
- Animation Studies Journal
- Screen
The following specialised sites may also be very useful:
http://blog.animationstudies.org/ – this is a website which hosts many short essays by academics on multiple topics concerning animation. It is highly recommended for accessible, scholarly material.
LINKS
Final References
[1] Chen Yiyu; Secondary culture in the era of Internet group communication[J]; Young journalists;2016,21
[2] Communication (Journal of Communication University of China);12, 2019
[3] Descending into the first year of idols in the AI era: what can new technology do to help love beans. [2019-10-31]. (Original content archived on 2020-03-18)
[4] Hu Shenming; Wei Hanyu; Exploring the social power factor of public opinion reversal [J]; News Front; 20, 2017.
[5] Li Hong; Research on the propagation mechanism of short videos in the modal perspective[J]; New Media Research;21, 2021
[6] Li Rong; Research on the dissemination mechanism of short videos under the modal perspective[J]; New Media Research;2021 21
[7] Natsumi Takenaka “IDOL DANCE!!! -song って踊るカワイイ女の子がいる 限り、世界は楽しい-“ポット出版，ISBN 9784780801927
[8] Song Leiyu;;Characteristics and significance of virtual idol fans’ participatory culture[J]; Modern
[9] Science and Technology in Western China 2011, No. 15, pp. 35-37
[10] Sun Dianwei; My opinion on “conceptual renewal” propaganda [J]; Xinjiang Journalism; 1989, No. 02
[11] Xu Bin; Research on the communication mechanism of college students’ online communities in the era of intelligent media[J]; Popular literature and art;2020 03
[12] Zhou Haijun; Yuan Shaoan; Li Chan; Research on the dissemination mechanism of online social network public opinion under major disaster epidemic[J]; News Communication;2021,23
[13] Yan Jiaqi, Zou Qin, Shenyang. Content resource development in the metaverse: IP ternary creation and virtual reality integration [J]. China Editor, 2022(10)
[14] Peng Yingtong, Gao Shuang, You Keke, Ma Die, Shenyang. Analysis of the human-computer fusion form and interaction model of the Metaverse [J/OL]. Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University (Social Science Edition): [2022-06-16].
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Appendices
Participate in industry standards:
[1] Industrial metaverse information classification and coding standards
[2] User experience evaluation system related to virtual reality vision and interaction.
[3] 3D real-life virtual digital human visual and interactive effect grading standards.
[4] Classification and codes of unhealthy Internet content for minors
Exponential model:
Spatiotemporal Intelligence Product Maturity Assessment Index
Virtual Digital Human IP Social Cognition and Communication Popularity Evaluation
Index
Virtual Digital Human Technology Maturity Assessment Index
Comprehensive value evaluation index of digital collection platform
Book Research Report:
[1] “Metaverse: New Opportunities for Digital Survival”
[2] Translation of Matthew Ball, The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything.