A New History of Animation by Maureen Furniss

A brand-new, comprehensive history of world animation
A New History of Animation guides readers through the history animation from around the world. Topics covered include: optical toys and magic lanterns; early cinema, magic, and the foundations of the animation industry; the relationship of comics to early animation; animation as a modern art in 1920s Europe; the emergence of the major US studios; animation style at Disney, Fleischer, and Warner Bros., types of comedy; animation during wartime; stop-motion; working directly on film; youth audiences and animation in the 1960s; early television animation; advertising; games; animation from Eastern Europe; the Disney renaissance; creator driven television series; the development of college programs; short films and festivals; the rise of computer-generated animation; franchising; Hayao Miyazaki and others in the Japanese animation industry; international development in the UK, Brazil, and numerous other countries; and animation in the art world, including installations and projection mapping.