Animation: A World History

A continuation of 1994's groundbreaking Cartoons, Giannalberto Bendazzi's Animation: A World History is the largest, deepest, most comprehensive text of its kind, based on the idea that animation is an art form that deserves its own place in scholarship. Bendazzi delves beyond just Disney, offering readers glimpses into the animation of Russia, Africa, Latin America, and other often-neglected areas and introducing over fifty previously undiscovered artists. Full of first-hand, never before investigated, and elsewhere unavailable information, Animation: A World History encompasses the history of animation production on every continent over the span of three centuries. Volume II delves into the decades following the Golden Age, an uncertain time when television series were overshadowing feature films, art was heavily influenced by the Cold War, and new technologies began to emerge that threatened the traditional methods of animation. Take part in the turmoil of the 1950s through 90s as American animation began to lose its momentum and the advent of television created a global interest in the art form. With a wealth of new research, hundreds of photographs and film stills, and an easy-to-navigate organization, this book is essential reading for all serious students of animation history. Key FeaturesOver 200 high quality head shots and film stills to add visual reference to your researchDetailed information on hundreds of never-before researched animators and filmsCoverage of animation from more than 90 countries and every major region of the world Chronological and geographical organization for quick access to the information you're looking for

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A former professor at the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and the Università degli Studi of Milan, Italian-born Giannalberto Bendazzi has been thoroughly investigating the history of animation for more than forty years. A founding member of the Society for Animation Studies, he authored or edited various classics in various languages, and has lectured extensively on every continent.

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Table of Contents The fourth Period is short and runs from 1951 (date of projection of the UPA short Gerald McBoing Boing) to 1960, the date of the first international animation film festival (Annecy, France). It is characterized by indecision. Disney and his imitators lost momentum, the UPA proposed a new style, the television age began, and an original animation output was born in Europe. We'll christen it The Birth of a Style (1951 - 1960). AMERICA Culture Almighty and suspicious Gerald McBoing Boing UPA Pete Burness Robert Cannon John Hubley Theory from practice The galaxy Walt Disney Warner Bros. Chuck Jones Michael Maltese The resurgence of Terrytoons Walter Lantz's Oasis MGM's cat and mouse From Fleischer to Famous Bunin's puppets TELEVISION 101 TV and American animation Jay Ward TV and animated commercials The West Coast Experimental film movement Jordan Belson Harry Smith, heaven and earth magician The Enigma of Hy Hirsh The Canadian Phenomenon Norman McLaren EUROPE WESTERN EUROPE Great Britain John David Wilson John Halas France Grimault and the stories from the front Ladislas Starewitch and the feature film Germany Federal Republic of Germany Austria Switzerland Denmark Kaj Pindal Bent Barfod Norway Finland Italy Portugal Greece EASTERN EUROPE Czechoslovakia and puppets Hermína Týrlová Karel Zeman Jirí Trnka The Music of the Puppets Poland Hungary Yugoslavia: the first stage of the Zagreb School Croatia Bulgaria Romania SOVIET UNION Russia Ivan Ivanov-Vano Lithuania Georgia ASIA Japan Toei Doga's start-up Praiseworthy people Mori Yasuji Otogi Pro Experiments China LATIN AMERICA Mexico Venezuela Brazil Argentina AFRICA South African Republic THE THREE MARKETS Global Stability It seemed such an easy game Animation forks AMERICA On the big screen - Shorts On the big screen - Feature films Stephen Bosustow A Cat in the Heavy Traffic Ray Harryhausen On the small screen Weston Woods, from book to film Independent filmmakers Ernest Pintoff Jane Aaron John Canemaker George Griffin Those talented inventive people John and Faith Hubley Will Vinton Fine Artists for Animation Jules Engel Robert Breer John Whitney James Whitney Lawrence Jordan People not to overlook Stan Van der Beek Canada The National Film Board goes to Heaven Pierre Hébert Vancouver & Co. Caroline Leaf Ishu Patel Frédéric Back Western EUROPE Cartoon EU Clusters of studios New technologies The pre-production CARTOON FORUM The CARTOON D'OR CARTOON MOVIE Western Europe: The New Generation Great Britain: the good years Alison De Vere The Quay Brothers Young Aardman & Co. George Dunning Yellow Submarine Richard Williams Bob Godfrey Ireland Aidan Hickey Jimmy Murakami France: from craftsmanship to ambition Other French animators Jean-François Laguionie Piotr Kamler Walerian Borowczyk Peter Földes The roaring 1980s Belgium Raoul Servais The Netherlands Børge Ring Paul Driessen West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) Wolfgang Urchs Helmut Herbst Franz Winzentsen The 1980s Curt Linda Jan Lenica Switzerland Austria Italy: allegro non troppo Bruno Bozzetto Gianini and Luzzati Osvaldo Cavandoli Guido Manuli Manfredo Manfredi Cioni Carpi Greece Spain Francisco Macián The Entertainment Companies The Independents Portugal Artur Correia Ricardo Neto More talents Denmark Lejf Marcussen Jannik Hastrup Norway Sweden: growth Finland: reserved and serene Iceland EASTERN EUROPE German Democratic Republic Underground Animation Films Czechoslovakia: Trnka's heirs Jirí Brdecka The Horse Opera Bretislav Pojar Jan svankmajer Besides the masters Slovakia Poland: the poetry of pessimism Miroslaw Kijowicz Daniel Szczechura Stefan Schabenbeck Ryzsard Czekala Experiments, craftmanship and sarcasm Hungary Yugoslavia: the new Zagreb School Tomica Simovic, animating the orchestra Nedeljko Dragic Zlatko Grgic Borivoj Dovnikovic Igor Savin, animating the synthesizer Zlatko Bourek Ante Zaninovic Marks & JutriSa Pavao stalter Zdenko GaSparovic JoSko MaruSic Other Artists Beyond Zagreb Slovenia Serbia Nikola Majdak produced Bosnia and Herzegovina