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Key Features
* A title that unites classic principles of Action Analysis with contemporary workflows. Apply the practices of action analysis to any animaton process.

* Extensive illustrations of people and animals in motion that break down the action of animals and humans in a step-by-step manner.

* Tips included throughout the book on how to capture motion and analyse action.

* Detailed case studies illustrated with line drawings, diagrams, photographs and live action footage, integrate real world examples with practical knowledge.

* Website included as a resource for amateur and experience animators, featuring Short Animations and Live Action examples juxtaposed with stills of animals and humans in motion.



Description
Action Analysis is one of the fundamental princples of animation that underpins all types of animation: 2d, 3d, computer animation, stop motion, etc. This is a fundamental skill that all animators need to create polished, believable animation. An example of Action Analysis would be Shrek´s swagger in the film, Shrek. The animators clearly understood (through action analysis) the type of walk achieved by a large and heavy individual (the real) and then applied their observations to the animated character of an ogre (the fantastic). It is action analysis that enabled the animation team to visually translate a real life situation into an ogre´s walk, achieving such fantastic results.

Key animation skills are demonstrated with in-depth illustrations, photographs and live action footage filmed with high speed cameras. Detailed Case Studies and practical assignments ground action analysis methodology with real life examples. Action Analysis for Animators is a essential guide for students, amateurs and professionals.



Readership

Primary Audience: Animation/3D Students (undergraduate and postgraduate), Animation Faculty. Amateur animators wanting to enhance their fundamental skills.

Secondary Audience: Animation Studios, professionals looking for an up to date resource for action analysis.

Chris Webster Chris Webster
Chris Webster is an animator who has worked for twenty years in the industry and has extensive experience as an educator teaching across a broad range of levels from schools, higher education and professional training programmes and within the studio environment. He is currently Head of Animation at the Bristol School of Animation and the University of the West of England.
Affiliations and Expertise
Chris Webster is an animator and educator teaching across a broad range of levels from schools, higher education and professional training programmes and within the studio environment. He is currently Head of Animation at the Bristol School of Animation and the University of the West of England.
Recent Publication Action Analysis for Animators, 1st Edition
Print Book:
USD 39,95 Authors: Chris Webster
Publication Date: 12 Apr 2012 Animation: The Mechanics of Motion, 1st Edition
eBook:
USD 52,95 Authors: Chris Webster

Action Analysis for Animators, 1st Edition
Introduction
Why analyse action? The value of action analysis to animators. Sports science, anatomical study.

The Study of Motion
Naturalistic action, abstract action,
Pioneers of Motion Analysis - Muybridge, Marrey,
Animation Based Analysis ? George Lutz, Fleisher Brothers, Disney Studios, Walt Stanchfield

Dynamics and Laws of Motion
Newtonian laws of motion, Laban system of movement.

Animation Principles
Webster´s Four ?A´s of Animation. Animation Timing, Overlapping Action, Follow Through, Drag, Balance and Weight, Arcs, Anticipation

Figures in Motion
Anatomy, Walks, Runs, Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Throwing, Jumping, Character Interaction, Dance and choreography, Movement under Loads, Movement and the environment, Children in Motion, Adults in Motion, Movement in the Elderly,
Assignments

Animals in Motion
Quadrupeds ? Cats, Dogs, Horses, Cows, Others
Anatomy, Walk, Run, Trot, Canter, Gallop, Jumping, Hauling loads, Group Action
Birds ? Song birds, Pigeon type birds, Swans, Waders, Hummingbirds, Raptors, Others
Anatomy, Principles of flight, Types of Flight, Take Off, Landing, Hovering, Flocking.
Fish ? Bony Fish, Rays, Eels, Others
Anatomy, Modes of swimming, Types of Swimming, Shoaling
Assignments

None Organic Action
Clothing and costumes, Water, Wind, Fire, Others

Capturing Action
Drawing from Life - Anatomy, Construction, Materials, Mark Making, Sketchbooks
Photographing Action - Cameras, Exposure, Technical Issues
Filming Action ? Cameras, Film speeds, Technical Issues, Creating movies
Motion Capture ? Automated systems for the capture and analysis of movement.

Methodologies for Analysis
Staging actions, Analysis of Timing, Choreography, Analysis of Performance, Motion capture, Reading a sequence, Rotoscoping,