Maureen Furniss surveys the cultural, political and economic context of how this dynamic industry evolved, emphasizing both artistic and technical achievements from around the world from Hollywood to Tokyo, from Moscow to Sydney. Featuring a timeline for each of its six parts, Animation: The Global History provides readers with a clear and accessible chronology of events. A Global Storyline , highlighting the major themes of the era, opens each chapter, and an end-of-book glossary defines key terms used throughout the book.
Table of Contents
PART 1: Origins of Animation1. Setting the Scene for Animation
2. The Magic of Early Cinema
3. Foundations of the Animation Industry
4. The Late Silent Era and the Coming of Sound
PART 2: Early Animation
5. Animation as Modern Art
6. Disney s New Aesthetic
7. Style and the Fleischer Studio
8. Comedy and the Dominance of American Animation
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