Animation Book 3rd Edition

I payed $30+ for this? Ripoff

this book was in amazing condition for its age i could not believe how it could be in such great shape especially being a formal public library book.

Gr8 love the book came when they said it would come

Not what I thought, this is just a dictionary type book and I didn't mail it back. The cover was misleading but overall a good read.

The Animation Book seems geared for professional animation students or the serious amateur, not the casual viewer of Saturday morning fare. The book explores many techniques such as flip books, cutouts, clay, drawing directly on film, and a host of "experimental" gadgets. However, the emphasis is on cel animation, and, in particular, the equipment required to produce it. I especially enjoyed Laybourne's suggestions for homemade animation stands, and inexpensive choices for cameras, editing equipment, and production planning. The author devotes almost no space to artistic concerns but there are plenty of other books for that. Much of the content of this book has been made obsolete by computer graphics which plays an ever-increasing role in the industry. However, if you would like to take a stab at making your own cartoons the old fashioned way, this book will provide much of the technical information you will need.