Timing for Animation

by John Halas and Harold Whitaker

Tom Sito (Editor)

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A classic of animation education since it first published in 1981. For more than 25 years, copies of Timing for Animation have been sitting dog-eared and spine-split on desks and workstations around the world wherever animation is produced. All you need to breathe life into your animation is at your fingertips.

All the vital techniques employed by animators worldwide are explained using dozens of clear illustrations and simple, straightforward directions. Learn how animations should be arranged in relation to each other, how much space should be used and how long each drawing should be shown for maximum dramatic effect. Fully revised and updated, the second edition includes timing for digital production, digital storyboarding in 2D, digital storyboarding in 3D, the use of After Effects and much, much more!

  • Timing shows weight, mood, and power and can make or break an animation - get it right the first time with these tried and tested techniques
  • Get straight to the good stuff with simple, no-nonsense instruction on the key techniques like stretch and squash, animated cycles, overlapping, and anticipation
  • ISBN10 0240521609
  • ISBN13 9780240521602
  • Publish Date 2 September 2009 (first published March 1981)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 9 June 2022
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Imprint Focal Press
  • Edition 2nd edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 174
  • Language English