Description
Product ID: | 9781138367289 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Focus Animation |
Title: | Michael Dudok de Wit |
Subtitle: | A Life in Animation |
Authors: | Author: Andrijana Ruzic |
Page Count: | 184 |
Subjects: | Media studies, Media studies |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A unique survey on career of Michael Dudok de Wit discussing all his works. The biography of this European master in 2D animation, born in the Netherlands and based in London, will also include his forays in book illustration and teaching. This is the first, complete overview of the well-defined and canonic opus of this humble genius. This unique survey of the career of Michael Dudok de Wit discusses all of his works and offers a glimpse into his private life. The biography of this European master of 2D animation, born in the Netherlands and based in London, is the first complete overview of the well-defined and canonic opus of this humble genius. Visually and thematically, Dudok de Wit’s poetic and singular style of animation differs from the rest of contemporary independent animation production. This book reveals what still challenges and thrills Dudok de Wit in the art of animation and why he persistently continues to believe in the beauty of hand-drawn animation. Key Features
Author Andrijana Ružić graduated in History and Criticism of Art at the Universita degli Studi in Milan, Italy, where she fell in love with the medium of animation. She specialised in the History of Animated Film under Giannalberto Bendazzi’s mentorship. For the past six years, she has curated the section dedicated to animated films at the International Comics Festival in Belgrade, Serbia. She is a member of the Selection Board of Animafest Scanner, the symposium for Contemporary Animation Studies at the World Festival of Animated Film held annually in Zagreb, Croatia. She writes about animation and art for the Belgrade weekly magazine Vreme. |
Imprint Name: | CRC Press |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2020-11-16 |