Getting started in animation

This is the complete beginner's guide to making animation.

The book starts with clearly illustrated instructions on how to set up a simple animation station at home and includes a list of low cost but essential items that make a complete animator's toolbox.

Once the basic equipment is set up, the reader can hit the ground running with 6 imaginative projects especially designed to develop technical skills.

Clear step-by-step instructions accompany photographs and diagrams designed to guide the reader through each step of the process.

There is a chapter on basic editing techniques which demonstrates how to twin visually exciting sequences with music and titles to create a show reel of work.

There is also a comprehensive walk-through guide to the process of producing a short film using any animation technique.

All in all, this is the ideal beginner's guide.