This book is a comprehensive study of all areas that are directly related to the process of layout within an animated cartoon.

This is a fascinating area of animation production! Included are several background layout examples, along with more complex layout theories. You will find many visual examples as well as easy to understand explanations.

This book is quickly becoming a standard text in many college level animation programs around the world.

These are the chapter headings and topics covered:
PRODUCTION EXPLANATION
PERSPECTIVE
CHARACTER DESIGN
LOCATION DESIGNS
PROP SHEETS
STORYBOARDS
LAYOUTS: TECHNICAL
LAYOUTS: LAYOUT ARTIST'S THOUGHT PROCESS
CREATING THE LAYOUT PACKAGE
FIELD GUIDES
POSING
HELD CELS
MATCHLINES
BACKGROUNDS
COMPOSITION
STRUCTURE
OVERLAYS & UNDERLAYS
SCENE FOLDERS
LEVEL SKETCHES
SPECIAL EFFECTS

360 pages of ALL ASPECTS of ANIMATION! TRULY THE INFORMATION YOU WANT WITHOUT GOING TO CANADA TO GET IT!