Guerrilla Guide to Animation: Making Animated Films Outside the Mainstream (Paperback)

The Guerrilla Guide to Animation is a unique resource for those who want to do animation their own way.

The author's experience in directing and teaching makes him the perfect source for all of those would-be animators out there. A great combination of in-depth knowledge and years of personal success and failure,

This book is written for thoses Making Animated Films Outside the Mainstream. It seeks to teach those not able to afford animation training or who seek to find an alternate path. It's meant to provide the outsider, the anarchist, the rebel, guidance into the world of 2D animation. While there are many texts available on animation, the shortcuts, rule breaking and cheating are some of the elements that set The Guerrilla Guide to Animation apart from the others. By including an instructional section, as well as an anecdotal section, Santucci gives the reader a `do-it-yourself' guide from the correct animation terms to setting up your own studio - even building equipment yourself - and a chance to walk in the shoes of someone who's been there and done that. He also includes a motivational/inspirational chapter on `why do this if only your family will see it!', which will keep the reader grounded and focused on their original goal.

Walter Santucci began his career when Cinemax featured his first animated film in a program hosted by Monty Python's Graham Chapman. Since then he's been making award winning, critically acclaimed shorts, commercials, TV shows, movie titles and music videos that have been seen all over the world. Walter's work spans the realms of edgy independent films to mainstream commercial production. He is currently making his first feature length animated film and is a professor at California State University at Los Angeles.