A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman

A Century of Stop Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman by Harryhausen, Ray. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780823099801.

A pioneer shares his memories and insights on the technique he defined€¢ Completes the best-selling trilogy that began with Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life (€œTerrific!€€”Publishers Weekly) and The Art of Ray Harryhausen (€œHighly recommended.€€”Library Journal)€¢ Never-before-published photos!€¢ Traces the history of stop-motion animation from the 1890s through Chicken Run and beyondThis lavishly illustrated tribute to the stop-motion animation€”the technique behind special effects for more than half a century€”traces the history of the genre through the eyes of the industry€™s greatest pioneer. From crude model animations in the 1890s, through the first animated feature and into the computer age, Ray Harryhausen and his co-author, Tony Dalton, reveal the patience and ingenuity of animators and explain the development of the technology.