{"product_id":"drawing-the-line-the-untold-story-of-the-animation-unions-from-bosko-to-bart-simpson-9780813124070","title":"Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome of the most beloved characters in film and television inhabit two-dimensional worlds that spring from the fertile imaginations of talented animators. The movements  characterizations  and settings in the best animated films are as vivid as any live action film  and sometimes seem more alive than life itself. In this case  Hollywoods marketing slogans are fitting; animated stories are frequently magical  leaving memories of happy endings in young and old alike. However  the fantasy lands animators create bear little resemblance to the conditions under which these artists work. Anonymous animators routinely toiled in dark  cramped working environments for long hours and low pay  especially at the emergence of the art form early in the twentieth century. In Drawing the Line  veteran animator Tom Sito chronicles the efforts of generations of working men and women artists who have struggled to create a stable standard of living that is as secure as the worlds their characters inhabit. The former president of Americas largest animation union  Sito offers a unique insiders account of animators struggles with legendary studio kingpins such as Jack Warner and Walt Disney  and their more recent battles with Michael Eisner and other Hollywood players. Based on numerous archival documents  personal interviews  and his own experiences  Sitos history of animation unions is both carefully analytical and deeply personal. Drawing the Line stands as a vital corrective to this field of Hollywood history and is an important look at the animation industrys past  present  and future. Like most elements of the modern commercial media system  animation is rapidly being changed by the forces of globalization and technological innovation. Yet even as pixels replace pencils and bytes replace paints  the working relationship between employer and employee essentially remains the same. In Drawing the Line  Sito challenges the next wave of animators to heed the lessons of their predecessors by organizing and acting collectively to fight against the enormous pressures of the marketplace for their class interestsand for the betterment of their art form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651738329141,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813124077","price":43.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813124070.jpg?v=1781838816","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/drawing-the-line-the-untold-story-of-the-animation-unions-from-bosko-to-bart-simpson-9780813124070","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}