Welcome!

This book, the 4th revised edition of Acting for Animators, includes performance analyses of five feature films: The Little Prince (2016), Boy and the World (2015), Zootopia (2016) and Anomalisa (2015). Plus, for good measure, I also have included an analysis of Aladdin (1962). These analyses can be extremely useful for the animator who wants to see first-hand how acting principles function in the real world. I have spent many hours on each of these films, studying the scenes and characters individually. I was mindful of story and character development, pointing out for the reader when it works and when it does not work – and explaining why. I encourage you to pay close attention to those analyses because they really are the educational icing on the cake that is Acting for Animators.

Also, if you want even more film analyses, you only have to click on the Table of Contents link up at the top of the page.

There you will find complete analyses of Coraline, Princess and the Frog, Kung Fu Panda, Up, Ponyo, and my personal favorite animated film, Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant.  This repository of analyses is a gift to us all from Routledge, and I am grateful to the editors.  Enjoy!

And, as always, if you have questions about the analyses, or anything else I have written, my e-mail is EdHooks@EdHooks.com. Let's make this book the start of a relationship!

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