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Online Journals

Animation magazine
Covers all aspects of the animation industry.
Animation : an interdisciplinary journal.
international peer-reviewed publishing platform for animation that unites contributions from a wide range of research agendas and creative practice
Film Quarterly
provides readers with insightful analyses of film, the film industry, and international cinemas
Animation Practice, Process & Production
A double-blind peer-reviewed journal presenting, analyzing and exploring how animation is created and shown. One issue per volume

Online Books

To locate both print books and ebooks on animated films, search the library catalog by subject: su: Animated films Also, su: Animation

Animation by Andrew Selby
ISBN: 9781780670973
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
From scriptwriting through to production, this introduction to animation for students surveys key technical processes and examines a variety of stylistic approaches.
Animation Techniques by Steve Roberts
ISBN: 9781785009358
Publication Date: 2022-05-01
Animation can be used to illustrate, simplify and explain complicated subjects, as well as to transform stories into engaging, fantastical narratives. In this practical guide, animation tutor Steve Roberts explores the twelve basic principles of animation, demonstrating the different techniques available and offering helpful exercises for readers to practice in their chosen style.
The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney's Great Animators by Andreas Deja
ISBN: 9781135015855
Publication Date: 2015-09-16
Learn from the men who changed animation forever Walt Disney's team of core animators, who he affectionately called his "Nine Old Men," were known for creating Disney's most famous works, as well as refining the 12 basic principles of animation.
Frame by Frame : a materialist aesthetics of animated cartoons by Hannah Frank
ISBN: 9780520972773
Publication Date: 2019-05-07
Hannah Frank provides an original way to understand American animated cartoons from the Golden Age of animation (1920-1960).
Puppetry, Puppet Animation and the Digital Age by Rolf Giesen
ISBN: 9781351209304
Publication Date: 2018-09-27
explores the unique world of puppetry animation and its application in the digital age.
Animated Worlds by Suzanne Buchan (Editor)
ISBN: 9780861969272
Publication Date: 2007-02-20
Essays range from close film analyses to phenomenological and cognitive approaches, spectatorship, performance, literary theory, and digital aesthetics.
Making Believe: screen performance and special effects in popular cinema by Lisa Bode
ISBN: 9780813580005
Publication Date: 2017-07-07
In the past twenty years, we have seen the rise of digital effects cinema in which the human performer is entangled with animation, collaged with other performers, or inserted into perilous or fantastic situations and scenery.
Japanese Animation in Asia : transnational industry, audiences, and success by Marco Pellitteri (Editor); Wong Heung-wah (Editor)
ISBN: 9781351343213
Publication Date: 2021-09-28
Anime is a quintessentially Japanese form of animation consisting of both hand drawn and computer-generated imagery, and is often characterised by colourful graphics, vibrant characters, and fantastical themes. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the historical development, industrial structure, and technical features of Japanese animation and of the overall dynamics of its globalisation in key contexts of the Asian region. Specific chapters cover anime's production logics, its features as an 'emotion industry', and the involvement of a range of Asian countries in the production, consumption, and cultural impact of Japanese animation.

Databases

Art Full Text This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive, international resource covering fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as photography, folk art, film, and architecture.
Full-text articles from more than 300 periodicals dating back to 1995
High-quality indexing and abstracting of over 600 periodicals dating as far back as 1984, including 280 peer-reviewed journals
Indexing and abstracting of over 13,000 art dissertations
Indexing of nearly 200,000 art reproductions
Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, screenwriting, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text coverage to peer-reviewed titles in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education and more.
ARTstor This link opens in a new window
More than 1.8 million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research.

Streaming Video

Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
After searching for your topic, use "Filter your results" to limit by subject or content type (such as animation or instructional material)

Streaming Video on the Open Web

Internet Archive: Animation and Cartoons
A collection of freely available animated films, from classic cartoons to computer animation and beyond.
National Film Board of Canada
A small but quality selection of streaming films. You can limit by genre, production year, duration, and more.
UbuWeb Film & Video
The comprehensive streaming and downloadable film collection of UbuWeb, a clearinghouse for all things avant-garde. Dive in...
Videoart.net: Animation
The animation collection of Videoart, an international network for video artists and experimental filmmakers.
Vimeo Animation
Vimeo is a popular platform for animators to share and discover work. Here you can browse user-uploaded videos in the "Animation" category.