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I can't think of a better guide to the vast history of computer animation than Tom Sito. He witnessed much of this story first-hand, then set about researching the rest with clear-eyed interest and unbridled curiosity. He has done a great service for anyone interested in this still-evolving medium -- and for posterity.
(Leonard Maltin
film historian, author of Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons)
Moving Innovation is the most complete, organized, and readable account of the formation of the CG industry I have seen. As an educator, I can easily see this text assigned as required reading for animation and film students. Tom Sito's writing is very conversational and straightforward, and this book will be of great interest to anyone in or studying the field of CG.
(Peter Weishar
Dean of Entertainment Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design)
Moving Innovation helps us to discover the history of computer animation, from pioneers of experimental animation to inventors, artists, animators, engineers, and technicians who revolutionized the cinema. With his passion, enthusiasm, and encyclopedic knowledge, Tom Sito makes this exciting journey essential to our understanding of this technical and artistic revolution.
(Pierre Lambert
historian of animation)
It isn't often that I read a text book that is a real page turner, but Tom Sito's new book Moving Innovation, A History of Computer Animation is definitely a must-read.
(Nancy Denney-Phelps
Sprockets)
Tom Sito's new book is the definitive take on computer animation history and CG's rapid rise.
(Fred Patten
Animation World Network)
There are a lot of books about computer graphics, but some demand more attention than others. One of those is a book by Tom Sito called Moving Innovation.
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Computer Graphics World)
About the Author
Tom Sito has been a professional animator since 1975. One of the key players in Disney's animation revival of the 1980s and 1990s, he worked on such classic Disney films as
The Little Mermaid (1989),
Beauty and the Beast (1991), and
The Lion King (1994). He left Disney to help set up the Dreamworks Animation Unit in 1995. He is Professor of Cinema Practice in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California.
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- Hardcover: 376 pages
- Publisher: The MIT Press (April 19, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0262019094
- ISBN-13: 978-0262019095
- Product Dimensions: 1 x 7.1 x 9.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Free Moving Innovation: A History of Computer Animation
This is the definitive book on Computer Graphics Animation! Tom Sito tells us there was no "mission statement" or master plan to the development of CG. It just evolved--not a "chronicle but a quilt". And a crazy quilt indeed! We are so fortunate to have this meticulously researched book to guide us through the labyrinth of inspirations, breakthroughs, disasters, triumphs, tribulations, fortunes gained and lost, leaps of faith, intuition and human drama that it took so that we can enjoy a few moments of watching fully rendered three-dimensional characters on a screen.
From unearthing the first dusty clue in the MIT museum archives to hunting down the very latest (so far) discovery in the industry, Sito traces the unlikely influences that came together to create the CG we have now, including the government and the counterculture. Science and art, considered natural enemies, had to somehow mesh.
Although there are those who bemoan the demise of "2D" (Two-dimensional, hand-drawn animation, as in the classic Disney style), Sito demonstrates how that style fit in and contributed to the development of CG, less a conflict than an evolution.
The book is as much about the people and their eccentricities as the technology. (No "normal" folks need apply!) The personalities encountered create a story in themselves and come to life, thanks to the many personal and candid interviews by the author. Also there's a very helpful "Dramatis Personae" included. (Along with a useful "alphabet soup" translation of Acronyms and Abbreviations in case you don't know ARPA from DARPA.)
For those who love to collect fascinating facts--you will find a treasure trove here, from the "first" computer hack, to the "first" e-commerce (you're going to love this one!