Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Recommended Readings
1. Tom Bancroft,
Creating Characters with Personality For Film, TV, Animation, Video Games
and Graphic Novels
2. Marc McCutcheon,
Building Believable Characters
3. John Alton,
Painting with Light
4. Patti Bellantoni,
If It's Purple, Somebody's Gonna Die
5.
http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/08/05/bird/
This is a great interview with
Brad Bird that explains how everything in an environment supports the story. If it is still
available on line, you should read it.
Notes
1
Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas,
The Illusion of Life
, Disney Editions, Revised sub-Edition, 1995,
p. 68.
2
Lester, Paul,
Visual Communication: Images with Messages
, 4th edition, Wadsworth Publishing,
2005.
The names of the six ethical perspectives come from Paul Lester's topic. The defi nitions have
been modifi ed for simplicity and space. For deeper defi nitions of these terms, please refer to Paul
Lester's topic.
3
Quotes from the
Making of Belleville
, by permission of Sylvain Chomet.
