French Animation History(1st Edition) by RichardNeupert Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2014 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-1-118-79876-8, ISBN: 1-118-79876-7
"French Animation History is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within that history. Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 The first book dedicated exclusively to this history Explores how French animators have forged their own visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct a distinct national style ..."
French Animation History(1st Edition) by RichardNeupert Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2011 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-3836-2, ISBN: 1-4443-3836-6
"French Animation History is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of animation, illuminating the exceptional place France holds within that history.Selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011The first book dedicated exclusively to this historyExplores how French animators have forged their own visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to construct a distinct national style, while avo ..."
"The French New Wave: An Artistic School is a lively introduction to this critical moment in film history by one of the world′s leading scholars on the New Wave. Provides a concise account of the French New Wave by one of the world′s leading film scholars. Outlines the essential traits of the New Wave and defines it as a school that changed international film history forever. Includes a chronology of major political and cultural ..."
"The French New Wave: An Artistic School is a lively introduction to this critical moment in film history by one of the worlda s leading scholars on the New Wave. * Provides a concise account of the French New Wave by one of the worlda s leading film scholars. * Outlines the essential traits of the New Wave and defines it as a school that changed international film history forever. * Includes a chronology of major political and cultur ..."
"A concise, lively, and readable summary of classical and contemporary film theory, Aesthetics of Film is the work of experts who are defining the parameters of film criticism internationally. First published in French (L'Esthetique du film) in 1983, the book provides an essential introduction to all major areas of film study, including semiotics, narratology, psychoanalysis as a part of film theory, and the theory of spectatorship. Beca ..."
John Lasseter by RichardNeupert 216 Pages, Published 2016 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-09835-2, ISBN: 0-252-09835-8
"process of industrial fabrication and consumption simply through the act of
spectatorship” (136–37). Toy Story clearly fits contemporary Hollywood norms for
high-concept productions. Yet, despite the suspicions some held for these highly
capitalized Disney-Pixar figures, they also helped market and valorize CGI itself
as a successful new medium for generating embodied characters. Ollivier
Pourriol goes so far as to claim that after ..."
"This comprehensive volume charts the evolution of the cartoon from from itssimplistic--even crude--birth at the turn of the 20th Century to the dazzling high ..."
"... Ocelot was asked whether he was strongly influenced by Laguionie: “If he had
any influence it is mostly in the sense ... that we were French animators and not
ashamed of it. He never dreamed of imitating the Americans, nor did I.” The
interviewer concluded that “Michel Ocelot understands well how to resist Uncle
Sam's annual assaults by practicing an animation steeped in beauty and
tolerance, nourished by tales from the world o ..."
"French Animation History is the first book dedicated exclusively to this vital element in the history of cinema, and reveals how French animators have forged their own visual styles, narrative modes, and technological innovations to ..."
"Eventually, Jean finds love, but with a white French laundress, Claire (Yvette Lebon). Zouzou's performance guarantees her success but not romantic happiness. Allégret's mise- en- scène mixes realistic settings with Busby Berkeley–style ..."
John Lasseter (Contemporary Film Directors) by Richard John Neupert Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2016 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-08164-4, ISBN: 0-252-08164-1
"Celebrated as Pixar's "Chief Creative Officer," John Lasseter is a revolutionary figure in animation history and one of today's most important filmmakers. Lasseter films from Luxo Jr. to Toy Story and Cars 2 highlighted his gift for creating emotionally engaging characters. At the same time, they helped launch computer animation as a viable commercial medium and serve as blueprints for the genre's still-expanding commercial and ar ..."
"The French New Wave cinema is arguably the most fascinating of all film movements, famous for its exuberance, daring, and avant-garde techniques. "A History of the French New Wave Cinema" offers a fresh look at the social, economic, and aesthetic mechanisms that shaped French film in the 1950s, as well as detailed studies of the most important New Wave movies of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Richard Neupert first tracks the precursors ..."
" The French New Wave cinema is arguably the most fascinating of all film movements, famous for its exuberance, daring, and avant-garde techniques. A History of the French New Wave Cinema offers a fresh look at the social, economic, and aesthetic mechanisms that shaped French film in the 1950s, as well as detailed studies of the most important New Wave movies of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Richard Neupert first tracks the precu ..."
"Celebrated as Pixar's "Chief Creative Officer," John Lasseter is a revolutionary figure in animation history and one of today's most important filmmakers. Lasseter films from Luxo Jr. to Toy Story and Cars 2 highlighted his gift for creating emotionally engaging characters. At the same time, they helped launch computer animation as a viable commercial medium and serve as blueprints for the genre's still-expanding commercial and artistic ..."
The End Narration and Closure in the Cinema (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series) by Richard John Neupert Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 1995 by Wayne State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8143-2525-4, ISBN: 0-8143-2525-4
"Given the importance that spectators grant to the final moments of a motion picture, it is surprising to find so little written on how films end and how audiences interpret those closing moments. This study investigates endings in film and the lively role they play in how and why viewers make sense of movies. Relying upon contemporary literary criticism and film theory, the author analyses narrative strategies in films ranging from the ..."
"... shortening its running time by nearly five minutes. Regardless, Truffaut's
direction allowed for a strikingly low-key acting style that, in contrast to Vadim's or
Astruc's movies, does not look outdated forty years later. Les mistons was filmed
by a local camera operator, Jean Malige, in 35 mm, shot wild, with no
synchronized sound and only three sun reflectors for help with lighting in the
natural settings. As in most neoreali ..."
" The French New Wave cinema is arguably the most fascinating of all film movements, famous for its exuberance, daring, and avant-garde techniques. A History of the French New Wave Cinema offers a fresh look at the social, economic, and aesthetic mechanisms that shaped French film in the 1950s, as well as detailed studies of the most important New Wave movies of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Richard Neupert first tracks the precu ..."