Figure and Force in Animation Aesthetics

by Ryan Pierson

Book Overview

How can we describe movements in animated films? In Figure and Force in Animation Aesthetics, Ryan Pierson introduces a powerful new method for the study of animation. By looking for figures--arrangements that seem to intuitively hold together--and forces--underlying units of attraction, repulsion, and direction--Pierson reveals startling new possibilities for animation criticism, history, and theory. Drawing on concepts from Gestalt psychology, Pierson...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190949767
• ISBN13: 9780190949761
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"