The Art of Czech Animation: A History of Political Dissent and Allegory

by Adam Whybray

Book Overview

The Art of Czech Animation is the first comprehensive English language account of Czech animation from the 1920s to the present, covering both 2D animation forms and CGI, with a focus upon the stop-motion films of Jir Trnka, Herm na T rlov , Jan Svankmajer and Jir Barta.

Stop-motion is a highly embodied form of animation and The Art of Czech Animation develops a new materialist approach to studying these films. Instead of imposing top-down...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350194980
• ISBN13: 9781350194984
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"