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REFERENCE

Animals in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge*

Facial Expressions: A Visual Reference for Artists by Mark Simon*

Heads by Alex Kayser*

The Human Figure in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge

The Male and Female Figure in Motion: 60 Classic Photographic Sequences by Eadweard Muybridge*

PERFORMANCE AND ACTING

Acting for Animators: A Complete Guide to Performance Animation by Ed Hooks*

A Practical Handbook for the Actor by Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Robert Previtio, Nathanial Pollack, Scott Zigler and David Mamet*

Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre by Keith Johnstone*

Stanislavsky in Focus by Sharon M. Carnicke*

STAGING, LIGHTING, RENDERING AND COMPOSITING

Basic TV Staging by Gerald Millerson

Digital Compositing for Film and Video, Second Edition by Steve Wright

Digital Lighting & Rendering by Jeremy Birn

Digital Texturing and Painting by Owen Demers

Film Lighting: Talks with Hollywood’s Cinematographers and Gaffers by Kris Malkiewicz

Lighting for Television and Film by Gerald Millerson

The Art and Science of Digital Compositing, Second Edition by Ron Brinkmann

MODELING

Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right by Jason Osipa

The Art of 3D: Computer Animation and Imaging by Isaac V. Kerlow

3D Human Modeling and Animation by Peter Ratner

MAYA

Maya Character Animation by Jae-jin Choi

Maya: Secrets of the Pros by John Kundert-Gibbs and Dariush Derakhshani

The Art of Maya by Alias Wavefront

VISUAL EFFECTS

Visual Effects in a Digital World: A Comprehensive Glossary of over 7,000 Visual Effects Terms by Karen Goulekas

Techniques of Special Effects of Cinematography by Raymond Fielding

STOP MOTION

Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation by Susannah Shaw

Stop Motion Armature Machining: A Heavily Illustrated Construction Manual by Tom Brierton

Stop Motion Puppet Sculpting: A Manual of Foam Injection, Build-Up and Finishing Techniques by Tom Brierton

Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas: The Film, The Art, The Vision by Frank Thompson

FILM AND CINEMATOGRAPHY

On Directing Film by David Mamet*

The Visual Story by Bruce Block*

The Five C’s of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques by Joseph V. Mascelli*

Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee*

Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know by Jennifer Van Sijll* Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers by Blain Brown* Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing From Concept to Screen by Steve Katz*

Film Directing: Cinematic Motion, Second Edition by Steven D. Katz*

Painting with Light by John Alton*

In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing by Walter Murch*

*Recommendations for Character Animators from the Animationmentor.com Library List