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Producing animation - the book

These are some interesting things I have found in the book Producing Animation.

Producer´s Reference:
Animation Industry Directory www.animag.com
www.mpsc839.org
www.hollyvision.com
www.producers.masterguide.com

Books that seem relevant for my research (with amazon link):
3D Lighting: History, Concepts & Technique Arnold Gallardo
The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation by Kit Laybourne and John Canemaker
Animation Magic by Don Hahn
Walt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney by Russell Merritt , J. B. Kaufman
Of Mice and Magic by Leonard Maltin
Animated Cartoons by Edwin George Lutz *
A Reader in Animation Studies by Jayne Pilling , Society of Animation Studies
Before Mickey by Donald Crafton
American Animated Films: The Silent Era, 1897-1929 by Denis Gifford
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Ollie Johnston , Frank Thomas
British Animated Films, 1895-1985: A Filmography by Denis Gifford
Dinosaur: The Evolution of an Animated Feature by Jeff Kurtti
Toy Story: The Art and Making of an Animated Film (...) by John Lasseter , Steve Daly
Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs & the Making of the Classic Film by Richard HOLLISS, Brian SIBLEY
THE DISNEY STUDIO STORY by Richard HOLLISS, Brian SIBLEY

Journals:
www.animationjournal.com
www.animag.com
www.awn.com
www.cartoonresearch.com *
www.cgw.com
www.toonmagazine.com
www.donbluthstoontalk.com
www.facets.org

Organizations:
www.theanimationacademy.com
www.asifa.com
www.animationnation.com

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