Description:Digital technology has made animation simpler, faster, and easier than ever before. New tools have broadened the palette available to both beginners and experienced animators. "Basics Animation: Digital Animation" looks at the history of the medium, charting its progress by looking at specific examples that document the growth and development of the form over the past fifty years. With contributions from pioneers of the medium as well as today's leading animators in movies, games, and television, "Digital Animation" is an animated look at animation yesterday and today. * Explores key principles and processes of animation * Readable and informative * Interviews and art from artists, animators, filmmakers, and more from around the world