{"product_id":"figure-and-force-in-animation-aesthetics-9780190949761","title":"Figure and Force in Animation Aesthetics","description":"How can we describe movements in animated films? In \u003cem\u003eFigure and Force in Animation Aesthetics\u003c\/em\u003e, 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, \u003cbr\u003erepulsion, and direction--Pierson reveals startling new possibilities for animation criticism, history, and theory. Drawing on concepts from Gestalt psychology, Pierson offers a wide-ranging comparative study of four animation techniques--soft-edged forms, walk cycles, camera movement, and\u003cbr\u003erotoscoping--as they appear in commercial, artisanal, and avant-garde works. In the process, through close readings of little-analyzed films, Pierson demonstrates that figures and forces make fertile resources for theoretical speculation, unearthing affinities between animation practice and such\u003cbr\u003etopics as the philosophy of mathematics, scientific and political revolution, and love. Beginning and ending with the imperative to look closely, \u003cem\u003eFigure and Force in Animation Aesthetics\u003c\/em\u003e is a performance in seeing the world of motion anew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Pierson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190949761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyan Pierson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Film at the University of Calgary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39929233473651,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d9f59547-d361-43f0-b50f-cf24c004203e.jpg?v=1647612205","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/figure-and-force-in-animation-aesthetics-9780190949761","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}