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Animation, Film, Television: Books

Resources for students on animation, film and television related programmes

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New books now in the library - selection (Film & TV production)

Monsters : what do we do with great art by bad people?
Visual Effects for Indie Filmmakers book front cover
Acting for the Camera book front cover
Motion picture and video lighting front cover of book
Production Design for Screen front cover of book
Studio television production and directing front cover of book
Experimental filmmaking and the motion picture camera front cover of book
Mastering the Pitch book front cover
Video Production handbook front cover of book
The insiders' guide to factual filmmaking front cover of book
The Art of the Game of Thrones front cover of book
Cinematography front cover of book
Directing : film techniques and aesthetics book front cover
The Art of Illusion front cover of book
The Art and Craft of Motion Picture Editing book front cover
Set Lighting Technician's Handbook book front cover
Production design : visual design for film and television book front cover
Green Screen Handbook front cover of book
Grammar of the Edit front cover of book
Grammar of the Shot front cover of book
The Documentary Distribution Toolkit book front cover
The Routledge Companion to Screen Music and Sound front cover of book
Ethics and Aesthetics in Contemporary African Cinema book front cover
Tradition, Culture and Aesthetics in Contemporary Asian Cinema  book front cover
Documentary Editing front cover of book
Inclusive Screenwriting for Film and Television book front cover
Star Wars Storyboards book front cover
Christopher Nolan: the iconic filmmaker and his work book front cover
An Introduction to Television Studies book front cover
Television Sports Production book front cover
The Filmmaker's Eye: the Language of the Lens book front cover
Television Development book front cover
Lighting for Televised Live Events book front cover
Beyond Continuity front cover of book
Shooting the Scene front cover of book

New Books selection - Animation

Disney/Pixar the Art of Inside Out 2
Motion Illustration: how to use animation techniques to make illustrations move
The VES handbook of virtual production front cover of book
Animation in Europe book front cover
Animation Masterclasses: from Pencils to Pixels book front cover
The art of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: mutant mayhem front cover of book
An Essential Introduction to Maya Character Rigging book front cover
Keys to Drawing with Imagination book front cover
Making the Cut at Pixar front cover
Acting for Animators front cover
Acting and Character Animation front cover
The story of British animation front cover
Experimental and expanded animation : new perspectives and practices front cover
Experimental Animation front cover
Producing Animation front cover
The Animation Producer's Handbook front cover
front cover of book
Layout and Composition for Animation front cover
Understanding Animation front cover
Pixar Storytelling front cover
Animated Performance front cover
Fundamentals of Character Design front cover
Your Career in Animation front cover

Have a look at the full list of new resources for TV, Film and Animation.

Inter-Library Loan service

Book not in the library?

Use the Inter-Library Loan (ILL) service to obtain print books and chapters from print or electronic books not held by the university. The service is primarily for final year undergrad students, postgrads, researchers and academics. Staff and students have an initial allocation of free requests. More information is available in the Guide to Inter-Library Loans

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Animation and Film Art collection

Main subject areas in the Library

Topic Shelf number
Animation (cinematography) 777.7
Animated films 791.4334
Camera techniques and editing 778.53 
Documentary   791.4353
Drawing 741.58
Film (general) 791.43
Film management 791.436553
Film production (inc. directing) 791.430232
Film theory / film studies 791.4301
Lighting 778.5343
Media Law 343
Screenwriting 808.23
Sound in film
for Sound recording (technical)
791.4372
621.3893
Television 791.45
Visual effects 778.53

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