Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films

With the advent of advanced hand-held technology and the widespread nature of the Internet, the world of animated filmmaking is more exciting and accessible than ever. Due to this cultural and technological development, the success of independent animated film makers is on the rise. Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films, Second Edition showcases some of the greatest, most innovative giants in the field and helps guide readers through the artistic process and production techniques. Story development, casting, color theory, distribution and the intimidating aspects of production are elucidated using various examples of acclaimed, viral and award-winning animated films from all over the world. Readers will also explore the changing nature of audiences, festivals and distributors' relationships with animation and be granted first-hand guidance in navigating the diverse fields of animated filmmaking.

Key Features:

• Covers the entire process of creating an independent animated film from story development and casting to editing and distribution
• Presents a comprehensive array of classic and contemporary case studies covering all manner of production methods from traditional pipelines to avant-garde, auteur and experimental approaches
• Features input and exclusive insight into the working processes of some of the industry's most noteworthy indie animation talents, including Signe Baumane, Adam Elliot, Don Hertzfeldt, Kirsten Lepore, Robert Morgan, David OReilly, PES, Bill Plympton, Rosto, Chris Shepherd and dozens more

Additional resources and interviews are available through a special section of Skwigly Online Animation Magazine.

隨著先進的手持技術和互聯網的普及，動畫電影製作的世界比以往任何時候都更加令人興奮和可接近。由於這種文化和技術的發展，獨立動畫電影製片人的成功正在上升。《獨立動畫：開發、製作和發行您的動畫電影，第二版》展示了該領域中一些最偉大、最具創新性的巨頭，並幫助讀者通過藝術過程和製作技術的指導。使用來自世界各地受到讚譽、病毒式傳播和獲獎的動畫電影的各種例子，闡明了故事發展、角色配音、色彩理論、發行以及製作中令人生畏的方面。讀者還將探索觀眾、節日和發行商與動畫之間關係的變化，並獲得在導航動畫電影製作的多個領域中的第一手指導。

主要特點：
- 涵蓋了從故事發展和角色配音到編輯和發行的獨立動畫電影創作的整個過程
- 提供了一系列經典和當代案例研究，涵蓋了從傳統流程到前衛、導演和實驗方法的各種製作方法
- 提供了一些業內最著名的獨立動畫人才的工作過程的意見和獨家見解，包括Signe Baumane、Adam Elliot、Don Hertzfeldt、Kirsten Lepore、Robert Morgan、David OReilly、PES、Bill Plympton、Rosto、Chris Shepherd等等

進一步的資源和訪談可通過Skwigly Online Animation Magazine的特別部分獲得。

Since finishing his MA in 2008, Ben Mitchell has worked as an animation freelancer with Channel 4, BBC, A Productions, Plymptoons, Rumpus Animation, Slurpy Studios, Happy Hour Productions, Somethin' Else, Jelly Penguin, Channel Flip, and others. As an independent filmmaker he has directed several shorts that have been officially selected for over 100 major film and animation festivals between them and been broadcast internationally. He is also a writer, researcher, and Managing Director of Skwigly Online Animation Magazine, where he has conducted interviews with some of the animation industry's leading practitioners and produced editorial features, events coverage, film/product reviews, project management, video content and the Skwigly Animation Podcast.

自2008年獲得碩士學位以來，Ben Mitchell一直擔任動畫自由工作者，與Channel 4、BBC、A Productions、Plymptoons、Rumpus Animation、Slurpy Studios、Happy Hour Productions、Somethin' Else、Jelly Penguin、Channel Flip等公司合作。作為一名獨立電影製片人，他執導了多部短片，這些作品已經被超過100個主要的電影和動畫節選中，並在國際上播放。他還是一位作家、研究人員和Skwigly Online Animation Magazine的總經理，他在該雜誌上與一些動畫行業的領先從業者進行了訪談，並製作了專題文章、活動報導、影片/產品評論、項目管理、視頻內容以及Skwigly Animation Podcast。