A Reader in Animation Studies, Edited by Jayne Pilling

Pat Raine Webb reviews Jayne Pilling's new book, A Reader in Animation Studies, which publishes 21 scholarly Society for Animation Studies essays, for the first time.

By Pat Raine Webb | Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 12:00 am

Today it is difficult to define animation. New technology is changing not only how animation is made but also how it is perceived. If you set out with an open mind, this book is a voyage of discovery.

Jane Pilling's A Reader in Animation Studies is now available on-line in the Animation World Store.

A Reader in Animation Studies, edited by Jayne Pilling, Sydney, Australia: John Libbey & Company Ltd. (U.S. Distributor: Indiana University Press), 1997. 283 pages. ISBN: 1-8642-000-5 (U.S. $24.95 paperback). Contributors: Robin Allan, Sharon Couzin, Andy Darley, Harvey Deneroff, Philip Kelly Denslow, Leslie Felperin, Michael Frierson, J.B. Kaufman, Mark Langer, Sandra Law, Terrance R. Lindvall, Lev Manovich, J. Matthew Melton, Michael O'Pray, Simon Pummell, Luca Raffaelli, William Moritz, Steve Weiner, Paul Wells.

Pat Raine Webb is a freelance researcher, writer and programmer in animated film with 20 years experience in the animation industry. She is vice president of ASIFA UK and publishes the group's quarterly magazine Dope Sheet.