Infinite Animation
eBook - ePub

Infinite Animation

The Life and Work of Adam Beckett

  1. 196 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Infinite Animation

The Life and Work of Adam Beckett

About this book

This book examines the life and animated art of the late Adam K. Beckett. Beckett is known for his six award-winning animations, made between the years 1972-1975, that were ground-breaking at the time and that continue to influence artists today. He is also recognized for his contributions to the first Star Wars movie, as he was head of the animation and rotoscoping area. Beckett was a shooting star during a critical time of change; an innovative genius as well as a unique and compelling character. His life and work illuminates significant social and cultural changes of that time: the emerging independent animation movement of the 1970s in the United States; the rebirth of the visual effects industry; the intersection of animation with newly developed video imaging and computer graphics; and the intense Cultural Revolution that occurred in the 1960s. Beckett's work in animation and effects was pioneering. His premature death cemented his mythic reputation as a larger than life artist and personality.

Key Features:

  • A comprehensive biography of Adam Beckett, based on original research

  • Photographs of and drawings by Beckett that are not yet published or available

  • Critical look at his six primary films that include insight into his techniques and process

  • Insight into the re-emerging visual effects field, through Beckett's work at Robert Abel and Associations and Industrial Light and Magic

  • The emergence of a "golden age" of independent animation in the United States

Key Features

  • A comprehensive biography of Adam Beckett, based on original research
  • Photographs of and drawings by Beckett that are not yet published or available
  • Critical look at his six primary films that include insight into his techniques and process
  • Insight into the re-emergin visual effects field, through Beckett's work at Robert Abel and Associations and Industrial Light and Magic
  • The emergence of a "golden age" of independent animation in the United States

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    Information

    Publisher
    CRC Press
    Year
    2019
    eBook ISBN
    9781351209373
    Topic
    Computer Science
    Subtopic
    Programming Games
    Index
    Computer Science

    Table of contents

    1. Cover
    2. Half Title
    3. Title Page
    4. Copyright Page
    5. Dedication
    6. Table of Contents
    7. Acknowledgments
    8. CHAPTER 1 ■ Auspicious Beginnings: The Young Artist in 1950s Los Angeles and Abroad
    9. CHAPTER 2 ■ Transitions: Adam in Motion
    10. CHAPTER 3 ■ The “Idealistic Young Mystic” at Antioch College
    11. CHAPTER 4 ■ Two Letters and a New School
    12. CHAPTER 5 ■ The Evolving Artist in Eden
    13. CHAPTER 6 ■ From the Carnal to the Cosmic
    14. CHAPTER 7 ■ Sausage City and Adam’s Music
    15. CHAPTER 8 ■ Bridging Art and Effects: A New Generation Emerges
    16. CHAPTER 9 ■ A Star Adrift
    17. INDEX