LOCAL
Dick Blick http://www.dickblick.com/
229 West Chase St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Artist and Craftsman http://www.artistcraftsman.com/store-locations-baltimore-maryland
137 West North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201
Belle Hardware http://belle.doitbest.com/home.aspx
240 Mc Mechen St, Baltimore, MD 21217
House of Foam — Foam for stop mo puppets http://www.house-of-foam.com/
229 West Chase St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Stage and Studio http://www.stage-n-studio.com
1792 Union Ave, Baltimore, MD 21211
Service Photo Supply http://servicephoto.com/
3838 Falls Road, Baltimore, Maryland, 21211
WEB
Animation Supplies — Armature parts, plasticine, books, etc.
www.animationsupplies.net
Cartoon Colour Company — High quality animation bond, light boxes, etc.
http://www.cartooncolor.com/
BH Photo — Photo, digital and electronics
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
Whimsie Studio — Craft supplies, armature wire, etc.
http://www.whimsie.com/
Stop Motion Store
http://www.stopmotionstore.com
New Egg — Computers, hard drives, parts
http://www.newegg.com/
Other World Computing — Off brand, mac-compatible parts and accessories
http://www.macsales.com/
Pencils.com
http://www.pencils.com
AE Scripts — After Effect scripts and plugins
http://aescripts.com/
Micro Mark — Specialists in small tools and craft materials
http://www.micromark.com/
Jet Pens — Japanese pens and stationary
https://www.jetpens.com/
*Note: The most competitive prices are often found on amazon.com. Also, try to coordinate with your classmates to avoid steep shipping charges on small purchases.
Writing
“Story” by Robert McKee
“Writing the Character-Centered Screenplay” by Andrew Horton
“The Art of Dramatic Writing” by Lajos Egri
“Basics Animation: Scriptwriting” by Paul Wells
Animation
“Animation Survival Kit” by Richard Williams
“The Illusion of Life” by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnson
“Timing for Animation” by Tom Sito and Harold Whitaker
“Cartoon Animation” by Preston Blair
“Drawn to Life: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures” by Walt Stanchfield
Acting for Animators, Ed Hooks, Publisher: Henemann Drama
Character Animation Crash Course, Erik Goldberg, Silman-James Press
Stop Motion
The Animation Bible: Maureen Furniss
Stop Motion: Passion, Process and Performance by Barry Purves
Animation Theory
“Understanding Animation” by Paul Wells
“Animation: Genre and Authorship” by Paul Wells
Film Form
“The Visual Story” by Bruce Block
“The Five C’s of Cinematography” by Joseph V. Mascelli
“Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen” by Steven D. Katz
“Shot by Shot: A Practical Guide to Filmmaking” by John Cantine
Film Editing
“On Film Editing” by Edward Dmytryk
“In the Blink of an Eye” by Walter Murch
“The Eye is Quicker” by Richard D. Pepperman
Sound
“Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema” by David Sonnenschein
Animation History
Cartoons: One Hundred Years of Cinema Animation” by Giannalberto Bendazzi
“Paper Dreams; The Art and Artists of Disney Storyboarding” by John Canemaker
“Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons” by Leonard Maltin
“Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s Animation” by Amid Amidi
“Drawing the Line” by Tom Sito
“Moving Innovation” by Tom Sito
“A New History of Animation” by Maureen Furniss
Technical Books
“The Art and Science of Digital Compositing” by Ron Brinkmann
“Adobe After Effects CS5 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques” by Mark Christiansen
“Mastering Autodesk Maya 2015” by Todd Palamar
Reference
“Telling Lies” by Paul Ekman
“Emotions Revealed” by Paul Ekman
“The Male and Female Figure in Motion” by Edward Muybridge
“Animals in Motion” by Edward Muybridge
Cameras
We use Dragonframe as our image capture software for stop motion. Canon and Nikon DSLR are available for checkout through AV Services.
If you are interested in purchasing your own camera, please check Dragonframe’s list of compatible cameras: http://www.dragonframe.com/camera.php
We highly recommend purchasing a DSLR camera with live-view.
Backup solutions
Studies show that 20% of all hard drives will die within a four year period.
Your computer can be set to automatically backup your files:
Backup and Restore (Windows) Time Machine (Mac)
Many services exist that provide backup storage:
Cloud based storage Backblaze Crashplan Google Drive Dropbox
Backups can also be maintained physically:
- Portable USB Drives
- External harddrives: USB 3, USB C, eSata or Thunderbolt connection
- Storage Work Drives