DreamWorks Animation has a full program of internal training that provides many resources for their artists. They provide each artist coming up with a list of books and resources they find most useful for mastering the art of animation. DreamWorks generously allowed me to share this list with you recommended. The links take you to more information about each book. If resources are not books, I added a note on which links you.
Acting and Improv
• Acting for Animators by Ed Hooks
• The Second City - Improvisation Almanac by Anne Libera
• A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology: the secret Art of the Performer by Eugenio Barba
• Matthew Bain on the move. Bain is a final layout artist at PDI / Dreamworks animation and freelance music visualization artist / composer.) (Linked in) (YouTube viewing Music)
animated Books
• the illusion of life: Disney Animation by Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston
• Your career in animation: How to survive and thrive by David Levy
• Animator survival Kit by Richard Williams 
• Animation: pencils to pixels by Tony White 
• Cartoon Animation by Preston Blair 
• Nine Old Men of Walt Disney by John Canemaker 
• The Disney Villain by Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston 
• The Disney That Never Was by Charles Solomon 
• The Art and Flair of Mary Blair by John Canemaker 
• Disney animation art by Bob Thomas 
• Magic entertainment Disney by Don Hahn 
• Batman: animated by Paul Dini, Chip Kidd 
• The art of Shrek Forever After 
• The art of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
• The art of Madagascar 3
• The art of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
• The art of Madagascar 3
• the art of Kung Fu Panda
• the art of Kung Fu Panda 2 • the Art of How to train your dragon 
• the Art of Rise of the Guardians 
• character Animation Crash Course! by Eric Goldberg 
• Computer Animation - Expert advice on breaking into the business by Dale K. Myers 
• Ideas for the short film ' animation Karen Sullivan, Gary Schumer and Kate Alexander 
Color and paint
• Color and Light: A guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney 
• Realism Imaginative: How to paint What Does not Exist by James Gurney 
Computer Graphics and Visual FX
• introduction to Computer Graphics by James D. Foley, et al
• Fundamentals of Computer Graphics Peter Shirley
• Mathematics for Computer Graphics by John Vince
• CG101: A Industry Reference Computer Graphics (2nd edition) by Terrence Masson
• Art of 3D computer Animation and Effects by Isaac Kerlow 
• Principles dimensional computer animation Michael O'Rourke 
• the Art and science digital compositing, second edition: Techniques for visual Effects, Animation and motion Graphics (The Kaufmann Series Morgan Computer Graphics) by Ron Brinkmann 
• Creating 3-D Animation: The Book Aardman of Filmmaking by Sibley and Lord 
• Inspired 3D short film production by Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia 
• Digital Lighting and rendering (2nd edition) by Jeremy Birn 
• special Effects: The history and Technique by Richard Rickitt 
• visual Effects in a Digital world by Karen E. Goulekas 
.... Glossary the same author 
.... Glossary the same author • introduction to Computer Graphics by James Foley, Andries van Dam, Steven K. Feiner, John F. Hughes and Richard L. Phillips
Figure and Gesture Drawing
• Drawn to Life - books by Walt Stanchfield by Don Hahn 
• Spirit of the pose by Karl Gnass 
• Evoke - the Art of Dave Pimentel
• on the art of drawing by Robert Fawcett 
• Robert Fawcett: Illustrator of Illustrator David Apatoff 
• animal Anatomy for artists by Eliot Goldfinger 
• human anatomy for the artist: form elements by Eliot Goldfinger 
Filmmaking Books
• Movie management piecemeal: Visualization of the Concept for the screen by Steven Katz 
• visual history: Creation of the visual structure of the film, television and digital media by Bruce Block 
• in a wink Walter Murch 
• the five C Cinematography by Joseph V. Mascelli 
• animals in motion by Eadweard Muybridge 
• The human figure in motion by Eadweard Muybridge 
• Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography, DVD 
• Storytelling Cinematic: the 100 most Powerful Film conventions Every filmmaker should know by Jennifer Van Sijll 
Layout & Composition Books
• story: substance, Structure, style and the principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee 
• Save the Cat! The latest book on Screenwriting you need by Blake Snyder 
• Paper Dreams: The Art and Artists of Disney Storyboards by John Canemaker 
• Writing Photos by Donald Graham 
• Bill Peet: An Autobiography by Bill Peet 
• Lead the story: storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for professional live action and animation Francis Glebas 
• Prepare to board! Creating story and characters for animation features and Shorts by Nancy Beiman 
Animation Sites
ASIFA Hollywood
Animation Archive Podcasts
AWN
Cartoon Brew
animated nation
Animation Physics
Siggraph
Podcast Animation flip Animation
Gallery Nucleus / artists
talking animation
Storyboard Art
Stuart Ng Books
Educational Sites
Animation Mentor
ACME Animation
JRA Webinar
I Animate
Rig 101
Schoolism
Gnomon school
LAAFA
the Animation Academy
Concept design Academy
Concept design Academy
Animation Guild
Armory Arts
educator animation Forum
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