BOOK: Animation A Reference Guide AUTHOR: Thomas W. Hoffer PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press PAGES: 385 CONTENTS TABLES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Chapter 1 : Introduction " 2 : The Historic Outline " 3 : Gateway to the Animation Literature: References and the General Literature " 4 : Classes of Animation and Personalities " 5 : Creating Animation " 6 : New Directions Appendix 1 - Chronology of Animation " 2 - Major Research Centers " 3 - Sources for Collectible Animation Art " 4 - Sources of Films " 5 - Animated Films on 8mm " 6 - Selected and Annotated Trade Journal and Popular Press " 7 - Periodicals, Newsletters, and Irregular Serials in English of Animation Intrest INDEX NOTE: Every Chapter has a bibliography plus every appendix except 1,5. NOTE: Appendix 6 has it's own INDEX NOTE: 70 B.C., Lucretius in De Rerum Natura described an apparatus that projected hand-drawn moving images on a screen.[this is from the appendeix 1- Hows that for obscure information on animation!] John W. Cobb [log in to unmask] P.S. I have 4 scripts- 2 horror, 1 adult themes and situations and one animation. I am seeking people to communicate with about film production in all areas: storyboards, costumes, sets, dioramas, miniature sets, sfx, music, dance, animation, actors, female models, still photography, sound, light, camera, gaffers, make- up, props, computer graphics, public relations- and on,andon, andon etc.----PLEASE contact me at my E-mail address [log in to unmask] and you can write to US Postal mail: John W. Cobb P.O. Box 2351 Rolla, Mo. 65401 If you can post my request for communications with people with intrests in filmmaking in other directions- NEWSNETS- FRIENDS etc., please do. Thanks, John W. Cobb [log in to unmask]