Sylvain Chomets Distinctive Animation: From The Triplets of Belleville to The Illusionist

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Sylvain Chomet is a multifaceted French artist best known for his feature animation films The Triplets of Belleville and The Illusionist. Although the films have a highly recognized artistic value, the relevant literature is limited to a modest number of articles. This open access book provides the first in-depth analysis of his animation films and his contribution to contemporary animation. Sylvain Chomets Distinctive Animation examines important elements of the artists life, his studies and previous works, along with his influences and important collaborations. Special attention is also paid to the production processes, as well as the historical and socioeconomic context in which they have been created, in order to provide the reader not only with a comprehensive study of the films, but also to highlight their contribution to the advancement of contemporary animation. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on www.bloomsburycollections.com.

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Some filmmakers change the film industry: Sylvain Chomet is one of them. This well researched, engaging book is a fitting documentation of The Triiplets of Belleville and his other works. An important book for every film library. * Maureen Furniss, Faculty, CalArts, USA *

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Maria Katsaridou is a teaching fellow in Semiotics of Animation and in Interactive Narrative and Video Games at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She has published on animation films, videogames, adaptation, narrative and semiotics. Since 2017 she serves as a Judge in the Music, Film and Theatre category at UA The Undergraduate Awards.