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1. Rural Migrants in Urban China

   Enclaves and Transient Urbanism

   Edited by Fulong Wu, Fangzhu Zhang, Chris Webster

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   After millions of migrants moved from China’s countryside into its sprawling cities a unique kind of ‘informal’ urban enclave was born – ‘villages in the city’. Like the shanties and favelas before them elsewhere, there has been huge pressure to redevelop these blemishes to the urban face of China’...

   To Be Published August 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. Acting and Performance for Animation

   By Derek Hayes, Chris Webster

   Unique, believable characters that think, feel, and captivate your audience are ones that involve emotion, personality, and story. Successful animators balance all of these elements within a single character and narrative. With Acting and Performance for Animation, discover how to create dynamic,...

   Published February 19th 2013 by Focal Press
3. Action Analysis for Animators

   By Chris Webster

   Action Analysis is one of the fundamental princples of animation that underpins all types of animation: 2d, 3d, computer animation, stop motion, etc. This is a fundamental skill that all animators need to create polished, believable animation. An example of Action Analysis would be Shrek's swagger...

   Published June 4th 2012 by Focal Press
4. Private Cities

   Global and Local Perspectives

   By Georg Glasze, Chris Webster, Klaus Frantz

   Series: Routledge Studies in Human Geography

   For the antagonist, private communities are icons of post-consensus, fragmenting civic society, enclosing and excluding by contractual constitution and sometimes by walls and gates. For others they are simply an efficient new way of organizing urban life. Contributed to, and edited by, an...

   Published November 27th 2011 by Routledge
5. Animation: The Mechanics of Motion

   By Chris Webster

   Learn the key skills you need with this practical and inspirational guide to all the fundamental principles of animation. With extended pieces on timing, acting and technical aspects, Chris Webster has created the vital learning tool to help you get the most out of your animation and develop the...

   Published July 25th 2005 by Focal Press