Available Books
IDS352: Advanced Computer Animation Production, Spring 2008

These books may be checked out from the instructor. Where indicated, some are also available in the library. Some are also available through interlibrary loan.

Books about Maya

1. Maya : professional tips and techniques, Lee Lanier (inter-library loan)
2. Maya : secrets of the pros, Kundert-Gibbs, John L. (inter-library loan)
3. Animation: The Mechanics of Motion, Chris Webster
4. Learning Maya 7. Foundation, Marc-André Guindon and Cathy McGinnis
5. Learning Maya 7. The modeling & animation handbook, Marc-André Guindon
6. Learning Maya 7. The special effects handbook (library only)
7. Learning Autodesk Maya 2008: The Modeling & Animation Handbook, (inter-library loan)
8. Introduction to 3D Graphics & Animation Using Maya, Adam Watkins (library only)
9. Learning Autodesk Maya 2008: The Special Effects Handbook, Autodesk Maya Press
10. Mastering Maya 7, John Kundert-Gibbs, et al. (library only)
11. Maya Character Animation, 2nd Edition, J. Choi
12. MEL Scripting for Maya Animators, by Mark R. Wilkins, Chris Kazmier
13. Complete Maya Programming: An Extensive Guide to MEL and C++ API, David Gould

Other Books

1. Story, Robert McKee
2. Animation Writing and Development : From Script Development to Pitch, Jean Ann Wright (inter-library loan)
3. How to Write for Animation by Jeffrey Scott (inter-library loan)
4. Writing for the Short Film, Pat Cooper and Ken Dancyger
5. On Directing Film, David Mamet (library)
6. Film Directing: Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen, Steven Katz
7. 3 uses of the knife : on the nature and purpose of drama, David Mamet, (library)
8. Making Movies, Sidney Lumet
9. Acting for Animators, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide to Performance Animation, Ed Hooks
10. Acting in Animation: A Look at 12 Films Ed Hooks
11. Matters of light & depth : creating memorable images for video, film & stills through lighting, Ross Lowell (only through inter-library loan)