The illusion of life : Disney animation

That being said, the book does contain information that deals in all facets of animation, and, sometimes, on the wider scale of dramatic and literary techniques relating to the visual medium. Since animation is essentially a unification of film, acting, drawing, and writing, techniques from all four are important. This book does contain the twelve principles of animation essentially, several key elements to any good animation, which are employed by any good animator, in anything from Disneys Steamboat Willie to Pixars Up.