From the Book - First edition for North America and the Philippines.
Section I. Getting started : Basic principles : How animation works ; Five relevant principles
Equipment and setup : Cameras ; Supports for the camera ; Lighting ; Capture software ; Editing software ; Resolution ; Aspect ratio ; Setups
Sets and props : Tools ; Materials ; Sets ; Props
Storyboards : The importance of storyboards ; Storyboard layout ; Populating a storyboard ; Storyboard timings
Section II. Stop-motion techniques: Claymation : Case studies : Izabel Plucinska: Afternoon; Michael Stevenson: Pigeon pilfer; Juan Pablo Zaramella: At the opera ; Setting up a 2D claymation ; Shooting a 2D claymation
Puppet animation : Case studies : Kevin Parry: The Arctic Circle; Antoine Kinget and Rémi Parisse: Pour une Pépite de Plus (For a gold nugget more); Patrick Boivin: Iron man vs. Bruce Lee ; Building a basic puppet ; Shooting a puppet animation
Chalkboard and whiteboard animation : Case studies : Hilary Grist and Mike Southworth from Collide Entertainment: Angels we have heard on high; Rebecca Foster: Johnny and June ; Shooting a chalkboard animation ; Shooting a whiteboard animation
Cutout and silhouette animation : Case studies : Eimhin McNamera: The rooster, the crocodile, and the night sky; Javan Ivey: My paper mind; Camille Baladi and Arnaud Roi: Des pop et des up ; Creating a paper puppet ; Hinging a 2D paper puppet ; Setting up a silhouette animation ; Shooting a silhouette animation
LEGO® animation : Case studies : Michael Hickox: LEGO® mini golf; Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz: Writer's block; Tomas Redigh: B-bit trip ; Building a basic LEGO® set ; Setting up a LEGO® animation ; Shooting a LEGO® animation
Post-It note animation : Case studies : Jeff Chiba Sterns: Ode to a Post-it note; James Sturton: Post-it stop-motion thank you; Aaron Kaminar: If you ever need someone: the family bones ; Choosing your Post-it notes and location ; Planning a Post-it note animation ; Shooting a Post-it note animation
Smartphone animation : Case studies : Will Studd and Ed Patterson: Dot; Gulp ; Kontramax: The mirror cube ; Setting up a Smartphone animation ; Down shooting with an iPhone
Section III. Postproduction : Editing and creating movies for sharing : Image sequence to movie file: OSX ; Editing movie files in iMovie on OSX ; Rendering movie files for upload in iMovie on OSX ; Image sequence to movie file: Windows ; Editing movie files in Adobe Premiere Elements in Windows ; Rendering movie files for upload in Premiere Elements in Windows
