Books:
“The Animator's survival guide” -book by Richard Williams
The go to book for animation.
Goldberg, Eric. Character Animation Crash Course! Silman-James Press, 2008.
More about inspiration and characterization than the nitty gritty how to of the animator's survival guide.
Jones, Chuck. Chuck Amuck: the Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist. Farrar Strauss Giroux, 1999.
The autobiography of one of the best animation directors of all time. Great for thinking like an animator.
Thomas, Frank, and Ollie Johnston. The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation. Hyperion, 1981.
A book on the history and impact of disney animation.
Mattesi, Michael D. Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators. Focal Press, 2013.
Great book on capturing the energy in gesture
Apatow, Judd. Sick in the Head: Conversations about Life and Comedy. Duckworth Overlook, 2017.
Comedians talking about comedy. Seems bulletproof to me.
Marx, Groucho. Groucho and Me. Virgin, 2009.
The autobiography of one of the most successful comedians in history. Great insight and comedy.
Lennon, John. In His Own Write. Canongate, 2014./Lennon, John. A Spaniard in the Works. Canongate, 2015.
An absurd book. If I’m ever stuck, I will read some of this book, and totally change everything about the way I think about everything.
Martin, Steve. Born Standing Up. 2007.
Steve Martin’s life, which is funny, and can teach how to be funny.
Loux, Matthew. SideScrollers. Oni, 2006.
A comic with a very good sense of humor
OÌba, Tsugumi, et al. Bakuman. Viz Media, 2011.
A comic about making comics
Online:
Steve Martin’s Masterclass
A wild and crazy link
Warner, Joel. “One Professor's Attempt to Explain Every Joke Ever.” Wired, Conde Nast, 26 Apr. 2011, Humor Code.
An article on the scientific process of comedy
magnusalpha. “Talking Funny - HBO.” YouTube, YouTube, 30 Dec. 2012, Funny
4 famous comedians talking about comedy
Cook, Christian. “What Is Comedy and What Makes Something Funny?” What Is Comedy and What Makes Something Funny? :: Language Foundry,Thinctanc
A helpful article with examples and definitions of different things related to comedy.
Lorcher, Trent. “Analyzing Irony and Humor in Literature.” Bright Hub Education, 17 Jan. 2012, Bright Hub
An article describing how to analyze comedy
Nerdwriter1. “How Louis CK Tells A Joke.” YouTube, YouTube, 18 Jan. 2017, Louie
A breakdown of how Louis CK uses timing and pacing to tell a joke.
“How to Be a Stand Up Comedian - Stand Up Comedy Class.” Stand Up Comedy Clinic, Clinic
An entire website dedicated to stand up comedy.
Christensen, Jen. “The Deep Emotions behind Stand-up Comedy.” CNN, Cable News Network, 10 July 2017, Cnn
An article about the emotional toll of comedians
Brooks, Josiah. “Draw with Jazza.” YouTube, YouTube, Jazza
Tutorials on animation, design, and lots of art stuff.
Prokopenko, Stan. “Proko.” YouTube, YouTube, Proko.
Very good videos on anatomy, gesture, form, etc… the nitty gritty
AlanBeckerTutorials. “12 Principles of Animation (Official Full Series).” YouTube, YouTube, 30 May 2017, 12 steps.
An in depth video on the principals of animation.
“The 100 Best Animated Movies Ever Made.” Time Out New York, 29 Mar. 2016, 100 steps
Great inspiration, full of both classics, and movies I’ve never heard of.
Opam, Kwame. “Steven Universe Creator Rebecca Sugar on Animation and the Power of Empathy.” The Verge, The Verge, 1 June 2017, Sugar
One of the current leaders in animation on it’s history and future.
RebelTaxi99. “RebelTaxi.” YouTube, YouTube, RebelTaxi
Shows off a lot of obscure movies/ tv shows, and analyzses of animation both as an art form and an industry.
Coats, Emma. “Pixar's Rules.” PIXAR, pixar-animation.weebly.com/pixars-rules.html. Pixar
A list of storytelling rules/ tips from pixar, one of the best animation studios in the world. --