Animation
The Library welcomes recommendations from staff and students, provided they are current editions and support the learning, teaching and research interests of the University. Make your request through the Collection Recommendation Service.
- Animation Magazine
Animation Magazine features both in-depth articles, as well as being a great way of keeping
up-to-date with the world of animation. - Animation: an interdisciplinary journal
Animation : an interdisciplinary journal is the leading peer-reviewed journal covering animation
BFI Player - did you know that you now have access to BFI Player, showing critically acclaimed films and animation from around the world? Sign up for an account, or find out more by clicking on the "Audio-Visual" tab.
The library offers over 200,000 print and electronic books. Print books are arranged by shelf number, which are found using LibrarySearch and on the book binding, the most relevant numbers are -
| Subject | Shelf Number |
| Animated Films | 791.4334 |
| Animation Techniques | 777.7 |
| Animators, A-Z by Name | 791.4334092 |
| Cartoon Animation | 741.58 |
| Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Cartoons | 741.5 |
| Cultural Studies | 306 |
| Film Directors, A-Z by Name | 791.430233092 |
| Film Genre | 791.436 |
| Film History | 791.4309 |
| Film Theory | 791.4301 |
| Films, A-Z by Title | 791.437 |
| Manga | 741.5952 |
| Puppets | 791.53 |
| Technology and Social Change | 303.483 |
Journals provide up to date research in your area of study, they may be available in print or electronic format and can be found using LibrarySearch. A list of all current journals can be found using the Journals A-Z, the most relevant are -
- Animation: an interdisciplinary journal
addresses all animation made using all known (and yet to be developed) techniques - Animation Magazine (Flipster)
covering the animation industry and education, as well as visual effects
Databases bring together specialist collections of articles, images and electronic books. A list of all current databases can be found using the Databases A-Z, the most relevant are -
- Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
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Indexes over 250 Film, Music and Performing Arts journals with 97 of these available in full text, including American Cinematographer, Dance Chronicle, Film Criticism, and Journal of Popular Film and Television.
- Screen Studies This link opens in a new window
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Exceptional collection of award-winning screenplays, critical and contextual books on film from the late nineteenth century to the present, and an interactive timeline of cinema history.
- Gnomon Workshop This link opens in a new window
Online tutorials providing professional-level instruction in design, drawing, sculpting, painting, modeling, lighting, rendering, texturing, rigging, storyboarding, animation, and other areas related to visual effects.
- Stash This link opens in a new window
Stash is an online video library of animation, visual effects and motion design from around the world. The site is produced by Stash Media, a Canadian-based company.
- Art Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Indexes and provides the full text of journal articles on art, design, advertising, architecture, crafts, interior design, photography, textiles, television and video.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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Google Scholar is a freely available search tool that helps you to find academic articles and books on the web. It searches publishers’ websites, university research repositories and other kinds of scholarly sites. It provides a broad and interdisciplinary search and includes the ability to track the number of times an article has been cited by other authors as well as direct links to UCA online collections. For more information see - Using Google Scholar.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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An archive of scholarly journals covering the visual arts, including architecture, film studies, fine art, art history, the performing arts, religion, folklore and language, 1884-2009.
- BoB This link opens in a new window
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BoB is on demand TV and radio service for education which allows staff and students to record programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels; and search our archive of over 2.2 million broadcasts. See - Using BoB to learn more about how to setup and use BoB.
- BFI Player This link opens in a new window
The BFI video on-demand streaming service, showing critically acclaimed classic, cult and archive films.
To create or reactivate an account go to the Academic Subscription Page
See the FAQ for further instructions on creating an account. - Atlasshorts This link opens in a new window
Atlasshorts curates and delivers short films (under 60 minutes) and visual art across live-action, narrative, animation, documentary, VR/AR/XR, from the leading film, media, art and design schools.
- Stash This link opens in a new window
Stash is an online video library of animation, visual effects and motion design from around the world. The site is produced by Stash Media, a Canadian-based company.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window
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Kanopy is a video streaming service with a Netflix-style interface which can be accessed via the link above or using the Kanopy mobile app for Android and iOS.
Login required off campus to watch films (log in with your UCA details to create a Kanopy login).
- Britannica ImageQuest This link opens in a new window
Over 2.5 million rights-cleared and high quality images from 46 of the world's leading collections.
- Bridgeman Education This link opens in a new window
Bridgeman Education is a complete visual resource offering over 800,000 digital images of art, history and culture from global museums, galleries, private collections and contemporary artists all copyright cleared for educational use.
Archives offer access to rare and unique insight into the work of artists and creators, and often include original letters and artwork. Details of all the collections can be found in the ArchiveSearch, the most relevant for animation are -
Artists Books
Are works of art in a book, or book-like form. The appearance and production of the work is determined by the artist as a limited edition.
Digitised front covers can be viewed in ResourceBank
Bob Godfrey Archive
Internationally celebrated animator who founded the Animation programme at UCA Farnham – we hold his scripts, storyboards, correspondence, and animation cels.
A selection of of animations are available on ResourceBank
Kristian Andrews
Animators storyboards and ink drawings from 'Rabbit Punch', an autobiographical film on his life growing up.
A selection of animations are available on ResourceBank
Stuart Hilton
Artwork of an experimental documentary for '6 Weeks in June', 1996. A road animation of 11000 miles around the USA in six weeks in the back of a van with a band, a pen, and a stack of paper.
Tandem Film Daniel Greaves Studios
Animations produced by Tandem Films including ‘Flatworld’ (1997) and ‘Manipulation’ (1991) - this collection consists storyboards, scripts, and artworks.
A selection of animations are available on ResourceBank
