The first comprehensive study of animated landscapes across media.

"The first comprehensive study of animated landscapes across media"--

An innovative critical history of Disney feature animation that uproots common misconceptions and brings fresh scholarly definition to a busy field.

This study provides the first book-length critical history of storyboarding, from the birth of cinema to the present day and beyond. It discusses the role of storyboarding in key films including Gone with the Wind, Psycho and The Empire Strikes Back, and is illustrated with a wide range of images.