In this book focusing on animation processes, Dan Torre makes a significant contribution to animation philosophy and theory. Its value is enhanced by the clarity of Torre's writing style, his useful references to animation history, and the applicability of his analysis to animated methods of all types. It should be of interest to not only theorists, but also practitioners seeking a deeper view of their art. * Maureen Furniss, Director of Experimental Animation, California Institute of the Arts, USA * Animation: Process, Cognition, and Actuality brilliantly applies pressure to the question of how something became in order to track process in the inverse direction, to reconsider the initial conditions for animation. Torres tour de force lies in the discovery of a fundamental bifurcation between movement and form at the heart of the animation process, which enables a far-reaching discussion of a dazzling array of procedures of animating and forms of animation. Animation, after Torre, is neither illusion nor representation; it is experimentation and transformation of actuality. * Thomas Lamarre, Professor, East Asian Studies and Communication Studies, McGill University, Canada *
