Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of Figures iv
4. Acknowledgements v
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Falling with Style? The Computer-Animated Film and Genre 24
7. 2. Towards a Journey Narrative Syntax 41
8. 3. Notes on a Luxo World 63
9. 4. Computer-Animated Films and Anthropomorphic Subjectivity 85
10. 5. Object Transformation and the Spectacle of Scrap 109
11. 6. Pixar, Performance and Puppets 127
12. 7. Monsters, Synch: A Taxonomy of the Star Voice 144
13. 8. From Wile E. to Wall-E: Computer-Animated Film Comedy 165
14. 9. DreamWorks Animation, Metalepsis and Diegetic Deconstruction 187
15. 10. The Mannerist Game 205
16. Conclusion: Satisfying a Spirit of Adventure 224
17. Bibliography 232
18. Index 257