Alchemy of Animation

Don Hahn, Producer of Disney films such as Hunchback, Lion King and Beauty and the Beast has penned a book on the process of creating an animated film - The Alchemy of Animation.

The subtitle of the book is "Making an Animated Film in the Modern Era" so the focus is more of the current process rather than during Walt's time.  The book also explores the multiple types of animated films such as hand-drawn, computer generated, puppets/stop-motion and performance capture. Even though the focus is on the current creative process, the past isn't ignored and is often cited in examples.

And, animation fans will love the fact that it's jammed-packed full of color illustrations.