The fundamentals of animation -Paul Wells

"The art challenges the technology and the technology inspires the art." (John Lasseter:PIXAR animation) 

The fundamentals of animation is a "core text" for all animation students. The book is divided into parts: The first section discusses the key processes and principles of animation. It describes the the concepts from the point where they are still research up to the preparation and techniques used, all the way to the full completion of the piece.  The following part investigates the connection animation has to narrative styles of popular culture supporting theories by analysing previous work and by studying current student and commercial work. 

I chose to review it because I consider it one of the great theoretical books of our times. And it helped me a lot.