First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Paul Wells is Subject Leader in Media Studies at De Montfort University in Leicester.

Introduction; Chapter 1 Thinking about Animated Films; Chapter 2 Notes Towards A Theory of Animation; Chapter 3 Once Upon a Time:; Chapter 4 25 Ways to Start Laughing; Chapter 5 Issues in Representation; Chapter 6 Animation and Audiences: 'My mother used to call me Thumper!';