Tom Sito is an animator, director, and adjunct professor in the television and cinema departments at the University of Southern California and at the University of California at Los Angeles. His screen credits include Beauty and the Beast, Shrek, and The Lion King. In 1998 Animation Magazine named him as one of the most important people in animation.
" Drawing the Line contains the best account yet of the 1941 Walt
Disney strike, with documentation of the union side." -- London
Review of Books
" Drawing the Line provides an invaluable point of entry for
professional scholars who wish to further investigate the
intriguing field of artistic unionism." -- Paul Lawrie, Labour/Le
Travail
""Sito is at his best sorting through the issues arising from [the
arrival of computers]... given that in a sense all cinema is
animation, the demarcation and jurisdictional lines between special
effects, digital artists (no more inkers and painters), various
managers and supervisors became very complex indeed."" -- Rick
Thompson, Screening the Past
"[Sito's] marvelous book... provides a witty, passionate, radical
insider's view of the American film industry that is indispensable
reading for anyone interested in the cinema." -- International
Socialism
"Contains the best account yet of the 1941 Walt Disney strike, with
documentation of the union side." -- London Review of Books
"Here is a unique perspective on the history of American animation,
written by an artist and director who's also played a key role in
his industry's labor movement. The stories he tells are alternately
heartbreaking and hilarious... Anyone with more than a passing
interest in the world of animation should consider this book a
must-read." -- LeonardMaltin.com
"Sito describes the history and fiery personalities behind the
formation of the Screen Cartoonists Union, the strikes and
walk-outs, the effects of Hollywood blacklisting, and the battles
at the bargaining tables." -- Man vs. Art
"Sito... crafts an appealing analysis of the heretofore
undocumented tensions resulting from the production process of one
of America's most enduring cultural media. Drawing the Line is a
fine analysis of an intriguing aspect of the labour history made
all the more so by the author's obvious passion for the subject and
its actors. Thanks to the nature of the subject matter, the reader
is treated to a plethora of rare and humorous cartoons and photos
which give the narrative a real human dimension. Drawing the Line
provides an invaluable point of entry for professional scholars who
wish to further investigate the intriguing field of artistic
unionism." -- Paul Lawrie, University of Toronto
"Sito's connections allowed him access to data and illustrations
hard to come by, and he enriches the book with numerous anecdotes
gleaned from conversations with top animators and his own 30-year
animation experience. Recommended. All readers; all levels." --
Choice
"The stories he tells are alternately heartbreaking and hilarious,
infused with the irreverence that's always characterized this
field. Anyone with more than a passing interest in the world of
animation should consider this book a must-read." -- Leonard Maltin
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