The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators

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Wisdom is needed because we know how to dismantle and what specific steps to take. Need perseverance, because to these repeated, many, even some steps to carry out that boring, very test of patience.

Richard Williams was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1933 and died in 2019. Studied at Northern Secondary School. In 1988, his work " Who Framed Roger Rabbit " won him two Oscars. Representative works: " The Animator's Survival Kit " etc. World-renowned animator and triple-Oscar-winner Richard Williams presents ‘The Animator’s Survival Kit’ for iPad. Richard Williams had an extraordinary life in animation. When he began his career, art schools considered solid draftsmanship passé, and animation knowledge was not widely available to the public. Williams learned animation technique in the most difficult and expensive way possible: Personally hiring industry vets and travelling to the Disney Studios to seek tips and advice. This book is a culmination of years of hands on experience and consultation from the best artists in the field. Thanks in large part to this book, knowledge about animation technique is widely available to the public.

When you're doing life drawing, you're all alone. One of the main reasons animators — once they become animators ~ don't like to spend their evenings and spare time life drawing is because it's not a collaborative operation. ” Author's Expertise: Benefit from the knowledge and experience of a master animator with a remarkable 50-year career and three Academy Awards to his name

Cohl's work prefigures the later animation dictum,' Don't do what a camera can do — do what a camera can't do!' ” One hundred years have passed, and the level of animation that humans can produce to interact with real people is far beyond this work 100 years ago. Now it is easy for people to make an animation with more mature technology and richer stories, but the significance of the lesson is far inferior to this short film. Because it is both intellectually or technically pioneering nature, people always remember only those pioneering work. As well as an extremely useful handbook for aspiring animators, this is a fascinating read for any animation buff! Williams is a master of his craft and presents clear and step-by-step examples of what he is trying to teach. He constantly references gods of the medium like Milt Kahl and Bill Tytla for reinforcement of a point or an example of a technique, which gives the impression of a rounded point of view. As well as informative, I found this book to be engaging and humorous. A top United Artists executive who distributed The Yellow Submarine told me, 'This is the Beatles at the height of their popularity and still people stay away from non-Disney animation.' Film executives at that time always said of animation,' If it doesn't have the Disney name on it, no one will go see it.' But the real point is, it wasn't just the Disney name — it was the Disney expertise that captivated the audience and held them for eighty minutes. "This is a great book for anyone who is interested in animation. It is written by the Academy Award-winning animator of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? We love it. It is better than the book, better than the DVD series. It perfectly combines the best qualities of print and video... a huge step forward for learning animation.” After my trip, I went straight to art school and received the second piece of advice, from a great teacher and superb draftsman, Eric Freifeld, then teaching at the Ontario College of Art. He looked at my life drawings and said, 'Well, here's a clever little fellow who's never seen anything.' I said,' What should I do?' He said, 'Go to the library and look at Albrecht Durer for two years.' I did. And not surprisingly my interest in animation vanished for years. ”

Inspirational Guidance: Receive guidance on creating animations that are not only technically sound but also believable, with an emphasis on storytelling and capturing the audience's imagination

Animation examples from the book combined with footage from Richard Williams' masterclasses have been put into a 16-volume DVD box set titled The Animator's Survival Kit – Animated. [3] The logo from the book cover was completely animated in the traditional style, taking Williams and his animators 9 months to complete. Williams also included some early drafts of his own work from previous projects. [4] Reception [ edit ] While professional animators were the original audience for The Animator's Survival Kit (this book is based on notes for a series of professional masterclasses) I think it serves as a good starting place for anyone who would like to start learning the craft. The book opens with the basics about timing and spacing, and then spends most of the book on walks and runs. These concepts are foundational, and I find that Williams explains these ideas better that most authors that came before him (Preston Blair, Tony White) and those that came after. (Eric Goldberg's Character Animation Crash Course is perfectly fine, but I think Williams goes more in depth)