The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, Richard, PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber, The definitive book on ong>animationong>, from the Academy Award-winning animator behind "Who Framed Roong>geong>r Rabbit?" ong>Animationong> is one of the hottest areas of filmmaking today--and the master animator who bridong>geong>s the old ong>geong>neration and the new is Richard Williams. During his fifty years in the business, Williams has been one of the true innovators, winning three Academy Awards and serving as the link between Disney's golden aong>geong> of ong>animationong> by hand and the new computer ong>animationong> exemplified by "Toy Story." Perhaps even more important, though, has been his dedication in passing along his knowledong>geong> to a new ong>geong>neration of animators so that they in turn could push the medium in new directions. In this book, based on his sold-out master classes in the United States and across Europe, Williams provides the underlying principles of ong>animationong> that every animator--from beginner to expert, classic animator to computer ong>animationong> whiz --needs. Urging his readers to "invent but be believable," he illustrates his points with hundreds of drawings, distilling the secrets of the masters into a working system in order to create a book that will become the standard work on all forms of ong>animationong> for professionals, students, and fans.