The Animator's Survival Kit
![]() Original edition cover | |
Author | Richard Williams |
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Cover artist | Richard Williams |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Animation, Instruction |
Published | 2001 (Faber and Faber) |
Pages | 379 |
The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators (ISBN 0-5712-0228-4) is an instructional book by Academy Award-winning animator and director Richard Williams. The book includes techniques, advice, tips, tricks, and general information on the history of animation.[1][2]
DVDs[]
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[]
The book met with universal acclaim. Chris Wedge, the director of Epic and the Oscar-nominated Ice Age, wrote about the book: "What I came out with was a complete re-structuring of animation, how I saw animation, how I analysed motion. People the first night sat down at their work stations and were running some of Richard's examples ... and at lunchtime you could see the influence. It was a revelation."[5] It was also turned into an iPad app in 2013.[6][7]
See also[]
- Character animation
- Traditional animation
- Stop-motion animation
- Flash animation
- Computer animation
References[]
- ^ Google Books
- ^ WorldCat.org
- ^ "The Animator's Survival Kit - Animated". Foyles. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ^ Book Review: Expanding 'The Animator's Survival Kit'|Animation World Network
- ^ Reviews on book's official website
- ^ "The Animator's Survival Kit" iPad: An Animation Teacher's Review|Cartoon Brew
- ^ FIRST LOOK: The Animator's Survivor Kit app by Richard Williams|IndieWire
External links[]
- Animation books
- Books about film
- History of animation
- Animation techniques
- Faber and Faber books
- 2001 non-fiction books
- Works by Richard Williams (animator)