The Animator's Survival Kit
 | Faber & Faber, 2002, Paperback Customer Rating: 95 reviews Recommend |
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The definitive book on animation, from the Academy Award-winning animator behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit?Animation is one of the hottest areas of filmmaking today — and the master animator who bridges the old generation and the new is Richard Williams. During his more than forty 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 age of animation by hand and the new computer animation exemplified by Toy Story. Perhaps even more important, though, has been his dedication in passing along his knowledge to a new generation 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 animation that every animator — from beginner to expert, classic animator to computer animation 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 animation for professionals, students, and fans.
Title: The Animator's Survival Kit
Sales Rank: 4381 in Books
Author: Richard Williams
Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2002-01-07, Paperback, 352 pages, ISBN: 0571202284
Package Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.4 x 0.9 inches, 3.2 pounds
- I wouldn't recommed this book to anyone
- Animation is now done in 3-D this book is dated.
The book I have on by Don Bluth were much more elaborate on the animnation process then this book. The drawings are primative and don't offer much of the way of substance you can take them at face value.
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- An indispensable reference
- This a must-purchase for the starting animator. I read The Illusion of Life first, which was a lot of words and theory but fewer walk-throughs (though you should buy that, too!). Get it, you won't be disappointed. … More reviews
- easy to follow, with great examples
- this was the textbook for my principles of animation I class, and it was an immense help. if I was ever confused about how to liven up an animation, or make a movement more believable, I could look in the book for an explanation of a walk, run, jump, or any of a number of movements and get an example of the keyframes at the very least.
while it doesn't sit down and explain… More reviews
- Great book for animation students
- This is an easy to understand book that i am sure will give me an edge starting my animation history classes. It lays everything out in an understandable format. great book More reviews
- a much needed item
- a much needed item for an inspiring animator or anyone interested in the entertainment field More reviews
