The Animator's Survival Kit

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 award-winning animator and director Richard Williams. The book includes techniques, advice, tips, tricks, and general information on the history of animation.

The Animator's Survival Kit
Original edition cover
AuthorRichard Williams
Cover artistRichard Williams
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreAnimation, Instruction
Published2001 (Faber and Faber)
Pages379

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.[1] 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.

Reception

The book met with universal acclaim. Chris Wedge, the director of Epic and 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."[2] The book has become incredibly popular in the animation industry and is commonly used by animation students worldwide.

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See also

References
  1. "The Animator's Survival Kit - Animated". Foyles. Retrieved October 17, 2009.


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