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The Animator's Survival Kit | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Williams
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
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Rating:  97 reviews
Sales Rank: 3263
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0571202284
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.5347
EAN: 9780571202287
ASIN: 0571202284
Publication Date: January 7, 2002
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| • | Paperback - The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators | | • | Hardcover - 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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Product Description
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.
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 The Animator's Survival Kit December 28, 2008
Along with the Career guide this book will give any prospective Animator a great founding and help along the way. Another big smile on Christmas morning.
The best animation book so far December 21, 2008
There are a million books who teach you how to start to animate (making bouncing balls, etc) - but this is the one that may actually take you further. It doesn't only explain how animation works in the movie, but also in real life - what does it mean to be an animator. Excellent book and very reasonably priced.
 I wouldn't recommed this book to anyone September 11, 2008
0 out of 22 found this review helpful
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.
If you like stick figures you might like this book.
An indispensable reference September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
easy to follow, with great examples August 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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 the 12 principles of animation in a section, it does end up covering the essentials in an easy to understand way.
my instructor put it this way "The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation is the old testament of animation, and this book, is the new testament."
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