The Animator's Survival Kit

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
• Published by: Faber & Faber January 7, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0571202284
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0571202287
• Book Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.4 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 3.2 pounds

Product Review
"Williams is miles ahead of anyone in the world of animation."--The New York Times
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Product Review
"Williams is miles ahead of anyone in the world of animation."--The New York Times

Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators (Hardcover) Any animator looking for a book to help them improve their craft knows that most books on animation usually fall short in so many ways, it's easy to think it's impossible to write a comprehensive and accurate book on the subject (don't even get me started about the abysmal state of computer character animation books). Williams is the penultimate animator's animator and he tells it like it is. Williams systematically demystifies virtually every aspect of animation from simple walk cycles, to breaking joints to dialogue and acting. Along the way, he corrects or eliminates information that is inaccurate or practices that distract (lose the headphones and the rad tunes when you work and watch your quality and quantity improve). Williams also is a great storyteller and writer. His accounts with Milt Kahl, Art Babbit and Ken Harris are gems, giving real insight into the personalities of these ingenious men. Since so much of the book is gleaned from his tutaluge under the now-gone "greats" of animation, any price for this tome is a steal. His gift to the world is this book. If you want learn to REALLY animate characters with life and believability, get this book.