Richard Williams- The Animator's Survival Kit

Richard Williams is an Oscar-winning Canadian animator who is the brains behind the animation in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and our Animation Mentor textbook, The Animator's Survival Kit. He's a humorous writer with a wealth of knowledge, having learned from animators like Chuck Jones and Art Babbitt. And now he has produced a whopping 16-DVD box set of his Masterclass series for professional animators at the equally whopping price of $951.06 USD! Wowsas! If you want to own this DVD set, you're either going to have to save up for months, sell your eggs, or write a letter to Oprah. Let's call Suze Orman and see if she approves.

Many pros have paid around $800 to attend the Masterclass on which the DVD series is based. That's a lot of dough for a one time live viewing, so when you consider being able to watch and analyze the DVDs multiple times, some may say buying the set is worth the expense.

Regardless of the price, this seems to be an amazing series that any animator would love to own (myself included), and I am hoping that one day it will become more accessible to the masses. I would assume that the book, The Animator's Survival Kit, is a very condensed version of the DVDs and is more so intended for beginners. It sells for $19.80 USD on Amazon.

AWN Forum: Discussion about The Animator's Survival Kit DVD set:
http://forums.awn.com/showthread.php?t=11476

Promo Video for The Animator's Survival Kit DVD set:


This is a documentary about Richard Williams as an animator. It was filmed in 1982 and covers projects Williams worked on with his infamous mentors, his process of working, etc... and it's free! Enjoy! :)