If you met the author of the Bible, what would you do?

Well that's almost what happened today, that is, if you are an animator or an animation enthusiast. Richard Williams, 3 time oscar winner and the man behind the successful book "The Animator's Survival Kit" was at the MoMA today and had a talk with fellow Oscar winner John Canemaker.

He probably has no idea how much he has contributed to the animation world today.
His book is practically the bible for all animators that I have met.

A great guy, despite all his achievements, he still remains very nice and humble
and I have to agree with the interviewer, Mr. Canemaker,
Mr. Williams is a very generous person.

Starting as an eager young animator, he relentlessly sought the advice from the masters of animation like Ken Harris, Milt Kahl, Grim Natwick and Art Babbit to name a few, and their great talents are only matched by their great hearts.

They shared what they knew, and Richard Williams, now a master himself, is continuing the selfless act and passing it to yet another generation of hungry animators.

This is the way to go. This is how you preserve an artform, a culture.

His message to us? "Best of luck!"


On behalf of the Tuldok Animators, thank you very much, Mr. Williams!

PS: if you need to spend wisely on just one animation book, I really recommend this one.



For the DVD version of his book, go to http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/