Last night I had the wonderful opportunity to see Richard Williams speak in San Francisco! He was promoting his new DVD set, The Animator’s Survival Kit: Animated which I hope to be able to get at some point. He showed clips from the DVD set (all of which were pure GOLD) and then spent most of the night talking about animation and answering questions from the audience. He even signed my beat-up copy of The Animator’s Survival Kit!

It was an amazing experience for me to see this animation legend in person. Even though I’ve never met him before, I feel like Richard Williams has been a teacher to me. So much of what I initially learned about animation came from his book (and The Illusion of Life). It’s nice to see that he still has so much passion and enthusiasm for the craft, while also being very willing to share his vast knowledge and experience. All in all, a very inspiring evening for sure!

UPDATE: Fellow AM’er Alonso Soriano posted some great notes of the lecture on his animation blog. Definitely worth a look!

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