The Animator's Survival Kit, 4/e : A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators (Paperback)

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 fifty 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.

這本書是由奧斯卡獲獎動畫師Richard Williams所撰寫，是關於動畫的權威之作。Richard Williams是連結傳統手繪動畫和新一代電腦動畫的大師級動畫師，在這個熱門的電影製作領域中扮演著重要的角色。在他五十年的從業經驗中，Williams一直是真正的創新者，贏得了三座奧斯卡獎，並成為迪士尼黃金時代手繪動畫和《玩具總動員》等新一代電腦動畫之間的橋樑。

然而，更重要的是，他致力於將自己的知識傳授給新一代的動畫師，以便他們能夠推動這個媒介朝著新的方向發展。在這本書中，基於他在美國和歐洲各地舉辦的爆滿大師班的經驗，Williams提供了動畫的基本原則，適用於從初學者到專家、從傳統動畫師到電腦動畫高手的每一位動畫師。他呼籲讀者們「創造但要可信」，並以數百幅圖畫來說明他的觀點，將大師們的秘密融入一個可行的系統中，創造出一本將成為專業人士、學生和粉絲們在各種形式的動畫上的標準工作的書籍。