The Animator’s Survival Kit

Published by: Faber and Faber
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World-renowned animator and triple-Oscar-winner Richard Williams presents ‘The Animator’s Survival Kit’ for iPad.
Taking the globally bestselling Kit to a whole new dimension, this app provides the underlying principles that every animator needs. Aspiring or professional, digital, classical or stop motion, animators can now engage with Williams and his work like never before. Watch unreleased films or interact with over 100 animated examples — learn from the legend himself.
Features:
■ the complete ‘Expanded Edition’ of ‘The Animator’s Survival Kit’
■ over 100 animated examples from ‘The Animator’s Survival Kit Animated’ DVD box set, scrubbable frame-by-frame
■ ‘onion-skinning’ functionality on selected animated examples, showing previous and following frames live
■ previously unreleased animations by Richard Williams, including a 9-minute film, ‘Circus Drawings’
■ new pieces-to-camera from Richard Williams to put the app in context
“A sublime and spellbinding app... It epitomizes everything an eBook-app crossbreed should be. It uses the full capabilities of the iPad’s processing power and screen to deliver a visually stunning, entertaining and enthralling masterpiece... If you’re a budding animator with a spare $35, you won’t regret it.”
—The Next Web, Pick of the Day, 29 April 2013
“The Animator’s Survival Kit app is a joy to use for anyone interested in animation, and suitable for any level of ability.”
—CG Channel
“I can’t imagine an audience who won’t love this app. From school kids, just growing an interest in drawing to retirees, this book / app is perfect for anyone looking for a wonderful excursion into a new topic or attempting to expand their craft.”
—TUAW.com
“an ABSOLUTE MUST HAVE for any animators with an iPad. If you are an animator, and you don’t have an iPad, you may even consider buying one just for this app alone. It really is that good!”
—Animation Scoop
“We love it. It is better than the book, better than the DVD series. It perfectly combines the best qualities of print and video... a huge step forward for learning animation.”
—Animation Apprentice
“The essential tool for both aspiring novice and seasoned pro. I love that an animator can step forward and backwards through the animation. The ‘slide to animate’ bar below the animated clips is very useful as it allows you to isolate and study a particular arc or path of action. Moving your finger left and right, slowly or quickly, advances or rewinds the action. Being able to study the animated examples without having to load up a DVD on another device is amazingly useful. Now it is obvious that this is the way to view and learn from the animated examples.”
—Rob Coleman, two-time Oscar nominee, Animation Director on the Star Wars prequels
“Good news for animators of all stripes – pro or student, digital and hand-drawn. The master himself demonstrates principles of character animation with interactive samples and exclusive extras (including new Williams shorts). Now you can have access to Williams’ wisdom all the time. It’s a must-have for both studios and classrooms – smart, stylish and a class act all the way!”
—John Canemaker, NYU animation professor and Academy Award winner
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It works now

criesfromdepthsbelow on

United States

Now after an update it’s working and I’m a lot happier it helps to see the animations!

Very interactive "book"

jcharlos on

United States

It took some getting used to at first but it's a good mix of video and reading material. Sounds kind of obvious but make sure you take silent mode off of your iPad to listen to the audio.

As of 08/2021 this app is working again, but…

Studio_Doug_Fir on

United States

08/22/2021. Update: This app has been updated recently, so I repurchased it. All seems to be working good now on a M1 iPad Pro . Note that the iPad purchase price of $34.99 US, does not work on the new Mac M1 computers, looks like you would have to pay for it again on the M1 Macs for it to work. DO NOT BUY! As of 10/07/2020 Does not load after the intro animation, the skip button does not work, does not go beyond a black screen! Tried restarting iPad Pro, deleting app and reloading, but nothing pass the intro animation of the books cover. Will be requesting a refund from Apple, because this app does not work as advertised. It’s unfortunate that Apple knows about this, and other apps that don’t work, but still allow them to be sold to customers, wasting our time and money, because sometimes they don’t give back refunds. Richard Willams would be extremely disappointed that this has happened to his work after his passing.

Used to crash, but back to working

Elyaradine on

United States

The book is excellent. The app used to be, but it’s now unusable, at least on iOS14. Update: the latest update fixed the crashes, and it’s back to being invaluable. Thank you for updating the app!

Used to be good

5awtooth on

United States

This app was a great reference when I was in school. Now none of the videos play making the app almost useless. This is a travesty that Richard Williams great work has been left to the hands of amateurs. I think I speak for all animators when I say ‘Fix it’ please this is not rocket science here. You are denying future generations access to this masterpiece.

Doesn’t even start

inklines, the original on

United States

The star I gave it is for the opening animation. It’s the only thing I can judge, because it’s the only thing that worked. Upon further reflection, I might deduct this star for the insulting sexism of the Jessica Rabbit bit in the animation, but at least it worked. Nothing happens after the intro. Buy the book.

Needs a LOOOOOOONG overdue update

IAMNAYT on

United States

Keeps freezing on the intro. Running on a 2020 iPad pro

Doesnt work on current iOS

dlcarlton on

United States

Total crash failure. Last update 3 years ago. They do not care about their customers. Do. It waste your money on this or them.

Doesn’t work

brgrho on

United States

Straight up doesn’t work.

Amazing resource!

ryanweirdy on

United States

Amazing resource! I was hesitant to buy it with all of the negative reviews regarding the sound not playing for the videos. I’m writing this 09/28/2020 on an I pad 6 generation - iOS 13.5.1 and have no trouble with the audio. There are some animation samples with no audio, but this is as intended. The teaching bits with William’s on camera play fine with full audio. The animation samples are worth the price, even if you already own the book. You can step through forward and back and play with onion skin. Of course nothing beats being able to read about timing and spacing and then being able to see what it should look like actually animated. Very happy with this purchase.

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App Info

Category
Reference
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Languages
English
Recent release
1.1.1 (3 years ago )
Released on
Apr 16, 2013 (11 years ago )
Last Updated
4 days ago
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