Tom Sito Reviews Richard Williams' "Prologue"

A still image from "Prologue"

Animation director Richard Williams recently completed his long-anticipated short film Prologue, premiered at Annecy this past June and recently released in selected theatres in Los Angeles.  Tom Sito, Animator, Director, Historian and President Emeritus of the Animation Guild, wrote us a review of the film.  As a far as we can tell - this is the first review of "Prologue".

Help Stephan Franck Create the Next Edition of Silver!

Silver by Stephan Franck

Animator, director and graphic novelist Stephan Franck is running a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for his latest graphic novel - SILVER - volume 2. You can read an interview at FLiP with him here, where he talks about what inspired him to create his first edition of Silver. Anyone who wants to support Stephan to create the next installment should follow this link!

Richard Williams' "Prologue" to Screen in Los Angeles

A still image from Prologue

Animation guru Richard Williams, who directed The Thief and the Cobbler, and was animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, has released a first look at his new six-minute animated short Prologue.  The short film was first screened at Annecy in June of this year, and will be playing soon in selected theatres in Los Angeles. Williams is the author of The Animator's Survival Kit, now the essential textbook for all aspiring animators, as useful for 3D artists as it is for 2D practitioners.