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Animation Notes #2 - The Richard Williams Studio Memos

Here’s the second post arising from the discovery of a group of documents published by the animator Richard Williams sometime in the late 1970’s.
He’s making a strong bid for the high ground in this document, elevating himself (and his studio staff) to being the natural successors to the skills and craft base of the Walt [...]

Tony White’s “Endangered Species”

A short film about an art form that flourished in the 20th Century, that now faces an uncertain future.
Full of arcane references for those who know their history

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Animation Notes #1 - The Richard Williams Studio Memos

While sorting through some papers recently, I discovered a few internal memos from the Richard Williams studio in the 1970’s. These were circulated among staff and freelancers (like me) with the aim of setting the highest standards, team building and flying the flag.
The first of these - the Memo To All Artists - [...]

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