


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. 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."

The definitive book on animation, from the Academy Award-winning animator behind "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"Īnimation is one of the hottest areas of filmmaking today-and the master animator who bridges the old generation and the new is Richard Williams.
