Canadian artist and animator that was born in 1933. At 14yrs old he met Walt Disney before studying art and living as an artist until he went back to animation in the 1950's. He spent time in London working on tv ads and passion projects like The Little Island.
In the 1960's Williams was hiring retiring animators from the 30's and 40's, people like Ken Harris(Bugs Bunny), Milt Kahl(Shere Khan), Art Babbit(Goofy) and Grim Natwick(Snow White and Betty Boop).
Creator of the Animator's Survival Kit(2008), Who Framed Roger Rabbit?(1988) and The Pink Panther Strikes Again(1975).
The Thief and the Cobbler was a passion project of his that he had spent 25yrs working on until 1990 when he made a deal with Warner Bros to finance the rest of his film. Due to his extremely high standards, he did not finish the film in the agreed amount of time as he was repeatedly remaking scenes. Warner Bros pulled out when he missed his deadline and he lost control of the film. It was released in the USA under the name Arabian Night without Williams and changed majorly via dubbing, removed characters and cheaper songs. The film had a $24 million budget and it did not recover that in sales.
- What are your thoughts on Richard Williams level of perfectionism? detrimental. its good to have high standards but his were interfering with his productivity.
- Do you feel it was fair to have his film taken from away him… why? Not really no, he had sunk so many years into the project however I believe that was his fault in promising a deadline that he couldn't fulfill.
- In your opinion, what could have been done differently during production to ensure the film was completed on time? Delegation and loosen the reins a bit.
Hayao Miyazaki
Miyazaki was born in Tokyo in 1941 and studied economics before becoming an entry lvl animator in 1963. This is where he met his lifelong collaborater Isao Takahata. In 1971 they left the company they worked for and developed his style. He wrote a manga strip for the Animage magazine called Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. This mangas success inspired a film in 1984 and in 1985 the two men created Studio Ghibli, going on the enjoy great success in the japanese market. Some of their films are as follows: Castle in the sky, My Nighbour Totoro, Some of the movie music https://nofilmschool.com/2017/11/very-complicated-explanation-why-miyazakis-films-sound-pretty
- What makes a Studio Ghibli film distinctive? The bright colours, the painterly style backgrounds and the childlike storylines.
- What are your thoughts on Richard Williams level of perfectionism? detrimental. its good to have high standards but his were interfering with his productivity.
- Do you feel it was fair to have his film taken from away him… why? Not really no, he had sunk so many years into the project however I believe that was his fault in promising a deadline that he couldn't fulfill.
- In your opinion, what could have been done differently during production to ensure the film was completed on time? Delegation and loosen the reins a bit.
Hayao Miyazaki
Miyazaki was born in Tokyo in 1941 and studied economics before becoming an entry lvl animator in 1963. This is where he met his lifelong collaborater Isao Takahata. In 1971 they left the company they worked for and developed his style. He wrote a manga strip for the Animage magazine called Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. This mangas success inspired a film in 1984 and in 1985 the two men created Studio Ghibli, going on the enjoy great success in the japanese market. Some of their films are as follows: Castle in the sky, My Nighbour Totoro, Some of the movie music https://nofilmschool.com/2017/11/very-complicated-explanation-why-miyazakis-films-sound-pretty
- What makes a Studio Ghibli film distinctive? The bright colours, the painterly style backgrounds and the childlike storylines.
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