The Animator’s Survival Kit

🇺🇸 United States
Faber and Faber  | 
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App Rating
4.4
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Votes
133
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App Age
12y 8m
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Last Update
Aug 13, 2021

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Current App
Category Top Average
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Rating
4.39
4.6
-5%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
132
269.8K
-100%
App Age
12y 8m
6y 4m
+98%
Price
$35
$0
In-app Purchases Price
$0
$45
Update Frequency
1583d
44d
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Title Length
27
26
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0
28
Description Length
3 212
2 877
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Number of Screenshots
300
1180
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Size
891MB
220MB
+306 %

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The Animator’s Survival Kit
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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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Rating
4.4
133 voters

Some Latest Reviews

squirtle723
12 Feb, 2025
5
Overall it is the same as the book which is nice for me as a student so I don’t have to carry the book to school everyday but it is still upsetting not to have audio. I don't know if that will ever be fixed. The app loads up just fine. Edit: folks we have sound now!!!
fnoni
21 Apr, 2021
1
I only can see the opening animation, click the ‘skip’ button below, nothing shows!
Faisal Almarry
29 Jan, 2021
5
I bought it in 2021 but it is not working with ios 14
inklines, the original
19 Jan, 2021
1
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.
Elyaradine
29 Dec, 2020
1
The book is excellent. The app used to be, but it’s now unusable, at least on iOS14.
IAMNAYT
04 Dec, 2020
1
Keeps freezing on the intro. Running on a 2020 iPad pro
Sandy Sircar
17 Nov, 2020
1
Why would this expensive and popular app not work . It’s a common complaint across various iPad variants . Simply freezes at “skip” after the title animation is played. Pls avoid till this glitch is solved .
zemniimages
11 Nov, 2020
1
I would have given this very expensive Ap zero, The Ap does not work at all on either my iPad Pro 9.7 inch or 12 inch. Despite trying to download several times on full iOS update. I only get the short intro animation then nothing happens and the Skip button does not work. I got no response from Faber to correspondence on this issue and request for refund. Just buy the book - also expensive, but worth the money
vff in crampdkbduch
05 Nov, 2020
3
I bought the full app 33 pounds but after the intro is done I am left with a blank screen. Could you help me please thank you.

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Additional Information
Rating:
4.41
Voted: 133
App Store Link:
Price: 34.99 $
Website: -
Email: -
Privacy Policy:
Categories: Reference, Education
Size: 891MB
App Age: 12 years 8 months
Release Date: Apr 16, 2013
Last Update: Aug 13, 2021
Version: 1.1.1
Version history
1.1.1
Aug 13, 2021
General application optimisation and updates
1.1.0
Aug 02, 2021
General application update and bug fixes

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