A fan-made retrospective, set to music, about the life and work of animator Richard Williams.

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►ABOUT
This is a fan-made retrospective, set to music, about the animator Richard Williams. This video makes use of archival footage to give an overview of his life and work.

Richard Williams was a Canadian animator who did most of his work out of his studio in London. He’s best known for directing the animation in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, creating the Animator’s Survival Kit and directing The Thief and The Cobbler.

The Thief and the Cobbler is a film with animation so elaborate it was in production for almost 30 years. Cuts of the film were released by various studios under different names. But these cuts were heavily edited and bore little resemblance to Williams’ original vision for the film. The film is widely seen as unfinished. Although it was never completed, cuts of the film were shown at various festivals and had a huge impact in the animation world.



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►SPECIAL THANKS
This video wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing work of Garrett Gilchrist, Patrick McCart and Kevin Schreck. They’ve compiled a vast amount of documentary and animation material related to Williams, without which this video couldn’t have been made.

Garrett Gilchrist runs the Thief Archive YouTube Channel, which compiles videos related to Williams. Much of the vision used in this video is taken from this channel.

Visit The Thief Archive’s channel here:    / thethiefarchive  

Gilchrist is also responsible for the “Recobbled Cut” of The Thief and The Cobbler- a re-edit of Williams’ film that is an attempt to restore it in-line with Williams’ original vision.

Watch & download the Recobbled Cut of The Thief and the Cobbler here: https://recobbled.neocities.org/

Kevin Schreck directed Persistence of vision, the seminal documentary about Williams.

You can Rent & Buy Persistence of Vision here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/persistenc...



►SUBTITLES AVAILABLE
There are 2 sets of subtitles available. You can switch between them by clicking the settings icon on the video and choosing "Subtitles/CC"

• English Subtitles - Transcriptions of what the speakers are saying
• English (United Kingdom) Subtitles - Names of the sources and animators onscreen



►CHAPTERS & MUSIC LIST

0:00-3:13- Introduction
Song: Image
Artist: Brian Bennett
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3:13-7:37- Early Work
Song: Lament - Live At The Village Gate
Artist: Ahmad Jamal
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7:37-8:40- A Christmas Carol
Song: O Magnum Mysterium
Artist: Sunday Service
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8:40-14:33- Milt Kahl
Song 1: Blacks And Blues (Hobbes Edit)
Artist: Bobbi Humphrey
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Song 2: Swahililand
Artist: Ahmad Jamal
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Song 3: Só Danço Samba
Artist: Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfá
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14:33-19:25- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Song 1: Blue Prelude
Artist: Beegie Adair
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Song 2: Why Don't You Do Right?
Artist: Beegie Adair
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19:25-25:30- Commercials & Other Projects
Song: Dragonfly
Artist: Yutaka
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25:30-31:52- The Thief and the Cobbler
Song: Oriental Express
Artist: Yutaka
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31:52-36:22- Prologue
Song: Don't Smoke In Bed
Artist: Beegie Adair
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36:22-37:33- Epilogue
Song: Image
Artist: Brian Bennett
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