Animated Short and Feature Films: The Wardrobe (1958) – co-directed and co-animated by Richard Williams and George Dunning The Little Island (1958) – written, directed, animated, and produced by Richard Williams Love Me, Love Me, Love Me (1962) – directed, animated, and produced by Richard Williams A Lecture on Man …
It is almost impossible to discuss Richard Williams without discussing The Thief and the Cobbler (or, The Thief). It is a project that consumed much of his career and for which there still remains mystery, intrigue, and cautionary tales. The Thief had its origins in the mid-1960s, when Richard Williams …
A Christmas Carol is Richard Williams’ 1971 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella. Chuck Jones was the executive producer. The animation was drawn in the style of the original ‘A Christmas Carol’ illustrator, John Leech. It was hand-drawn directly onto cels with grease pencil. Alistair Sim reprised his role of …
The Apple (1963) – designer What’s New Pussycat? (1965) – title designer The Liquidator (1965) – title designer A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) – title designer The Spy With the Cold Nose (1966) – title designer Casino Royale (1967) – title designer Prudence and …
The selection of commercials (below) created at Richard Williams Animation shows the wide range of styles of which the studio was capable. Of particular note in reference to Who framed Roger Rabbit is the Long Life Beer ‘9 Lives’ commercial. It was the zaniness of this commercial that impressed Spielberg and Zemeckis …
The making of Who framed Roger Rabbit was a special time for many of the people who worked on it. Many of them were young and this was the first opportunity to work on a big ‘Hollywood’ production. In many cases, it turned out to be the biggest production they …
Disney has made pinback buttons and cloisonné pins since the earliest Mickey Mouse Club days – and many pins were made at the time of the release of Who framed Roger Rabbit and especially after the costumed Roger Rabbit character came to the theme parks. Pin trading and …
The North American premiere of Who framed Roger Rabbit was held at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 21, 1988. A private preview of Who framed Roger Rabbit was given at the BAFTA theatre in Piccadilly on July 25. It was ‘by invitation only.’ The …
The Richard Williams Animation crew moved to The Forum in Camden Town in early March 1987 and the Disney animators followed in early April. The Forum had been converted from a warehouse to an animation studio – with animation desks designed and built by Sam Sewell. At the start, Disney …
I must start by saying that researching this post was a distinct pleasure. London was the centre of commercial animation for Europe in the 1980s. Much of that was due to the high regard for the quality of the British animation and, in particular, the reputation of Richard Williams …
