If you are an aspiring animator, or an animator that is a veteran in the industry, then I believe you will love the upcoming book, The Animator Letters Project Book, being published by Disney Editions. It is a book full of handwritten letters written by professional animators, to aspiring animators, encouraging them to never give up on their dreams. Each letter uniquely offers wisdom, advice, and goldmine of incredible life experiences and stories from some of the top animators in the industry. Please follow the project on Facebook and Twitter so you can be the first to buy this amazing book once it is released!
Some of the animators and directors that have written letters for the book include:
- Pete Docter
- John Musker
- Roger Allers
- Brenda Chapman
- Dale Baer
- Austin Madison
- Mike Cedeno
- Nik Ranieri
- Will Finn
- Shawn Kelly
- Carlos Baena
- Kenny Roy
- Floyd Norman
- Mario Furmanczyk
- Bobby Rubio
- Conrad Vernon
- Dana Masson
- Ron Husband
- Douglas Sweetland
- and many, many more! 87 Letters total so far! Read some of them here!
“For someone fascinated by animation but unsure how to proceed, the future can seem daunting and scary. Where’s a potential animator to turn? Why, to other unsure, daunted animators, of course! The Animators Letters Project allows experienced artists to write about how they got their start, as well as about what they find important in their field — and in life.” - PETE DOCTER, Pixar Animation Studios, Director of Inside Out, Up and Monsters, Inc.
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Read many of the letters on the Website!
Willie Downs, Creator and Editor, The Animator Letters Project, williedowns.co
