The Royal Ocean Film Society

In a world where live-action and animation are growing closer and closer to one another, Richard Williams was and still is one of the last remaining members of the old guard who wanted to push animation in the exact opposite direction, to do what no other medium can, and that's perhaps most evident in the masterful way in which his films move. Let's dive in and see what we can learn. Special thanks to Garrett Gilchrist for TheThiefArchive, his massive collection of Williams-related films and interviews found here on YouTube, and his ReCobbled cut of Williams' stolen masterpiece The Thief and the Cobbler. This video simply wouldn't have been possible without either resource. Sources/Further Reading- The Creative Person: Richard Williams (1967) - http://bit.ly/2Euck46 I Drew Roger Rabbit (1988) - http://bit.ly/2meemOs The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams - http://amzn.to/2CYkNAr

Song - "See You All" by Koudlam

The early history of animation is widespread and worldwide, and chalk full of marvelous films showcasing the lengths to which animation can strive towards. Let's take a look at a handful of filmmakers and the technical innovations they developed that got us from the turn of the century to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

“Wouldn't call myself an anime fanboy, but hot damn can Makoto Shinkai draw some fine looking vegetables.” – Andrei Tarkovsky

I'm a big fan of Aaron Sorkin's work, but I thought his most recent film stood out as being particularly weak. So, let's take a few minutes and talk about the dangers of a constant voiceover - and how it can turn a potentially great character into a simply mediocre one. Sources/Further Reading- DP/30: Aaron Sorkin - https://bit.ly/2pQ0e0z Manohla Dargis on Molly's Game - https://nyti.ms/2COxM4p

No other filmmaker has as many on-set horror stories as Terry Gilliam does. His has been a career marked by studio mistreatment and hellish production woes, and yet through all of it, he's stood firm, a figure of constant persistence -- and from that persistence have come some of the most wildly inventive and imaginative fantasies of all time. Sources/Further Reading: Legal Trouble with Former Producer Paulo Branco Explained - https://bit.ly/2JzJ66w The Man Who Killed Don Quixote to Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival - https://bit.ly/2HdcKhb The Battle for Brazil - https://bit.ly/2I1mlv9 The Madness and Misadventure of Munchausen - https://bit.ly/2r6Y9gp Lost in La Mancha (2002) - https://imdb.to/2vUFOZC

Everyone was shocked when directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were fired four months into shooting the upcoming Star Wars spinoff Solo. In the months since, Ron Howard was brought onboard and as the film's credits will show, is the only person to receive the credit of director. Let's dive in and talk about how that credit ruling was decided and why Howard is the only one credited. Sources/Further Reading - Directors Guild of America Basic Agreement - https://bit.ly/2rNGaMn Detailed Story of Solo Production Trouble- https://bit.ly/2wLl6Mf Bryan Singer Fired from Bohemian Rhapsody - https://bit.ly/2Bz5o4b

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Sources- I Drew Roger Rabbit - https://bit.ly/2yNB49L Richard Williams on Male and Female Walks - https://bit.ly/2KoHRLD Animating Art (doc about Art Babbitt) - https://bit.ly/2lAVmto Do It Yourself Animation Show (Williams teaches about the contact and passing positions) - https://bit.ly/2KsLbp1 Eric Goldberg's advice for young animators - https://bit.ly/2KvyWI6

Before John Hughes, before Dazed and Confused, and before Twilight, there were the Beach Party films – one of the first times Hollywood produced films that were specifically designed for and marketed to teenagers. Let's dive in to what is undeniably one of the oddest subgenres in films history (but maybe one that was also pretty fun?). Sources/Further Reading- The History of the Beach Party Genre - https://bit.ly/2NS0p4N The History of American International Pictures - https://bit.ly/2NQceIQ Hollywood Beach Bonanza by Peter Bart - https://nyti.ms/2LGnbiK Samuel Arkoff- The Last Hollywood Mogul - https://bit.ly/2uYpXGt Notes on Camp by Susan Sontag - https://bit.ly/1uTJe2a

Sources- The Making of Do the Right Thing- https://bit.ly/2OxbxV5 Spike Lee on Do the Right Thing's Legacy- https://bit.ly/2w5x9R1

The time to ramble on and on about glorious 70mm has come but instead of waxing lyrical about the look and texture of the format, let's dive into its fascinating history and take a few minutes to explore how the development of 70mm actually helped save Hollywood from potential ruin. Sources/Further Reading- United States v. Paramount Pictures Inc. – https://bit.ly/2CecUaa The Wayward Charms of Cinerama by David Bordwell – https://bit.ly/2CejiOA The History of 70mm – https://bit.ly/2wCfbpC Block-booking explained – https://bit.ly/2MKOlGD The Hateful Eight- Featurette on 65mm – https://bit.ly/1NPnj5w In70mm.com (an absolutely wonderful source I highly recommend visiting, that includes up to date listings of upcoming 70mm screenings across the world) – https://bit.ly/1Bko4yo

Dumb mistake at 2:00 - it should be <, not >. (it'd be really nice if YouTube brought back the annotations function, or if they were like Vimeo and offered a Replace Video function so you could re-upload after making corrections without losing views/comments)

This video was partially inspired by a short film of Richard Williams', titled ''A Lecture on Man'' - https://bit.ly/2yxpwVA

“When I die, I don't want to go to Heaven. I want to go to UPA.” – Friz Freleng (Part 2 of 3) Sources/Further Reading: When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA by Adam Abraham - https://amzn.to/2TNyMOr Cartoon Vision: UPA, Precisionism, and American Modernism by Dan Bashara - https://bit.ly/2SJSpph The Language of Vision by Gyorgy Kepes - https://amzn.to/2GahNTy The Author as Librarian by John Updike - https://bit.ly/2EqBepi

Song- "Friday" by Jeff Kaale https://soundcloud.com/jeff-kaale

This is the story of the rebels who made animation grow up. (Part 1 of 3) Sources/Further Reading: When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA by Adam Abraham - https://amzn.to/2TNyMOr Animation Learns a New Language by John Hubley and Zachary Schwartz - https://bit.ly/2Kzi2WC American Experience: Walt Disney (2015) - https://imdb.to/2FJwYTp