Prologue

Synopsis

Clocking in at six minutes, “Prologue” describes an incident in the Spartan-Athenian wars of 2,400 years ago. In it, a small girl bears witness as warrior’s battle to death. The dialog-free project utilizes natural sounds to complement the intense animation entirely animated by Richard Williams himself. Williams has worked on the film for many years in between other projects.

Director Biography

Triple Oscar winner Richard Williams was born on March 19, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Williams was voted by his peers as ‘The Animators’ Animator’ in the Observer and has won over 250 international awards including 3 British Academy Awards and an Emmy. Williams has taught international master classes, sold a best-selling book” The Animator’s Survival Kit”, a 16 DVD box-set and an iPad app on which he has trained many of today’s top animators.