
This morning animation legend Richard Williams (The Thief and the Cobbler, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) released the first look at his new six-minute animated short Prologue. The film, which debuted at Annecy in June, is a feat of animation mastery; as he has done throughout his illustrious career, Williams pushes the craft in directions that few others dare to venture.
In the preview below, Williams explains the impetus for Prologue, interspersed with snippets from the finished film:
Conceived as part of a larger project that Williams jokingly refers to as, “Will I live to finish this?,” Prologue depicts Spartan and Athenian warriors locked in a gory battle to the death.