Inside Sony Pictures Animation - Visual Development Artist Lily Williams

Get to know some of the people behind your favorite Sony Pictures Animation films. Meet Visual Development Artist Lily Williams in our Inside Sony Pictures Animation feature this month. Hear how she started out as an intern and see how she translated her real-life experience into inspiration for her art.

[aditi]

"hey, i have a friend in Sony, you can call him up" Okay. Connections, huh?

[fayeinwonderland]

Ahhhh look what knowing people in the industry can do...

[Melodiio]

her art is so cute and it was cool seeing how her art developed 😭💖 idk why this is being suggested to me now but bless

[Fullmetalseagul]

The art industry is such bullshit, you can spend $40, 000 a year for college, bust your ass drawing every single day, and pray to score an internship at even a small studio. OR have average art skills and nail an internship at a huge studio at age 16 simply because you know the right people. Nice.

[SakuraKaay]

I was a talented kid, i come from an artistic family, and i had connections.
This is so relatable Sony. It really inspires me to pursue this career.

Not.

[georgetonks]

Would love to have a career like that :)

[goldstnd]

A superstar in the making. I love her self caricature! Congratulations to Lily, her family and Sony for making some excellent choices.

[whenraindropsfall]

She met Marcelo Vignali at 16??? Omg girl I'm so happy for you! I hope to at least see him one day :D

[Lori_P]

I love seeing women succeeding in the animation industry. This combined with a 2D smurfs movie, it's really starting to make me gain respect for Sony Animation :)

[Smarglenargle]

I need to work on my personality because I have no friends and a shut in.

[carlobarbosa]

Honestly not to be rude but if you want to motivate people use underdogs who succeded through pure merit, not priviledged girls with daddy connections

[chrisbrasel]

Nice but never will work for you Sony pictures animation after making the most pointless film ever aka the emoji movie.

[kristoonz]

The animation counselor at my college suggested I jump ship and switch majors...keep in mind, I was one of the better students lol. SHe said the industry and future job outlook looks piss poor and I'm better off making art as a hobby or trying to publish somoething self-made sometime down the line. Anywwyas, I'm in nursing school now. I never had any connections

[elxakiltse]

a lot of butt hurt haters up in these comments. EVERY job in EVERY industry comes from connections. But success comes from talent. If this girl didn't have it then she would not have gotten far.

[quincyjones]

Basically how most artissts in this industry get any