Seven Things I Learned From My Father. This is a recording of a slideshow I did for the animators at DNEG Redefine in Hyderabad last week on Dad’s birthday – he was born on 19 March 1933. I was trying to think of a way to celebrate his birthday in a way that might be useful to the animation team. His book, the Animator’s Survival Kit, is big in India – all the animators seemed to have a copy. I came up with a list of seven lessons I learned from Dad in the course of becoming an animator. Of course, I learned more than seven things from him – but these are the seven lessons that seemed important, and also a good number for a short talk. Enjoy.