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Regis and Rudolph star in stop-motion music video
…The Regis Philbin Christmas Album. Featuring appearances by Kelly Ripa, Live executive producer Michael Gelman and Donald Trump, the short bears a stop–motion resemblance to the 1964 Rankin/Bass adaptation of… |
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Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
…Academy Award nominees for the 2006 ceremony. Instead, they included one cel-animated film from Japan, and two films using what some might call the rather antiquated form of stop–motion animation…. |
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Stop-motion features at the Oscars
The Hollywood Reporter takes an interesting look at the differences between stop–motion features and CGI, comparing Coraline, Mary And Max and Fantastic Mr Fox to the likes of Up, Cloudy… |
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A Town Called Panic prepares for two-week engagement
The stop–motion feature A Town Called Panic a “hilarious and frequently surreal” stop–motion extravaganza based on the Belgian animated cult TV series, is due to open at the Film Forum… |
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Henry Selick bringing stop-motion back to Disney
…with Disney/Pixar to make stop–motion features for the studio. John Lasseter’s decision to bring Selick back to the studio is seen as another boost for the painstaking hand-crafted technique. The… |
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
…on December 19, 2010. Robot Chicken is a stop–motion, half hour comedy series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. Every episode features pop culture parodies from TV sitcoms, movies,… |
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ParaNorman creators discuss stop-motion animation
Some of the cast and crew of ParaNorman discuss stop–motion animation with Reelz — the process, how long it takes to make, and the appropriateness of the medium for this… |
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Watch the evolution of stop-motion animation
From Vugar Efendi at Vimeo: “With the release of Kubo and the Two Strings, it is a perfect moment to go back in time and see the evolution of stop–motion… |
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The Puppetoon Movie: Volume 2
…compilation grants us a second volume of amazing stop–motion shorts from Hollywood legend George Pal, including some rarities representing his earlier European works. The Sweatbox Review: The Blu-ray release of… |
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The trailer for Phil Tippett’s Mad God promises a twisted nightmare (viewer discretion advised)
…Phil Tippett (Star Wars, Jurassic Park), the world’s pre-eminent stop motion animator, every set, creature, and effigy in this macabre masterpiece is hand-crafted and painstakingly animated using traditional stop–motion techniques…. |
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The Puppetoon Movie Volume 3
…of George Pal’s uniquely amazing stop motion shorts features over 20 Puppetoon delights, plus several European cel animated films. The Sweatbox Review: Ten years after the much-welcomed Blu-ray release of… |
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DreamWorks Animation's Siggraph Presentations
…sketches that focus on specific breakthroughs ranging from CG tree lighting to adapting the stop motion style in 3D animation. The following are more details on each sketch presentation: *… |
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Arnold Leibovit on producing The Puppetoon Movie Volume 2
…this incredible human being, who happens to be this incredible innovator and pioneer in special effects, stop–motion animation, and literally the father of science fiction and fantasy in modern film…. |
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Monster House: Widescreen Edition
…the motion capture files to make for compelling animation. It’s not impossible to do this, but limits of time and money make it difficult; and you must have experienced motion… |
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\\Elf\\ pays tribute to Rankin-Bass holiday specials
…Comin’ To Town\\) by using stop–motion animation instead of computer generated effects, according to {{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=1762 Animation Magazine}}. When Will Ferrell converses with a stop–motion snowman, he was shot on… |
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The Best Of 2010: The Year 3D Made Contact!
…animated releases in movie theaters, 2010 again brought every medium to the screen, from stop–motion and CGI to motion-capture and traditional hand-drawn, with an impressive list lining up for Academy… |
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Twenty Questions with the AV Staff
…“subscription”? 11. Traditional cel animation, CG animation, stop–motion animation, or motion capture? DAN: I’ve managed to find a beauty in each one that I often dislike the notion that I… |
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Brave, Pi, Thrones win big at VES Awards
…in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Brave: The Forest; Tim Best, Steve Pilcher; Inigo Quilez, Andrew Whittock Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture The Avengers: Midtown… |
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Judge denies motion to stop release of \\George of the Jungle 2\\
A federal court has denied Caterpillar’s request to halt Disney’s release of \\George of the Jungle 2\\, calling their arguments “unpersuasive”. Caterpillar charged trademark infringement because of scenes in the… |
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Henry Selick keeping very busy, talks \\The Wall and the Wing\\ and \\Moongirl\\
…a CG world. With stop–motion, I generally think that smaller, more confined worlds work better”. Also on tap for Selick is the stop–motion feature adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s \\Coraline\\, Tim… |
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Ambitious plans for Portland-based animation studio Laika
Variety reveals what Laika has in the works post Coraline , and it’s quite exciting! The studio, which does both CG and stop–motion features, was created when Phil Knight, whose… |
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James And The Giant Peach: Special Edition
…LaserDisc supplements for the original release of Nightmare, when Selick, in his closing comments, announced plans and showed a brief montage of selected concept images for a stop–motion feature version… |
