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During the Disney D23 Event a logo was released for Tim Burton’s FRANKENWEENIE. Early footage of the feature length stop motion film, based on Burton’s original short, was also screened. The story begins when young Victor’s pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor’s home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor brings him back… [Continue Reading]
By Scott Essman Stop-motion animator and filmmaker Ray Harryhausen’s achievements and influence are incalculable. Numerous giants in the world of cinema have cited his work, especially in The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958), as the inspiration for their career in films. In addition to two other pioneering Sinbad films, Harryhausen developed effects for and produced… [Continue Reading]
So there’s this 3D movie starring Sam Worthington, playing an outsider who joins up with a group of folks desperate to save their homeland from, as it turns out, Sam’s own people. Sam goes to some effort trying to convince his new allies that they needn’t fear or suspect him, and along the way he… [Continue Reading]
The Mystery and Imagination bookstore will play host to a signing for author Mark Sawicki’s new how-to guide Animating with Stop-Motion Pro, this Saturday, April 3rd! The signing will begin at 2pm. FM’s preview of the title can be read here! Mystery and Imagination Bookstore 238 N. Brand Blvd. Glendale, CA Saturday April 3rd at… [Continue Reading]
The title of Mark Sawicki’s book, Animating with Stop Motion Pro, is both entirely accurate and a complete understatement. Contained within these pages is not only an easy-to-follow yet comprehensive guide to the software, process, and techniques necessary for basic animation, it also serves as an all-encompassing textbook — full of notes, references, and passages… [Continue Reading]
From Alice to Addams. Tim Burton, fresh from the success of his 3D adaptation of the beloved tale Alice in Wonderland, is now set to direct a 3D stop-motion film based on The Addams Family. According to Deadline Hollywood, the animated film will be based on the original cartoon drawings by Charles Addams, and be… [Continue Reading]
“The Near Future…As It Used To Be” What if the world of today, the early 21st Century, looked the way our predecessors thought it would, back in 1949? What if Mars were the world imagined by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ray Bradbury and Robert Heinlein? And what if America’s most fun and famous couple flew to… [Continue Reading]
I’m very excited to announce that a new trailer hit the net today for Neil Gaiman’s upcoming Coraline, directed by Nightmare Before Christmas extraordinaire Henry Selick. This trailer is my personal favorite and I’m more excited than ever for the movie. I’m creeped out, fancinated, excited, eager… you name it! Shot in stop-motion 3D animation,… [Continue Reading]
Focus Features has launched the official website for Henry Selick’s upcoming 3D stop-motion animated film Coraline, based on the children’s story by Neil Gaiman. The website has been updated with all the Coraline news you could possibly ask for next to the actual movie. Discover all the magic behind the making of Coraline via the… [Continue Reading]
By far one of the most exciting films I cannot wait to see is Coraline. Visionary director Henry Selick is in a category of his own. His The Nightmare Before Christmas will grace televisions in our home for ages to come, and now Coraline I’m sure will follow in the same direction. Opening in theaters… [Continue Reading]
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