“The Clangers” Will Come Back in 2015

The BBC has announced that The Clangers, a much-loved British stop motion series from 1969, will return in 2015. The new 52-episode …

The Story Behind “The Big Story”

When DreamWorks story artist Dave Derrick was a student at CalArts in the early-2000s, one of the shorts that influenced him was Tim …

Special K Cereal Spot by Peter Sluszka

Even though origami is the flavor of the moment—so hot that even McDonald’s is doing it—the sheer amount of labor involved in …

Ed Koch, RIP

Former New York City mayor Ed Koch will live forever through several animated appearances.

“Nutrition Facts” by David Amichai

Here’s all the important nutritional information about Good & Plenty candy, spelled out by the candy itself, in stop-motion.

“Una Furtiva Lagrima” by Carlo Vogele

Carlo Vogele has a knack for imbuing inanimate objects with personality. He’s told stories with lighting fixtures, socks and now fish.

George Pal Rareties

Leonard Maltin shared with me this recent find: an Artie Shaw record album with cover art by George Pal!

Designer Nelson Lowry on ParaNorman

The producers at Laika created a series of brief behind-the-scenes virals to communicate the handmade production details that went into …

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