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“The Move” by Mandy Smith
In just a few years time, papercraft animation has evolved from a trend into a heavily used animation technique employed in commercials, …
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“Timber” by Adam Fisher
Adam Fisher, an animator at Laika, created Timber in his spare time. It’s worth a chuckle, and finishes off with a nice message.
The Last Puppetoon?
When George Pal stopped producing his stop motion Puppetoon short subjects in 1947, he kept his pioneering replacement animation …
“Lose This Child” by Yuval & Merav Nathan
A new stop-motion video from Yuval & Merav Nathan, directors of the fantastic Her Morning Elegance. Lose This Child (for Israeli …
“The Deep” by PES
PES’s latest short, The Deep was created for Showtime’s new “Short Stories” initiative, which should be abundantly clear since Showtime …
“Laufzeit” by David Seidewitz and Florian Tscharf
Laufzeit (Runtime) is a stop-motion short created by David Seidewitz and Florian Tscharf at Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State …
“Train of Thought” by Leo Bridle & Ben Thomas
I love films made with paper cut-outs. Here’s a really amazing one by students Leo Bridle & Ben Thomas, Train of Thought – their …
Henry Selick’s New Studio Cinderbiter Hiring Head of Story
New details have emerged about Henry Selick’s new San Francisco animation studio Cinderbiter Productions. A job recruitment post on …
Original “Rudolph” GE spots
Here’s a rare holiday treat. Someone posted the original GE commercials, the open and end titles from the original 1964 NBC airing of …
Community’s stop-mo Xmas show
In case you missed it last night, NBC’s Community ran its Christmas episode “Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas”, which was produced in …
JibJab Christmas 2010
That’s me and Amid, John Lasseter and our late friends Walt Disney and Chuck Jones in the latest “Starring You” Sendable Christmas video …
TONIGHT: “The Gruffalo” Premieres in the US
The Gruffalo, a holiday special based on a children’s book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, makes its US debut TONIGHT on ABC …
“O Apóstolo” trailer
Here’s something that’ll jolt you out of any post-Thanksgiving Day lethargy: a creepy and suspenseful trailer for O Apostolo (The …
Stop Mo “Community” clip
NBC’s Joe McHale/Chevy Chase sitcom Community is doing a holiday themed show in faux-Rankin-Bass style stop-motion. Here’s a 13-second …
“Nanny McPhee Returns” Titles
The Submarine Channel posted a nice, in-depth Making Of interview with Paul Donnellon of Voodoodog, about his stop-motion end credit …
“Sandman” opening titles
This past Monday we posted the trailer for Germany’s new stop mo feature, The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams. Delighted by the …
“Jonny Quest” Titles Remade in Stop Motion By a Fan
Roger Evans, a Western artist who lives in Utopia, Texas (population: 241), also happens to be an obsessive fan of Jonny Quest. He’s …
The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams
Rankin-Bass lives! Actually, this has nothing to do with Rankin-Bass – but you can see the influence. Sinem Sakaoglu (The Three …
Phil Tippett’s “Mad God”
Stop motion animator Phil Tippett (Ewoks, Robocop) was one of the first to embrace CG creature effects and is now head of one of the most …
“One Minute Racist” by Caveh Zahedi
Indie filmmaker Caveh Zahedi has incorporated animation into his features and also made a couple animated shorts, including One Minute …
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