'The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation': History of Stop-Motion Feature Films: Part 3
In the third excerpt from chapter one of the book The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation, Ken A. Priebe finishes his history of stop-motion features.
Category: Stop-Motion
Aardman Goes Under the Oak Tree For Swedbank
Aardman Animations (www.aardman.com) and Swedbank (http://www.swedbank.com) have launched a brand new television advertising campaign directed by Steve Harding-Hill with Lowe Brindfors and Colony, Sweden.
Aardman Create Brand New Ad For Funcheez Moons And Planets
Aardman Animations (www.aardman.com) and BBDO Toronto have launched a brand new 30 second television ad directed by Rich Webber for Funcheez Moon and Stars!
Not to Scale Creates Stop-Motion Spots for SAGA
Not to Scale’s directors Ubik have created three charming 30” stop motion commercials for the new SAGA campaign.
UFO Finishes Featuring and Wecker for VIVA Germany
UFO has just finished work on two ident packages for VIVA Germany. The director team started work developing ideas for the two concepts in early October 2010.
Postman Pat Delivers New BBC Commitment Through 2015
Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world’s leading family entertainment brands, today announced that it has secured an ongoing commitment from premium children’s platform, CBeebies, for the UK’s favourite postie and popular pre-school series, Postman Pat®, until 2015.
'The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation': History of Stop-Motion Feature Films: Part 1
Ken A. Priebe gives readers a history of stop-motion features in this excerpt from his book The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation.
John Carter Takes on Prometheus
Walt Disney Studios has moved Tim Burton's FRANKENWEENIE away from Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS and pitted Andrew Stanton's JOHN CARTER OF MARS against it instead, reports Deadline.com.
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Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic's Art - Part 1
Dr. Toon offers advice about becoming a competent animation critic.
Boinx Software Announces iStopMotion for the Mac App Store
Boinx Software today announces the availability of iStopMotion, the company's popular stop motion animation application, at the Mac App Store.
Terry Gilliam Joins Animated '1884' Production
According to a report in Variety, famed director Terry Gilliam has joined the production team of the animated 1884 as a creative adviser.
Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 20
Special Guest: Ottawa International Animation Festival - Part 1. Full laurels, keys to capitals, and banks of international accolades might weigh down other comedy podcast journaltarians of animation, but never for the lion-hearted, docu-brave, master news-making martyrs (and hyperbolically humble) Joel Frenzer and Alan Foreman. Join them as they interview animation's brightest and best about books, inappropriate cartoons, competing podcasts, pirates, and pumpkins - live from North America's largest festival of international animation in Ottawa, ON in 2010 at the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2010.
Mike Johnson to Direct Oz Wars
Vanguard Films has tapped CORPSE BRIDE director Mike Johnson to direct its CG/stop-motion production OZ WARS, reports Variety.
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Classic Media Teams With RadioShack For The Holidays
Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world’s leading family entertainment brands, and RadioShack, a leading national retailer of innovative mobile and technology products, today announced that DVDs of popular television specials Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman are available at 4,600 RadioShack stores nationwide this holiday season.
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23D Films Produces, Eden FX Provides VFX for Community Stop-Motion Special
In late July of 2010, Joseph A. Russo II, James Fino, Dino Stamatopoulos and Dan Harmon, sat around on a lazy afternoon contemplating on how we could join forces on future projects.
Dan mentioned that he received a call from an NBC executive who said he had a dream about a special Christmas episode of Community. He asked Dan what he had in mind.
Click 3X Builds with LEGO Systems for Stop-Motion Spot
New York-based Click 3X and its interactive division, ClickFire Media, has produced an integrated, stop-motion animated campaign to help LEGO Systems, Inc. launch a new online experience for consumers.
iStopMotion, Meet Tilt Shift
Boinx Software, a multi-award winning developer of cool software for the Mac platform, today announced the availability of iStopMotion 2.5, the company’s popular stop motion animation application.
DHX Media Signs New International Deals For Rastamouse
DHX Media, a leading international producer and distributor of television programming and interactive content, has signed a hat trick of deals to bring much-anticipated new preschool show Rastamouse to new international territories.
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Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world’s leading family entertainment brands, today announced that the classic holiday television special featuring the voice talents of Fred Astaire and Mickey Rooney, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, that airs on ABC and ABC Family television every holiday season, will celebrate its 40th Anniversary.
Comedy Central Picks Up Robot Chicken Producer Pilot
Comedy Central has bought the rights to a new untitled animated anthology show from ShadowMachine, the producer of ROBOT CHICKEN and MORAL OREL, reports Deadline.com.
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Final Thoughts on the Films at Ottawa
No other festival I’m aware of consistently generates as much controversy as does the Ottawa Festival. People may scratch their heads at the judging decisions in Annecy (insert favorite French joke here), but in Ottawa, beer-fueled grumbling and incessant whining are as much a part of the annual festivities as head-scratching competition screening introductions and the cavalcade of toothless panhandlers lining Rue Rideau.
'Mad': Does My Mom Know I'm Watching This?
Rick DeMott chats with head writer and producer Kevin Shinick about bringing the iconic Mad magazine to the small screen.
Hornet Launches Workshop for Handmade Work
Hornet Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of Workshop, a division of Hornet for all things handmade.
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Gary Schwartz - Stop Motion Mayhem in a Single Ottawa Day
I’ve known Gary Schwartz since, well, since he was a much younger zany filmmaker and animation teacher. In the Webster’s Dictionary, under the word “energy,” there is a picture of Gary with his infectious grin, a camera and a tripod. This year at the Ottawa Animation Festival, as he does every year, Gary made an extremely cool stop motion short – in one day! Fa Fha Pha Ottawa!, inspired by the Ottawa festival award designed by sculptor Tick Tock Tom, is his best yet!
Competition 5 - When Abstract Meets Reality We Call It Experimental
Whatever you call it, abstract/experimental ruled the day in Competition 5. Here are some highlights.
