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28 comments:
I vaguely remember making a stop gap film while in grade school.... hmmmm.....haven't thought about that in years.
H.D.D.
Do you still have a recording / archive of it. Would be interesting / fun to see ..
I agree, it is an art form indeed.
Your teacher sounds like a gem!
F.C.
Hi. Will be coming out with a post soon on the stop motion animation as an art form (in case anyone is interested). ..
Eamon,
I've seen some stop motion animation with characters at Christmas time. I agree with you about this being a great alternative for kids; increasing their creativity. And like you say, the equipment is right before them.. good idea, Eamon. And might I add, a great funny memory for you concerning your French teacher. :)
The more current claymation and work with 3-D objects/characters is fascinating, but something that I've always marveled at is how patient the cartoon animators had to be to create entire reels. I mean, think of The Roadrunner and Coyote, and how fast The Roadrunner's legs went. I still love those books that you flip fast to see the animation. My daughters make those all the time.
Bachelor
There are so many things kids can be doing, that they have no excuse to be bored. 'Bored' was something that wasn't allowed to be said in our home, growing up .. good thing too ..
Ybonesy.
Yes. I certainly think that 'patience' is key. Good that your daughter does something creative like that.
I've always loved those kind of animations and I must say that I'm full of admiration for Nick Park. Such a talent!!!
Using clay to create the expressions truly is ART - and demands a lot of patience!!!! One has to admire anything that takes such a long time to complete really.
Lifecrusier.
Yes, certainly an art / involves skill. But, above all, the paitience, yes ..
I think my favourite is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer...it's still broadcast every year at Christmas...I always loved the toy misfits from the Island of Misfit Toys.....especially the old miner looking for gold, and the Monster, who turned out to be a sweetie after all....
I love stop frame work. My cousin actually works for Aardman on Chicken Run, Curse of the Wererabbit and the new Wallace and Grommit film. I was even in the "animation club" at uni.
Now with YouTube and the likes people cdan post their own animations. There's a whole community out there making films with Lego, for example and there's some great work out there.
You really can't beat Ray Harryhansen movies on a Sunday afternoon but to me the master is a little known Eastern European animator named Jan Svankmeyer who mised stop frame with live action to create some REALLY creepy films. There's a clip of his version of Alice in Wonderland at by blog here; http://theblogoflists.blogspot.com/2007/10/halloween-special-my-scariest-movie.html
Lavinia.
Don't know that one .. (who is it by, I wonder).
Deedbuya
What a great / fun place for your company to work.
Yes, animation has taken off a lot with the internet. It's a great medium whether as an art form or or just messing around and having and some fun.
you can make your own here, perhaps we should have an interblog competition!
http://www.benettonplay.com/toys/flipbookdeluxe/guest.php
Deedbuya. Sounds like a great idea. Would need to get a camera first.
not with that site, you can use stills done in ms draw its that simple
I agree with Lavinia about Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. I believe every American child has seen it every winter of their youth.
Enjoyed the clips Eamon!
Deedbuya. Couldn't access that site. Part of web address seems to be missing (I get it ending with '..guest').
Can you tell more about stills done in ms draw.
Sandra
Hi. They normally show 'The Snowman' every year here in the UK at Christmas for kids.
I love Wallace and Gromit and just about everything else out of Aardman Animation. Still desperate to see Shaun the Sheep over here in the U.S., but it's probably a bit strange for most Americans, which is too bad. They had a reprisal of the Creature Comforts series on US television last year and it bombed. CBS took it off the air after only a few episodes (lucky for me, I recorded them).
Nice blog you have! I'll check back.
Always loved this kind of stuff as a kid. Never saw that version of Jason and the Argonauts, though. Pretty good special effect for that era (in other words, not as cheesy as I expected). I'll have to find a copy of it to watch.
There was a great video game series under the name 'Neverhood'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Neverhood
I wish there were more video games like this.
And of course I hope that the animation industry keeps at it as well :)
nope...no such luck
It must have been for an art class, although I remember being in the library to film it...hmmmm
Bloomsday
Didn't know about the Creature Comforts in USA. I guess it is a cultural thing. Works in UK but not in USA for some reason. However, I think over here people just enjoyed watching the ads that lasted for just a few minutes - not a whole programme or episode .. Thanks for dropping by.
Keanan
Jason and The Argonauts was a labour of love. The makers of this clearly enjoyed creating it, and it shows.
Macaroni
Will check out link. Thanks for dropping by.
H.D.D.
Shame. Would have been nice to see it ..
What a special teacher you had!
Stop motion animation is great. I used to be fascinated by Morph, so much personality in a simple plasticine figure.
Try this link for the flipbook animation game suggested by Deedubya: http://www.benettonplay.com/toybox.php
Very fine......
Incredible post. Some old memories in there, and new, unfamiliar pieces. I'm following this blog now. Great work.
I love stop motion stuff.
Cxx
can someone please put me out of my misery and tell me the difference between stop gap and stop motion?
regards denny
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