It's the last Friday of the month, (and coincidentally also Halloween) which means it's time to admire another chosen piece of stop-motion animation. Since this Movies In Motion has landed on All Hallow's Eve, I have gone for something with an eerie edge to celebrate this most creepy of occasions. The Palace is a seven minute short film that explores fear, loss and loneliness in a dark vision of the future.
by Jo Johnstone
It's the last Friday of the month, (and coincidentally also Halloween) which means it's time to admire another chosen piece of stop-motion animation. Since this Movies In Motion has landed on All Hallow's Eve, I have gone for something with an eerie edge to celebrate this most creepy of occasions. The Palace is a seven minute short film that explores fear, loss and loneliness in a dark vision of the future. by Jo Johnstone Earlier this year, in our monthly stop-motion binge, we discussed the absolutely phenomenal short The Maker; a story of a strange creatures race against draining time fom Zealous Studios. With a film of this calibre you are compelled to go over the studios full body of work for similar gems. On doing so, I found another brilliant short. Made with the same outstanding animation as The Maker and with a great moral centre that asks if our life is predetermined from the moment we are born. by Cookie N Screen We love stop-motion animation here. Just ask our resident expert Jo Johnstone, who tackles the stirring and important art form with much celebration on a monthly basis. Stop-motion animation is a craft, it is a wonderful excruciating and technical medium that produces highly developed films with bounds of imagination. Though many studios tend to favour the computer side of animation, studios such as Laika and directors like Henry Selick are still championing these courageous art forms. With the release of The Boxtrolls today, let’s have a look at some of the best stop animation movies. by Jo Johnstone It may not be the most conventional way to begin a review but I think in this case a disclaimer is needed. Within the I’m With Geek family, I am known as the stop-motion animation girl. I do adore the medium and think it is beyond magical. It is also fair to admit that when it comes to the stop-motion studio Laika, I am something of a fan girl. This is not to say that I cannot watch a Laika stop-motion film without that bias. Baring all that in mind I went in to the inventive studios latest offering, The Boxtrolls, excited but with an open mind. Thankfully the studio that gave us Coraline and ParaNorman have once again delivered a brilliant feature film filled with humour, warmth, charm and naturally, top notch animation. by Jo Johnstone Its that time of the month again. Our monthly dive into stop-motion animation has looked at some great work. There have been tears shed and jaws left hanging open but for this mouth feature we're going for something a little lighter. This year audiences everywhere marvelled at the awesomness that was The Lego Movie. The film delivered a freshness and originality that no one predicted. Since myself and the I'm With Geek family have already gushed over the film, we look at a work inspired by the film. Today, we're looking at the work of How It Should Have Ended who parody the much loved movie in their first stop-motion episode. by Jo Johnstone Classic stories will always be used as a basis, or merely inspirations, for new stories. These can either be faithful re-tellings or new interpretations. For this month’s Movies in Motion, we look at a new take on a classic story and the winner of the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Short: the beautiful Peter and the Wolf by Suzie Templeton. by Jo Johnstone Seeing as this month audiences everywhere were treated to the teaser trailer for Shaun the Sheep we look back over the early work of claymation maestros Aardman for this month’s Movies in Motion. Before they bestowed the world with Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Chickens and Pirates, the animation studio had built its work and reputation t,hrough advertising. Able to bring its distinctive style and quirky character to a number of well known brands, such as Cadburys, Kelloggs, Walkers Crisps and British Telecom. Of all the studio's advertising work, there is one campaign and character that stands out distantly - Douglas the trombonist, from the Lurpak commercials. by Jo Johnstone Films have and will always be filled with ideas and themes. From emotional, political, psychological and beyond. The number and variety of ideas that can be expressed within a film are endless. For this months Movies In Motion, we look at a short film that considers the possibility of creating life as well as the choices we make within our own. by Jo Johnstone Stop-motion animation. A beautiful and yet truly painstaking form of animation is still going strong today. In the mainstream, many animators have moved steadily towards the preferred form of CGI leaving a small, creative niche for stop-motion to flourish. From Aardman to Tim Burton, the medium has produced some genuine classics. With Movies in Motion, we look at a chosen sequence of stop-motion to celebrate on the last Friday of every month. |
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