Check out this recent post from Grant Phillips on moviemaker.com about the art of stop-motion and it's future in the movie industry. He does a great job bringing to light some of this art's history and how stop-motion can be relevant moving forward. He definitely hits the nail on the head in talking about how collectives of artists, animators and storytellers are more important than the works of an individual. In today's movie making process, CGI definitely seems to be the standard. However, collectives like Laika and others could (as Phillips put it), "counterpunch Hollywood’s now-digitized “gold standard” of animation production."

Keep pushing the art of stop-motion and work together in groups to progress this time honored tradition of animation.

http://www.moviemaker.com/archives/news/how-stop-motion-can-survive/

image from Dragonframe of rotoscoping/chromakeying capabilities

View fullsize

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321405/

This French/Swiss stop motion film has earned a rightful nod for the Best Animated Feature Film as well as the Swiss entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th running of the Academy Awards happening this Sunday. Despite being animated and focusing on the life of a young child, the film has a heavy impact.

'Courgette (Zucchini) is an intriguing nickname for a 9-year-old boy. Although his unique story is surprisingly universal. After his mother's disappearance, Courgette is befriended by a police officer Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. At first he struggles to find his place in this strange, at times, hostile environment. Yet with Raymond's help and his new-found friends, Courgette eventually learns to trust and might find true love.'

Click here to check out the trailer for this touching tale and watch Sunday to see who wins!!!

Fast to Create Article