Comments on: Explorations in the Art of Stop-Motion Animation

Explorations in the Art of Stop-Motion Animation

You Should See the Other Guy — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:23:14 -0800

Stop-motion clips from some of Eastern Europe's greatest masters. From "DarkStrider, Explorations in the Art of Stop-Motion Animation".

By: You Should See the Other Guy

You Should See the Other Guy — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:29:37 -0800

The Phil Tippet interviews at the bottom (on Go-motion) are also interesting.

By: felix betachat

felix betachat — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:35:37 -0800

Beautiful. Also worth a look are the master of stop motion animation, Jan Svankmajer and his self-described proteges, The Brothers Quay.

By: swordfishtrombones

swordfishtrombones — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 14:38:47 -0800

Those are awesome, thanks!

By: diftb

diftb — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:13:44 -0800

Links are dead. Boourns.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:20:14 -0800

we slashdotted it, i guess...they look great, and i second felix's recommendations.

By: 445supermag

445supermag — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 18:55:08 -0800

Films from Jan Svankmajer and the Brothers Quay are available on DVD, I've rented some though Greencine.

By: neckro23

neckro23 — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:24:24 -0800

Man. Eastern Europeans are kinda fucked-up.

By: spaghetti

spaghetti — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:17:00 -0800

These animators are my inspiration and the reason I'm into stop motion. Also, the link to Darstrider is a great resource, thank you.

By: poopy

poopy — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 06:36:28 -0800

great stuff, and thanks for reminding me of The Brothers Quay. It's been a while and I'm hankerin for a new dvd :)

By: PinkStainlessTail

PinkStainlessTail — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 06:46:35 -0800

Svankmajer's A Quiet Week in the House is one of my favorite pieces of film. Fascinating to see that it's just the tip of the iceberg. Thanks!

By: of strange foe

of strange foe — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:07:18 -0800

Stunning. One of my favorite cartoons was 'Story of a Mole-rat' from Czech. This also reminds me of a very popular Chinese stop motion film from late 70s, the hero of which, Afanti, was a wiseman figure from Uyghur folklore.

By: snarfois

snarfois — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:57:59 -0800

How long before some of these are out of copyright? E.g. Jiri Trnka's masterpieces date from the '50s. I'm thinking how few people get to see them nowadays, but how influential they could be if they could be freely shared around, and more people saw them. Many of these you couldn't buy if you wanted to. There are some collections of Russian and Czech animation on DVD, but only Region 1 last time I checked. There are also extensive collections available in Japan, but without English subtitles. I saw 'When the Leaves have Fallen from the Oak' in London about 6 years ago. Fantastic. It's just a short film, but it stuck in my memory.