Tag Archives: animation

Feb201026

Andrew

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Higglety Pigglety Pop

I just watched two clips from the upcoming NFB adaptation of the Maurice Sendack classic Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life and I haven’t been this excited to see a puppet film in awhile. It’s directed by Canadian filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski who previously directed the acclaimed stop motion film Madame Tutli-Putli. Higglety Pigglety Pop is done in a hybrid style that’s very similar to Tutli-Putli, utilizing live-action puppets, actors, animation and digital manipulation.

Feb201007

Andrew

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The Line Keeps Getting Blurred

Over at the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, Stephen Worth has a short post about animating robots. Stephen mentions how the job description of an animator is rapidly changing and muses about the possibility of animators being hired to “animate” robots, which sounds suspiciously similar to what a puppeteer does.
Although robots and automata aren’t generally considered puppets [...]

Dec200930

Andrew

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Never Had a Year Like `09

Well, another year has come and gone. I’ve been a little too busy doing puppetry to write about for the past several months, but before 2009 comes to a close I wanted to share JibJab’s annual year end video, Never a Year Like `09.

Nov200928

Andrew

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Puppetry: Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You?

It’s hard to believe, but handmade puppet films just might be the next big thing.

Jun200901

Andrew

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Lou Romano’s Art of UP

Lou Romano shares some of his beautiful conceptual art from Pixar’s Up on his blog (image c Disney/Pixar).
Up was the number one movie at the box office this weekend, which is pretty unsurprising since many critics are calling it Pixar’s best movie yet and because, well, it’s a Pixar movie. I haven’t seen it yet, [...]

May200925

Andrew

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Memorial Day Inspiration: Sita Sings The Blues

Sita Sings The Blues is an animated feature by Nina Paley licensed under Creative Commons.
Happy Memorial Day to all my American friends! (Here in Canada, it’s just another Monday…)
Whether you have the day off today or not, find sometime soon to watch Sita Sings the Blues. It’s a feature length animated 2D film that was [...]

Apr200919

Andrew

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Black / White

Black/White is a stark, monochromatic video that blends shadow puppets and animation.
To promote their spring and summer collections this year, Gap commissioned five original songs based on a specific color and a corresponding video for each. My favourite of these is Black / White, which features a song by Danish post-punk duo The Raveonettes and [...]

Apr200913

Andrew

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Monday Morning Inspiration: Jamie Caliri

Stop motion animator Jamie Caliri creates distinctive, beautifully crafted stop motion animation for film and television.
In my current “day job” I design opening credits and title sequences. When I’m searching for inspiration I often watch the work of one of my favourite animators, Jamie Caliri. His amazing credits include the title sequences of Lemony Snicket’s [...]

Mar200930

Andrew

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Monday Morning Inspiration: Minilogue’s Animals

The video for Minilogue’s Animals blends live action with the unique animation of Kristofer Ström.
I really love this video for Minilogue’s Animals. It’s a fantastic fusion of animation and live action directed by Swedish animator Kristofer Ström, who first gained a lot of attention on YouTube for his white board animation. Visit Kristofer’s Vimeo page [...]

Feb200916

Andrew

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Family Day Inspiration: Coraline

Coraline maybe just be the best 3D film ever made.
It’s the long Family Day weekend in most of Canada (and President’s Day for my American friends). If you’re still looking for something to do with your family I highly recommend going to see Coraline, preferably in 3D if you can. Coraline has been a source [...]

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