The Origins of Stop Motion: From the Early Days to the 1980s

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Stop motion animation is a filmmaking technique that has fascinated audiences for over a century. By manipulating objects frame by frame, filmmakers create the illusion of movement, leading to some of the most iconic and beloved films in cinema history. This article explores the origins of stop motion, from its earliest experiments to its development…

Clapham Road Studio – a quick interview

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Clapham Road Studios has been home to the production of well over 1000 commercials and promos in the last thirty years, including adverts for John Lewis, Coca Cola, Loewe, Starbucks, Nike, Google, Greenpeace, Lego and Chipotle to name but a few. Here’s a quick interview. How and why did your journey into animation begin? Our…

MARTYNA KOLENIEC – a quick interview

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Martyna is a Polish self-taught stop motion director. Since 2016 she has been immersed in different animation techniques, creating music videos, commercials and TV spots from scratch. She does everything from writing and puppet making to animation and editing. the interview: How and why did your journey into animation begin? Many years ago, my teacher…

Selmer Kastalje – a quick interview

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Selmer Kastalje is a self-taught animator, artist and filmmaker based in Copenhagen. The 6 questions: How and why did your journey into animation begin? I have always been a fan of animation and as a child I made some short films with Lego and clay, and then completely forgot about it for years, until about 5…

JOHN FRAME – a quick interview

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John Fayette Frame (born November 27, 1950) is an American sculptor , photographer , composer , and filmmaker . He has been working as an artist in California since the early 1980s. Frame has received grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts , the J. Paul Getty Museum , and the Los…