stop motion

Stop-Motion Animator Turns Despair into Joy

Apple-produced “Fuzzy Feelings” tell a classic feel-good Christmas story of compassion overcoming nastiness. The project artfully combines stop-motion scenes with live action performances. George Harrison’s “Isn’t It a Pity” provides the music score. Swedish animator Anna Mantzaris reveals some of her secrets in a making-of video (following the main attraction). The four-minute movie was shot…

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“Memory 22”: an experiment in stop motion

Bill Newsinger’s “Memory 22” won third prize at the Mobil Film Festival 2013 In the following behind-the-scenes narrative, Bill shares some of the tricks that went into his magical movie. Memory 22 was shot on my iphone 4s using the Hipstamatic app and the Tintype Snap Pak. Most of it was hand held but a couple…

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