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The Pleasures of Stop Motion Animation
The more advanced CG imagery gets, the more charming the analog sensibility of stop motion becomes.
Computer graphics have been a game-changer for traditional animation, but the far more analog stop motion is still going strong and relatively unchanged — see this Friday’s release of “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” along with the more grown-up stylings of “Mary and Max” and “$9.99.”
On this week’s IFC News podcast, we ponder the pleasures of stop motion, discuss the qualities that directors that like to work in the medium tend to have (cough, OCD) and talk about how all those slight imperfections and that retro sensibility can make for a warmer and more welcoming film.
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This week’s keyword game prizes come courtesy of the David Lynch Foundation and Reed Martin.
Tags: $9.99, Adam Elliot, Animation, David Fincher, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Jared Hess, King Kong, Mary and Max, Ray Harryhausen, stop motion, Tatia Rosenthal, Wes Anderson
