Thesis : Resources

General

Stopmotionanimation.com
Open directory- Stop-Motion.

Filmmakers

ASTLEY, Neville. English
BARTA, Jiri. Czech (b. 1948)
GUTMAN, Otmar.
HARRYHAUSEN, Ray. American (b. 1920)
HOEDEMAN, Co. Dutch (b. 1940)
KLIMT, Aurel. Czech
LORD, Peter. English (b. 1953)
MCLAREN, Norman. Scottish/Canadian (1914-1987)
NEWITT, Jeff. English
O'BRIEN, Willis. American (1886-1962)
PAL, George. American (1908-1980)
PARK, Nick. English (b. 1958)
POSPISILOVA, Vlasta. Czech (b. 1935)
QUAY Brothers (Stephen and Timothy). American (b. 1947)
STAREWICZ, Wladyslaw. Lithuanian (1882-1965)
SVANKMAJER, Jan. Czech (b. 1934)
TRNKA, Jiri. Czech (1912-1969)

Aardman Animations. Wallace and Gromit, etc.
Curious Pictures. New York animation studio.
Laika Studios. Formerly Vinton Studios.
Vinton Studios. Portland-based animation studio.

Video Clips

Darkstrider.net. Excellent resource for clips of classic Eastern European stop-motion
Stage Fright. [Steve Box, Aardman Animations]
Corpse Bride (trailer). [Tim Burton/Mike Johnson]
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story. [Todd Haynes]
The Making of The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (trailer also). [Nick Park]

Reading

Stop Motion. Craft Skills for Model Animation. by Susannah Shaw
Creating 3-D Animation. The Aardman Book of Filmmaking. by Peter Lord and Brian Sibley
The Animator's Survival Kit. by Richard Williams
The Animator's Workbook. by Tony White

Amphigorey Also. by Edward Gorey
The Haunted Tea-Cosy. by Edward Gorey

Cosmicomics. by Italo Calvino
T-Zero. by Italo Calvino

Articles

"Bride Stripped Bare" The Making of Corpse Bride
Interview with Graham G. Maiden. Head of the puppet department on Corpse Bride
Interview with Tim Burton. On the making of Corpse Bride
Interview with Mike Johnson. Co-Director of Corpse Bride
Interview with Danny Elfman. Composed score for Corpse Bride
Interview with Helena Bonham-Carter. On acting in animated films (Corpse Bride)
Interview with Johnny Depp. On acting in animated films (Corpse Bride)
Interview with Peter Lord. (Aardman Animations)
Interview with Nick Park. On the Wallace & Gromit movie.
Interview with Nick Park. On The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (from Premier magazine).
Interview with Ray Harryhausen and Nick Park. From British Film Institute.

Instruction

Online Tutorials of setbuilding, puppetmaking, camera and lighting rigs by stop motion animator/director Nick Hilligoss

Supplies

Armaverse. Stop-Motion armatures.
Jointworks. Ball and socket armatures.