Artists are hardworking—they gladly embrace long, tedious multi-step processes in search of magic! This is probably why in the early 1900s, Émile Cohl hand-drew 700 drawings to bring life to his paper ...

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Motion capture can look great or cheap, but these 10 characters represent the best examples of how the technology can bring ...

The auteur responsible for 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' and 'Isle of Dogs' explains why he was drawn to stop-motion and how it influenced his aesthetic since. Unlike a number of other filmmakers, from ...

Director Guillermo del Toro spent seven years trying to persuade Hollywood studios to film his unorthodox take on the Pinocchio folk tale. The renowned filmmaker pictured Pinocchio as a bratty kid ...

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“Marcel the Shell” began as a series of lovingly crafted homemade shorts for YouTube by Dean Fleischer Camp and Jenny Slate. So when it came time to give the diminutive breakout star the feature film ...

It takes great skill to manage the creative aspects of a movie. Few filmmakers experience success in both live-action and animation arenas. To work in both mediums, you must be equipped with a diverse ...

On May 31, Robert Morgan’s queasy horror movie Stopmotion will start streaming on Shudder. But hardcore horror fans will have a chance to see the live-action/animation hybrid in theaters early, ...

Daniel is a University of Louisville graduate with an English degree, a sizable collection of Blu-rays, books, records, and a love of hiking. When considering the greatest animated works of the last ...