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zomb5150
03-29-2006, 05:23 AM
I just recently watched 20 Million Miles to Earth, King Kong, Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young... I really enjoyed the stop motion photography effects of Ray Harryhausen and Willis O'Brien.
I was wondering if there were some other classic films that You might recommend that featured stop motion photography.

urgeok
03-29-2006, 06:08 AM
i think the origional of The Lost World has it ..


if you want to have fun - there's free software on the net available that lets you create your own stop motion movies ..

i did a 10 second film of my kids mega block dragon flapping its wings :D

filmmaker2
03-29-2006, 08:32 AM
You can see some stop-motion work of mine on the new DVD of "The Entity" (there's a documentary I did some stuff for). One of my favorite movies featuring quite a bit of stop motion is one no one ever thinks about..."The Empire Strikes Back" (!)

alkytrio666
03-29-2006, 01:10 PM
Originally posted by urgeok
i think the origional of The Lost World has it ..


if you want to have fun - there's free software on the net available that lets you create your own stop motion movies ..

i did a 10 second film of my kids mega block dragon flapping its wings :D

How and where? I'm interested.

The_Return
03-29-2006, 02:06 PM
Different kind of stop-motion...

...but what about Nightmare Before Christmas?!?

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/touchstone_pictures/the_nightmare_before_christmas/trickortreat.jpg

urgeok
03-29-2006, 04:04 PM
Originally posted by alkytrio666
How and where? I'm interested.


look for a free software called Monkey Jam.

let me know if you cant find it ..

alkytrio666
03-29-2006, 08:44 PM
Originally posted by urgeok
look for a free software called Monkey Jam.

let me know if you cant find it ..

Found it and downloaded it, thank you very much. Can't wait to play around with it.

urgeok
03-30-2006, 05:51 AM
Originally posted by alkytrio666
Found it and downloaded it, thank you very much. Can't wait to play around with it.


no prob .. its pretty easy to use .. i figured it out (enough to make a little clip) without reading anything in about 5 min..

i used my digi cam to take pics of gradual movement at the lowest possible quality setting.


obvious hint - try to anchor your subject fast - and mark its position .. the slightest movements can spoil the effect

hollywoodgothiq
04-03-2006, 03:24 PM
Other stop-motion movies...

Well, this year's Oscar winner WALLACE AND GROMIT CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT. Oh wait, that's too new to mention in a thread about "classics."

One of my favorite HARRYHAUSEN films in GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD. I always find the stroboscopic look of stop-motion easier to tolerate in fantasy films where everything is make-believe.

MYSTERIOUS ISLAND is good, too; in fact, any of the Harryhausen flms are worth watching for the effects alone.

lovecraft
04-03-2006, 06:12 PM
How about Jason and the Argonaughts...I love the skeleton fighting scene

hollywoodgothiq
04-03-2006, 08:40 PM
Don't forget: according to Tom Cruise, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS is the greatest movie ever made!

filmmaker2
04-03-2006, 09:09 PM
LOL, jeezus.

mothermold
04-03-2006, 09:51 PM
Originally posted by zomb5150
I just recently watched 20 Million Miles to Earth, King Kong, Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young... I really enjoyed the stop motion photography effects of Ray Harryhausen and Willis O'Brien.
I was wondering if there were some other classic films that You might recommend that featured stop motion photography.

Valley of the Gwangi(cowboys and dinosaurs)
Clash of the Titans
Seventh Voyage of Sinbad

urgeok
04-04-2006, 06:33 AM
the stop motion work for the most part in The Lost World was pretty good for the time ... dino's fighting, the environment reacting ... but i still had a laugh at some of the ideas .. like the plant eaters gnashing their sharp pointy teeth constantly ...

filmmaker2
04-04-2006, 06:41 AM
dude have you seen how vegetarian types GET when they're near a salad bar....it's downright creepy.

urgeok
04-04-2006, 06:54 AM
Originally posted by filmmaker2
dude have you seen how vegetarian types GET when they're near a salad bar....it's downright creepy.


they fart a lot too...

hollywoodgothiq
04-04-2006, 07:46 AM
Originally posted by hollywoodgothiq
Don't forget: according to Tom Cruise, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS is the greatest movie ever made!

OOPS! My bad.

It was Tom Hanks who said that, when introducing Ray Harryhausen at the Academy's Technical Awards. (Harryhausen was receiving a lifetime achievement award.)

AJ*
04-13-2006, 08:25 PM
I love stop motion. I watch Clash of the Titans every Easter. It's a tradition. I've read a couple of articles that Warner Bros. is trying a remake though...and the new movie will no doubt lose its charm through CGI.

hollywoodgothiq
05-07-2006, 12:40 AM
Did know one mention THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS? I just saw it recently at a theatre where Ray Harryhausen spoke before the film. It held up better than expected: not only were the effects entertaining, but the film had a decent script and did a good job of holding interest even when the monster was not on screen.

You can see a video of Harryhausen's talk here: http://hollywoodgothique.com/beastfrom20000fathoms1953.html

alkytrio666
05-07-2006, 01:12 PM
Hell, no one mentioned one of the greatest:

John Carpenter's The Thing

chainleen
05-07-2006, 02:39 PM
Have you ever watched anything from Jan Svankmajer? Alice might be the easiest movie to find. He does some crazy stuff.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095715/

filmmaker2
05-08-2006, 07:59 AM
Yes, and I gotta say, Good God! That guy's nuts. Talented though!

mictlan
05-11-2006, 05:06 AM
EQUINOX (1970) has some fun stop-motion animation. It's a bit of a precursor to Evil Dead too...

nigel
05-11-2006, 04:25 PM
Check out The Valley of Gwangi, a Ray Harryhausen masterpiece with cowboys fighting dinosaurs...

Tat2
05-11-2006, 09:44 PM
Originally posted by mothermold
Valley of the Gwangi(cowboys and dinosaurs)
Clash of the Titans
Seventh Voyage of Sinbad


These are good.

Add One Million Years B.C. (Can't remember if stop motion is used or just made up iguana's though).

bwind22
05-11-2006, 10:11 PM
I've made 4 or 5 stop motion shorts in my day....




The best thing stop-motion has ever generated was South Park.

urgeok
05-12-2006, 06:14 AM
Originally posted by Tat2
These are good.

Add One Million Years B.C. (Can't remember if stop motion is used or just made up iguana's though).

i think most of the creature action was superimposed live animals made to look big..

hulkamaniak
05-13-2006, 08:28 PM
Stop Motion Pro is very good for stop motion, i made a 2 minute animation of 2 clay figures i made wrestling, came out very good and proffessional looking