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Nintendo has released a series of stop motion shorts featuring Mario and friends as part of the 'My Mario' product line, available on YouTube, alongside new toys and an interactive app, in celebration of Mario's 40th anniversary.
Harold Halibut is a stop-motion point-and-click adventure game set in the ocean of an alien planet, featuring meticulously hand-crafted real-world materials. The game's slow pace and cozy, heartwarming atmosphere resemble a Wes Anderson-Aardman Animations collaboration, offering a quirky, lived-in feel with a retrofuturistic vision. While the game's plodding moments may deter those seeking a thrilling story or challenging puzzles, it provides a unique and charming experience akin to peering into an exquisitely crafted dollhouse.
Mark Gustafson, the co-director of the Oscar-winning animated feature "Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio," passed away at 64 after suffering a heart attack. Known for his work in stop-motion animation, Gustafson had a storied career that included collaborations with Guillermo del Toro and Wes Anderson. His legacy includes numerous awards and a reputation as a compassionate and talented artist. Guillermo del Toro and colleagues remember him fondly, praising his contributions to the world of animation.
Mark Gustafson, an Oscar-winning Portland animator known for his work in stop-motion filmmaking, passed away at the age of 64. He began his career at Will Vinton Studios and contributed to projects such as "Claymation Christmas Celebration" and "The PJs."
"Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget" is a sequel 23 years in the making, using cutting-edge technology and virtual production to handle the larger scale of the story and production. Aardman Animations turned to digital tools and virtual production to create the film, while still respecting the limitations of stop motion animation. The film follows Ginger and the chickens as they face a new threat to chickenkind: nuggets. With advancements in technology and materials, the production process has become faster, allowing for an average of one second of film to be completed per day. Despite some casting changes, the animators maintain the same acting and mannerisms for the characters.
"Chicken Run: Dawn of The Nugget," the long-awaited sequel to the original Chicken Run film, delivers a cleverly modern kind of family entertainment that balances dark subject matter with a giddily Dayglo aesthetic. Directed by Sam Fell, the film follows Ginger and Rocky as they venture into a chicken farm called Fun-Land Farms to rescue their curious daughter, Molly. The film combines elements of "Mission: Impossible" and '60s pop culture references, while maintaining the sincere moral values of the original. Despite the potential for animal rights issues, the film manages to make chickens seem fun, intelligent, and yet still very tasty.
The 12-minute stop-motion sequence in Ari Aster's "Beau Is Afraid" was originally planned to be stagecraft, but was later changed to half animation and half artificial sets. The animation was coordinated by Jorge Cañada Escorihuela, who helped plan the practical shoot with sets and green screen, created the workflow, and assembled several hundred assets from Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña. The stop-motion was the primary technique used, including paintings on large canvases, models sculpted and destroyed, and paper flowers and trees that grew through time-lapse photography.