News
05 – NOV – 2024
MAKING THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
From the Stickybones YouTube page: …”panel discussion featuring Anthony Scott, Tim Hittle, and Mike Cachuela—three legendary figures who helped bring The Nightmare Before Christmas to life. In this one-of-a-kind panel, these incredible creators reminisce about their time working on the iconic film, sharing fascinating behind-the-scenes stories, special effects techniques, and some of their fondest memories from working on Jack Skellington and the spooky world of Halloween Town. Join us as they reveal hidden Easter eggs and bring a new perspective to the stop-motion magic that made The Nightmare Before Christmas an enduring classic. Guest Moderator: Alan De Oliveira, a documentarian as well as an enthusiastic fan of animation, lends his voice to this fun, insightful conversation.”
15 – OCT – 2024
NEW PODCAST: ON THE MOVE
Director/Animator Misha Klein @bompsgarage, has a new podcast. ON THE MOVE is available on Apple, Spotify and YouTube. Check it out on one of these platforms today. Additionally, Misha’s film FRED, is an incredible tour de force of stopmotion animation. Misha breathes life into the title character as only he can. If you haven’t seen it yet, click FRED.
02 – OCT – 2024
3 Cheers to Paul McConnochie for installing the Messages and Handbook from the early days of StopMotionAnimation.com! Paul originally put the 1999-2012 Archive together when the site was moved to the Ning platform in 2012. Now it has been relocated to the Archive page on this site. A new addition is the Gallery, featuring images from the 1999-2012 Message Board.
In other news, Paul and Marc Spess have been working diligently on reconstructing the 2012-2024 Messages which will be available here sometime in the future.
28 – SEPT – 2024
Many thanks to all who contributed to the StopMotionAnimation.com Message Board over the years. So much valuable information has been freely exchanged benefiting many. That was the original intention of the site back it 1999, connecting people around the world and sharing knowledge. It was a safe space to ask questions and feel supported.
There is now an effort to restore this information and make it available to future generations. Please check back soon.