As an artist with chronic pain, stop-motion animation showed me the possibilities

I never intended to make stop-motion animation my career. Originally, it was just supposed to be a hobby, but when my circumstances changed, I had to adapt. I wanted this month’s CBC Arts Logo to ...
AV Club

Guy turns motion smoothing on to upscale old stop-motion animation effects

First things first: Stop-motion animation, especially in old science fiction and fantasy movies, is great. It looks good. It’s fun. It doesn’t need to be “fixed.” That said, the internet’s mad ...
The Conversation

A century in motion: how stop‑motion films went from obscure ‘creature features’ to winning Oscars

The 2025 Academy Awards could shape up to be a big one for stop-motion animation. Australian director Adam Eliott’s Memoir of a Snail (2024) has raked in a nomination for Best Animated Feature Film, ...
collider

Creepy Stop-Motion Films and Why We Love Them So

Human beings are strange creatures; we eat weird food combinations, don funny outfits, and sometimes even drink ourselves silly. Perhaps strangest of all is our love of being scared. From haunted ...
Variety

Estonian Puppet and Stop-Motion Animation ‘May Not Be Mainstream, but It’s Still Thriving’

Fashions come and go, but Estonia is still betting on puppet and stop-motion animation. “It may not be mainstream anymore, but Estonian stop-motion is still thriving, with many directors choosing it ...
Polygon

Stopmotion director says his brand of animation is necromancy

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, ...