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Ray Harryhausens New Web Site

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:04:06 -0500

While Ray Harryhausen has had a web site for a few years already, it was taken down by his webmasters. Many wondered if the master of stop motion decided to put his efforts elsewhere since there was never any explanation.

Then they put up a temporary page stating that a new design was in the works. So instead of posting news about a page without anything to look at, I decided to wait. And finally - the page is now complete! There is a ton of great information and images too. Make sure to spend some time there and look for yourself by clicking here.

Allan Hansen: AT-ST Replica and Blue Prints

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:00:05 -0500

Allan Hansen is the second person we've found re-creating an AT-ST stop motion puppet from the Star Wars universe. It seems that he stopped posting updates in January of this year, however there's many old posts to look over with tons of pictures. Allan even posted the blue prints so anyone can copy his design.

You can see Allans in-progress AT-ST here. Check out Juliens replica that we posted several months ago here.

Yasemin Sayibas Akyuz: Chronos Film Project

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:18:50 -0400

Yasemin Akyuz is delving into the world of stop motion and sharing what she learns on her blog. From looking through the images she has posted so far, it will have very detailed sets with trees, bird nests and a clock. There is only one lead puppet, a bird. And the whole idea is that it will be about time itself. So far her bird and rough test animations look amazing. It's definitely a place to bookmark and check out in the future.

Take a look at this amazing project here.

Fall 2009 Animate Clay Puppet Sculpting Contest!

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:22:34 -0400

It's time once again to have another Animateclay.com sculpting contest! It has been a long time and we thought that we needed to give everyone an excuse to make some puppets.

If you haven't entered a previous contest, most of them have been a lot of fun for everyone. This time we'll be giving away a free copy of Secrets of Clay Animation Revealed 3 to the winner!

To read more about our contest, make sure to stop in our forums for the full details here.

Behind the Scenes on Titan Maximum

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:34:01 -0400

Now that Titan Maximum has been on TV for about a month now, pictures from the production have popped up in a few new places.

Ethan posted a bunch of behind the scenes pictures on his blog here.

There are some high quality stills from the show on culturepause here. Click the images twice to make them really big.

And finally there's a really great and free edition of Stop Motion Magazine that covers Titan Maximum with tons of pictures and lengthy interviews with the crew of the show here.