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Date: Mon, 01 Jul 1996 21:09:19 -0500
From: Brian Duchscherer <puppet-AT-cam.org>
Subject: Puppet Animation

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Hi, 	
This may be classified as being in the outer limits of your interests...
but if anyone is a fan of Puppet animation, a nice web site to check out 
is below.
(you guessed it.. I'm a puppet animator)

Brian 		

I'm new to the net,  so if this attachment fails to transmit, just do a 
web search for < Animations of Heaven and Hell in 3D >

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HTML VERSION:

Animation of Heaven Hell in 3-D!

Seeking out little-known animation is much like surfing the web. You see one compilation, one or two directors really interest you, you look for more of their work, this usually leads to more compilations with yet more interesting directors, etc.

The most technically intriguing animation is done with 3-D puppets. These strange toons aren't simply drawn; they're built! You can actually TOUCH the sets, actors, etc., if you only knew where in the world they were. On film, we actually see "living" dolls, toys, etc., which, when well done, seem like they could easily be living among us, which may cause minor paranoia about small movements in the corners of our vision...

Welcome to one of my obessions! On this, my most ambitious web page: I offer you a look at animation that deserves to be better known. Come with me to worlds both beautiful and terrible, naive and intri cate. Curl up with the heavenly goodness and naivete of Art Clokey's Davey & Goliath or George Pal's Puppetoons, or be disturbed by the hellish visions of Jan Svankmejer and his "sons" The Brothers Quay. Better still, come back to the very beginning, with the amazing inventor of "puppet films", Ladislas Starevich!

Surprisingly, I have found no other mention of any of these animators on the web. Most of this infor mation is based on my admittedly limited knowledge, since the work being discussed is not well-known enough for me to be able to find much research material. Clips and pictures are from my own collec tion. Public video availability, if known, is mentioned.

Check 'em out... and keep checking back for new quicktimes, artists, etc.

Ladislas Starevich: The Father of 3-D Animation

Jan Svankmejer: Alchemist of the Surreal

The Brothers Quay: Twisted Americans in Europe

Art Clokey: The Davey & Goliath Home Page

George Pal: The Puppetoon Home Page

Reckoning: Credits Contributors to this page... meet tradin' pals here!

The Whole Toon Catalog: A good source for these videos. I am not affiliated.

And of course, my hand-picked

Hit Count

111,539

as of June 26, 1996, and
Averaging 180 hits a day lately!

Coming Soon (in no particular order)

More Davey & Goliath episode info & sounds
Significantly more Jan Svankmajer
Rare Bros. Quay stuff...
Major redesign and new info on Starevich & Svankmajer
George Pal's Puppetoons

Maybe Later

Rankin-Bass
Gene Warren, Jr. (will probably branch off of George Pal's page)
Brief Overviews of various other stop-motion animators, i.e. Jiri Trnka, Jiri Barta, Karel Zeman, and many more...

Revision List

June 30, 1996: Big additions to Ladislas Starevich
May 26, 1996: Finished uploading Davey & Goliath
May 19, 1996: Revised home page, revised Bros. Quay front page, began uploading Davey & Goliath
Before that: Everything else

You can do a search for other web stuff from right here, compliments of Starting Point.

MetaSearch

Search for:

This web site is maintained entirely by Tim Fitzpatrick E-mail me if you want to be notified of any updates to this site.

Also, feel free to e-mail me with any questions, comments, job offers, advertising or sponsorship offers, gift offers, cash offers, etc. I will design YOUR web page for a reasonable price.

This page originally created October 24, 1995.
Last revised June 30, 1996.

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