One of the films that intrigued me from the second class was, “The Haunted House” by John Stuart Blackton. This is why me and my partner for the first project drew inspiration from it. It was one of the first forms of stop motion, so of course it was interesting to see how it was done during that time. The world of stop motion has evolved into many things. Particularly, most people would know the film works of Laika and Aardman Animations. That wasn’t the only thing that first got me interested in stop motion animation. I remember watching this short film on YouTube by the creator, PES. I wanted to share this guy’s work because I think it is phenomenal and it displays how stopmotion can blur the lines between reality and animation. This stop motion animation short in particular was an Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Short Film.
Julia Reymundo
ANIM223 - HISTORY OF ANIMATION - FALL 2019 