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Originally posted by Kezzinator29
Watching that, memories of watching some kids shows using that technique and wondering "how on earth do they do that?". Pro stuff, keep it up
It's such a brilliant medium to work in. Ever since I first saw Wallace and Gromit I wanted to do it.
It truly can create a magical feel and leave you asking questions as you yourself said.
I think it's a real shame there's more and more CG animated TV Shows pushed to kids these day, the magic is out of it because everyone knows it's not real and anything and everything can be done with it these days. Sure I've enjoyed and respected a few, the more creative ones usually (I have no problem with CG Films). But in general I don't care much for CG or anime TV shows for kids.
I think you/kids can't relate to it which makes a big difference. People can, will and do go on forever about old cartoons and can relate to others with them too, I've met people in their adulthood who still wondered how clangers was made!
I'll make an example using "Button Moon" a very cheap puppet production where most of the characters and models were made from Kitchen Utensils Mr. Spoon being the main character, had a rocketship clearly made from a Heinz baked Beans tin simple stuff that most kids could relate too, not that I'm saying kids shows needs to be cheap and made with bean tins but it was very popular at the time (and I've seen some Button moon T-shirts about too).
There are timeless classics like Bagpuss and Old Bear Stories that used toys as their characters, something all kids of all ages have and love.
I found a good list of old and new stop-motion animations on
Toonhound.com
Stop-motion series
THE ADVENTURES OF PARSLEY
ANDY PANDY (Cosgrove Hall)
ASTRO FARM
BAGPUSS
BERTHA
BILL AND BEN (Cosgrove Hall)
BOB THE BUILDER
BOB THE BUILDER: PROJECT:BUILD IT
BRAMBLY HEDGE
BROOMSTICK COTTAGE
CAMBERWICK GREEN
CHARLIE CHALK
CHIGLEY
CHORLTON AND THE WHEELIES
THE CLANGERS
COCKLESHELL BAY
CREEPY CRAWLIES
DOCTOR OTTER
EDWARD AND FRIENDS
EL NOMBRE
ENGIE BENJY
FIFI AND THE FLOWERTOTS
FIREMAN SAM
THE FLUMPS
THE GINGERBREAD MAN
GOGS!
GRAN
GRANDMA BRICKS OF SWALLOW STREET
GRIZZLY TALES FOR GRUESOME KIDS
THE GUBLIN LEGENDS
HATTYTOWN TALES
THE HERBS
HUXLEY PIG
JOSHUA JONES
THE KOALA BROTHERS
LAVENDER CASTLE
LITTLE RED TRACTOR
LITTLE ROBOTS
MAGIC ROUNDABOUT
MERLIN THE MAGICAL PUPPY
MOLLY'S GANG
MORPH
MOSCHOPS
NODDY
OAKIE DOKE
OH! MR TOAD!
OLD BEAR AND FRIENDS
PADDINGTON
PINGWINGS
POGLES WOOD
PORTLAND BILL
POSTMAN PAT (Ivor Wood)
POSTMAN PAT (Cosgrove Hall)
REX THE RUNT
ROCKY AND THE DODOS
ROCKY HOLLOW
RUBBADUBBERS
SALLY AND JAKE
SKIP AND FUFFY
STORIES FROM TOYTOWN
THE STORY STORE
SUMMERTON MILL
TOM AND VICKY
THE TRAPDOOR
TRUCKERS
TRUMPTON
UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS BEARS
WIND IN THE WILLOWS
THE WOMBLES
YOHO AHOY
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