Animation – Perisphere

Move It, Take a Shot, Easy: The DIY Magic of Takehide Hori’s Junk Head

By Finn Odum November 24, 2023 November 26, 2023 Animation

|Luke Mosher| Among the many kinds of new films released every year, I often find animation the most exciting. The form is endlessly mailable, and animators are always finding new techniques to dazzle and new worlds to explore. Takehide Hori’s one-man production… Continue reading

Phil Tippett’s MAD GOD

By Matt Levine November 1, 2022 November 16, 2022 Animation, Phil Tippett Films

Tippett on the right painting a medium-sized model of the Rancor monster. The monster has a hunched back with bumps, long fingers, and claws, and a chunky head. Its color pallet is black, brown and dirt yellow.

|Joe Midthun| I grew up in the middle of the woods. Twelve miles south of the nearest rural village, my world lay tucked into the pines at the end of a quarter mile dirt driveway. The radio was constantly on—a helpful reminder that we were not alone. But, the television, our 19 inch crystal ball… Continue reading

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