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[edit] Some other Movies

"The Gate" and "The Gate II" have stop motions creatures (demons) that interact with the live actors/characters. "I, Madman" has a stop motion section also. Should these be added to the list?Antmusic 22:58, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Sure, I'll add them to the "main" list. It would be a pretty long list once completed, which is why I've kinda held off on really updating it. Esn 00:50, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
I've added two of them, but I can't find a "stop motion animator/supervisor" credit for The Gate on IMDB ([1]). There are credits for costume artists, etc. Are you sure that The Gate contains stop motion? Esn 00:59, 8 December 2006 (UTC)


What about Army of Darkness? That seems like it belongs in the "Stop-motion/live action features" (main) section.Ettalynn 23:39, 13 April 2007 (UTC)Ettalynn

Hmm, I think you're right. I have a huge list of a few hundred films that I have to add to this article someday (from "The Stop Motion Filmography")... anyway, I'll go add it now. Esn 07:33, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] stop-motion shorts section

I realized that many important earlier films would not have had the chance to win an award; while winning an award is a good criterion nowadays for singling out the more important films, it's not very usefull for the days before there were any awards. So I changed the requirements to attempt to make things more fair to important films which were created earlier and would not have had the chance to win an award.

I'm certainly open to discussion about this, since I'm not quite sure what to do myself. I do think it would be a good idea for the earlier films to be represented somehow. Esn 06:41, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

I definitely agree with this point as it should be more about notability rather than just awards. There might also be some good shorts that happened to have less or more competition one year and end up winning awards. But this also brings up the discussion of defining what makes a film notable. Peter 13:39, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Aardman - Their stop-motion output has gained international popularity, but only A Close Shave won much. In Shaun the Sheep, episodes are 7 minutes, and none of them have won anything, but the series of 40(!) episodes comprises 280 minutes total. It's a massive effort, viewed by millions in 72 countries, but where to list it? --Lexein 09:29, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
Hmm... maybe a separate section can be created for series? I'm not really sure... or maybe a substitute for an award could be an article about the film's/series' mass popularity? I kinda like the second idea. I definitely don't want to broaden the criteria so much that everything is included (there are way too many films; this page would grow enormous), but mass popularity is a legitimate reason to include it. So... is there an article which could be used here? Esn 09:49, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Hm, indeed. Hey, that 1996 Nissan ad "Toys" (:60)] won 3 1997 "Clio"s and a "Bronze Cannes Lion", and Best Commercial of the year from Time and Rolling Stone. That's notable... --Lexein 12:19, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Journey to Prehistory

I have actually seen the movie, even if it feels like hundred years ago when I was a kid. It is a live action movie (four boys who travels back in time on the river of time itself) where stop motion animated animals shows up now and then. Just wanted to mention it. 193.217.195.132 06:18, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I guess I'll move it to the "main" section then. I wasn't sure where to put it from the descriptions I had read, because on the one hand the dinosaur animation strives for realism, while on the other hand the kids are (maybe?) the only non-animated characters. You're probably right, though, and since you've seen the film you're a much better judge than me. Esn 06:55, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
Well, it's much like King Kong on Skull Island; some live action characters, some stop-motion animated characters and matte paintings. But all in all, it is live action. 193.217.196.118 03:21, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move "Brothers Grimm" & what about "tom thunb"?

Since George Pal's The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm uses stop-motion in depicting the title characters' fantasy stories, I suspect it should be in "Borderline" rather than "Main." And I am quite surprised by the absence of Pal's tom thumb Shouldn't it be in "Borderline", as well? I am mainly asking about categorization here, as I noticed the "incomplete" notice at the top of the article. Note that I added 1981's Caveman without asking here first. Ted Watson (talk) 23:07, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lotte Reiniger

I am curios why Lotte Reiniger's work doesn't appear on the list, surely The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) at 67 minutes counts as a Stop motion feature? EraserGirl (talk) 03:09, 6 April 2008 (UTC)