Thank You Stop-Mo Shorts

You never really know what you have until it's gone. A lot of times, this comes with family and friends. It's my perception that the stop-motion community is pretty well connected. Maybe because it's such a 'specialized' art form that anyone who takes part is noticed. Wether we are novices or professionals, there's seems to be an unspoken view that we are all headed in the same direction. Outcast by choice... or not. Either way, we all have a tremendous affinity for the labor of Stop-motion. Please pardon me for rambling. I feel as though I'm trying to write an obituary rather than a thank you note. But what else can I do. I fell into stop-motion. Sure I saw the Harryhausen movies as a kid. I even recognized the beauty in Nightmare. But I never had that 'Aha' moment... until a couple of years ago. Fresh out of college, I made a stop-motion move on a whim. So I decided to research what stop-motion was. That's when I came across Stop-mo Shorts. The possibility that I could post a walk test online, or a two minute short, and get feedback... AMAZING. Then the invention of the stop-mo dojo... How many people out there where inspired to get better at animating? I know I was. Have I ever met anyone from the SMS team? No. But if I ever did, I'm sure I would feel like I was in the company of friends. If we have nothing else in common other than Stop-motion, then so be it. Because really, what else is there to talk about? Thank You for Stop-mo Shorts. I'm sad that it had to end. I understand though, and even looking back on it, it almost seemed inevitable. Growing popularity world wide. Providing advice and a movie forum... for free. This site was the quintessential labor of love. Again, Thank You for Stop-Mo Shorts.