Thursday, March 19, 2009
Stop-Mo Mystery: Scoobie-Doo Style
Cogs, this one's gonna be short and sweet. First off, Don Carlson replied to the Crazy Daisy Ed post and mentioned an older book that might have some cool stop-mo references in it. However, the title and author are unknown. So load up in the Mystery Machine and take a look at his comment on the post about clues to this "gem" of a book. Second on the Unsolved list is a fabulous xeroxed section of a book on the history of puppet animation. The title is Puppet Animation in the Cinema. Being extremely lazy or, too busy, I haven't searched out the author and actual book. That's where you come in. The first cog to correctly find both books and show proof will win a prize... to be determined at a later time. I'm thinking along the lines of an illustration with subject matter of your choosing. But then you'd have to be brave enough to give my your address so I could send it to you. The challenge has been put forth.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
Well, "Puppet animation in the cinema: history and technique" is by L. Bruce Holman (1975). You can currently pick up a used copy on amazon.com for under $40.
http://www.amazon.com/Puppet-animation-cinema-history-technique/dp/0498013855/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237533754&sr=8-1
I've seen it on amazon a number of times while doing stopmo-related searches... But sight unseen, hadn't worked up the courage to buy it yet.
As for Don's mystery... Dang. Any chance it's "Who's Who in Animated Cartoons"?
http://www.amazon.com/Whos-Animated-Cartoons-International-Award-Winning/dp/155783671X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237534106&sr=1-3
That's a guess. I don't know the book personally.
Sven (C-7),
As the weekend winds down, it looks like you might be getting yourself an original piece of art. I'm waiting till thursday to announce anything, but start thinking about what you might like, and e-mail me directly. You can find my e-mail address on my profile.
John
Message received. Just sent an email.
cog #0000007
Hey Sven, congratulations on winning the challenge! You've also solved my mystery. If you need help with anything, feel free to ask. I owe you one.
Post a Comment