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theartfulcodger t1_jdgfgf4 wrote

As someone who dabbled with stop-motion back in the Seventies (Plasticene, utility lights, 16 mm Bolex camera) it makes me very happy that someone, somewhere, has simultaneously achieved this remarkable level of imagination, this level of visual sophistication, and this eye-popping level of technical competence!

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Keasar t1_jdgr9pk wrote

There have been multiple impressive stop motion films in the past couple of years. Kubo and the Two Strings is a remarkable achievement and the new Del Toro movie Pinocchio looks really good as well (still gotta see it).

This is however really damn good looking considering it's all wooden puppets, which requires a whole other line of creative thinking.

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ShiraCheshire t1_jdh2mu4 wrote

The Pinocchio movie is a lot of wasted potential imo. The story is incoherent, and tries to do so many things that Pinocchio never gets to grow or decide things for himself. It's an incredibly well-animated movie, but doesn't play to its strengths. The blue fairy and her sister are amazing creations, but we barely get to glimpse them, and most characters are just regular people. A bit of a shame when they can create such amazing creatures. There are also some absolutely gorgeous atmospheric shots I wish they had held longer, but then nope they're zooming in on a character's face now and the environment is mostly unseen.

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OffTerror t1_jdh9thn wrote

I agree, I think stop motion as a medium suffers from unique problems regarding storytelling. It's easy to go technical first and story second and indulge in cool ideas. This is why I think Coraline is the best stop motion movie because they clearly had a good story and complimented it with the technology.

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fuzzyblackyeti t1_jdkjxbu wrote

Kubo and the Two Strings was such a fucking mind blow for me.

I was pet sitting for someone and fell asleep watching Moana (I think?) on their couch and woke up to Kubo either starting or just recommended.

That shit was so fucking good in ways I didn't expect.

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bohanmyl t1_jdhqwxb wrote

Mad god has to be up there for just pure workmanship

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Keasar t1_jdi47ak wrote

Mad God! Thats the name I have been looking for! Gotta see that one too. Cheers for that. :D

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bohanmyl t1_jdi5mip wrote

Yeah! It wasnt for me personally but i cant do anything but appreciate the pure dedication and skill that took for 20 years

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SoonToBeAutomated t1_jdgmmc6 wrote

You've seen Kubo and the three strings, ya?

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theartfulcodger t1_jdi4nk7 wrote

Of course, it’s a classic and likely will always remain so. But it was produced by a professional animation house with a great deal of experience and funding, not a dedicated and unusually gifted amateur animator

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TBTabby t1_jdgc2fk wrote

The description says they're hoping to make a feature-length film. I hope that comes to pass.

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Kinoksis t1_jdhwj8w wrote

Feature-length? See you in 2027 then, at best.

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caseofthematts t1_jdjt9ve wrote

Kickstarter says 2028, so you're not far off their own estimate, haha.

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255kb t1_jdgu0f6 wrote

The amount of work is huge, there is a behind the scenes video where you see that they hand carved the figurines https://youtu.be/VHO6rTyyG6M

In an era of AI everything this is fantastic 🙂

Btw they have a Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/masakawa/hidari-making-a-feature-length-stop-motion-samurai-film

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fingers58 t1_jdh7n0f wrote

Not to mention the story is set in the Edo period of Japan and the wood that they used for the puppets and set were made from the wood of a warehouse from the Edo period.

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255kb t1_jdh7t5s wrote

It gets better every minute

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RichardCheeseLicker t1_jdq1yfy wrote

For anyone looking to pitch a feature animation project, create the whole film using rough sketches / stills, usually taken from the storyboard. Add your placeholder sound, music, voiceovers etc.

  1. If people are engaged by the above, you’re on to a winner and more likely to get the desired funding.

  2. if the story still needs work, or has pacing issues, you can fix all of that before committing to the animation.

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Grenyn t1_jdi2k2n wrote

You could just not mention AI at all. Imagine that.

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stormy2587 t1_jdh03r3 wrote

Samurai champloo meets sekiro meets evil dead meets wes anderson

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fartook t1_jdhj03e wrote

rapper from the ending song collaborated with nujabes. shing02

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DogmaticNuance t1_jdg2q7f wrote

That was sick!

Also, what's the song at the end?

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1000Years0fDeath t1_jdgehhv wrote

This is so insanely well-done. It's unbelievable

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jamsounds t1_jdh1hxt wrote

From the title I was expecting blood and guts, not... errr... sawdust :)

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lordchew t1_jdgu3u7 wrote

There’s a game called The Spirit of the Samurai with a similar stop motion style in development, worth a look for those interested in this

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Pippin1505 t1_jdh4vtk wrote

Starts with a chainsword and a power fist... Unexpected White Scar Space Marine

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iliveoffofbagels t1_jdgxmpz wrote

I really love that just acknowledge the are made of wood in how they initially do the sawing motion to cut someone in half. I don't even want to think about how much of a headache it was to stop motion so many different poses for wooden figues.

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busilyroast12 t1_jdgxvms wrote

This is amazing, a product of so many painstaking hours to make it so fluid and detailed. Definitely check their kickstarter if you want to support them in making a full length film of this.

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Wisdomlost t1_jdhbhq2 wrote

Stand in the place where you li

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obedezu t1_jdlo4ze wrote

Needs more upvotes!!

Amazing project, kickstarter goal is met and pre production starts early 2025 with hopefully a post-production in 2027 and release 2028 with a full FILM. HOLY!

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chronoboy1985 t1_jdgfit2 wrote

Sekiro 2 should look like this. Please Fromsoft!

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JackFisherBooks t1_jdgy7fd wrote

Watching this is a wonderful experience. 😊

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smartlog t1_jdh16ly wrote

Shing02 ending. Nice!

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Acidick t1_jdhex6r wrote

This is amazing! Love it!

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wazzawalla t1_jdhhdzh wrote

I would go see the full length film in theaters for sure!

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Just_Brumm_It t1_jdhkwx1 wrote

This is some high quality hand made shit!

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IOnlySayMeanThings t1_jdi1230 wrote

That was one of the coolest short films i have ever seen. Love the Cat moment.

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Summonest t1_jdi7gvk wrote

This is fucking amazing.

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Jim3001 t1_jdim7i2 wrote

Goddamn! That was cool!

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keghi11 t1_jdis8zm wrote

That is so sick.

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Chalky_Cupcake t1_jdj2ism wrote

Well that was about as cool as a thing can be.

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WutsUp t1_jdl566f wrote

Hidari 左 means 'left'

This guy only has his left arm.

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vs3a t1_jdgmlwy wrote

Wowwwww, how come this only has 200k view. Topnotch quality !!

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you-cant-twerk t1_jdgk6sx wrote

Ok someone needs to run this through that AI that makes stop motion insanely smooth. This is awesome.

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MadHatter69 t1_jdhabe3 wrote

Smoother animation doesn't necessarily mean better animation, as explained by my dude Noodle

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you-cant-twerk t1_jdi9bfe wrote

While I agree with the points in this video - I still want to see it with more frames. Not saying it would be better, I just want to see it. I'd like to look at this as if it wasnt a stop-motion, but a 3D animation or real life figures moving around in front of my face.

Kinda like how people take real life footage, and add effects to make it look animated or cartoony, but backwards.

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