Cristin's 3-D Animation Page

One form of animation that I really love because I get to put my hands on things is 3-D or puppet animation. I don't do ClaymationŠ because that is a trademark owned by Will Vinton Studios, but I have been known to work in clay.

I prefer to work with foam puppets with ball-and-socket armatures that I machine myself. The armatures last a long time, since thay are made of brass, and with foam, you don't have to worry about "cleaning up" the clay after every movement.

the puppetworks motion-capture system

Some really good 3-D animators:

Henry Selick - his Monkeybone is starting production soon.
David Anderson - his films Door, and Deadsey are something amazing to behold. He actually teaching at Harvard last year.
Jan Svankmeyer - the world's foremost animator of meat.
The Brothers Quay - two Philly boys who made it big in Europe.