Can you imagine taking Fritz Lang’s Metropolis by the scruff of the neck, dragging it through a septic tank filled with toxic waste and owl
Tag: Stop-motion
Secrets of the Boxtrolls
Have you seen The Boxtrolls yet? If you’re wondering how they made it (are those puppets or is it all CG?) check out the
The Making of Basil’s Trump
Basil’s Trump is a short animated 8mm film I made as a student with my good friend Roger Smith, way back in the 1980s. I’ve
Revisiting Cinefex (34): Beetlejuice, Batteries Not Included
The cover of Cinefex #34 presents me with a problem. How do I describe the front cover without saying the name of the character out
Revisiting Cinefex (32): RoboCop, Innerspace
With its modest $13 million budget and domestic takings of over $50 million*, Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop was one of the big summer hits of 1987. Its
Knowing when the monster’s coming
When I reviewed issue #5 of the visual effects journal Cinefex, I had this to say about stop-motion animation legend Ray Harryhausen: “I’ve always found
Graham Edwards 