A Century of Stop-Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman

A pioneer shares his memories and insights on the technique he defined



Completes the best-selling trilogy that began with Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life ( Terrific! Publishers Weekly) and The Art of Ray Harryhausen ( Highly recommended. Library Journal)


Never-before-published photos!


Traces the history of stop-motion animation from the 1890s through Chicken Run and beyond



This lavishly illustrated tribute to the stop-motion animation the technique behind special effects for more than half a century traces the history of the genre through the eyes of the industry s greatest pioneer. From crude model animations in the 1890s, through the first animated feature and into the computer age, Ray Harryhausen and his co-author, Tony Dalton, reveal the patience and ingenuity of animators and explain the development of the technology. The insights of Harryhausen, the pioneer whose name is indelibly linked with stop-motion, add a rich extra dimension to this history, packed with cinematic monsters, fantasy creatures, the imaginings of Tim Burton and Aardman, and much more. Never-before-published stills and photos of the artists at work, sketches and storyboards for projects both realized and abandoned, and a host of recently unearthed memorabilia make A Century of Stop-Motion Animation a must-have for all fans of animation and film.