Introduction
The 1950's to 1970's was another ground-breaking era for the animation industry. They saw in the start of the popular 'Creature features' amongst other iconic pieces of animation. In this blog post i am going to be discussing three different types of animation in this era.
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
This was one of the first ever monster film created through the use of stop motion animation. This started a massive industry for "Creature feature' these were movies that usually used claymation to create the monster. This was there substitute for CGI or 'special effects'. Normally the plot lines of these movies followed similar concepts. Most were about a fight between humans and huge creatures or monsters. Some notable examples would be king kong, godzilla and of cause beast from 20,000 fathoms. Although, the Ray Harryhausen film Beast from 20,000 fathoms was the first of its kind it was no different to the rest that followed.
Jason and the Argonauts
The clip above shows one of the most iconic scenes fro the acclaimed 1963 film 'Jason and the Argonauts.' This was revolutionary for the stop motion animation industry for many reasons. The main one being that it was one of the first of it's kind to incorporate live action into stop-motion animation or 'Clayamation.' Directed by Don Chaffey this is still credited as one of the most stunning pieces of film to date as well as one of the greatest pieces of early animation. Shot with an estimated budget of around $1,000,000 the film smashed the box-office with a gross of about $2,100,000.
The 1950's to 1970's was another ground-breaking era for the animation industry. They saw in the start of the popular 'Creature features' amongst other iconic pieces of animation. In this blog post i am going to be discussing three different types of animation in this era.
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
This was one of the first ever monster film created through the use of stop motion animation. This started a massive industry for "Creature feature' these were movies that usually used claymation to create the monster. This was there substitute for CGI or 'special effects'. Normally the plot lines of these movies followed similar concepts. Most were about a fight between humans and huge creatures or monsters. Some notable examples would be king kong, godzilla and of cause beast from 20,000 fathoms. Although, the Ray Harryhausen film Beast from 20,000 fathoms was the first of its kind it was no different to the rest that followed.
Jason and the Argonauts
The clip above shows one of the most iconic scenes fro the acclaimed 1963 film 'Jason and the Argonauts.' This was revolutionary for the stop motion animation industry for many reasons. The main one being that it was one of the first of it's kind to incorporate live action into stop-motion animation or 'Clayamation.' Directed by Don Chaffey this is still credited as one of the most stunning pieces of film to date as well as one of the greatest pieces of early animation. Shot with an estimated budget of around $1,000,000 the film smashed the box-office with a gross of about $2,100,000.
Monty Pythons flying circus
As i have mentioned in another post Terry Gillian truly was the godfather of cut-out animation. He proves this in his 1969 production of 'Flying circus. A ridiculous piece of nonsensical comedy gracing our cinema screens. Although the film was primarily a Live action piece of cinematography it was filled with many segments utilizing Gillians spontaneous creativity and stop-motion abilities. This gave animations a different perspective in animation with the ideal that a narrative in animation is not a vital aspect. Rather the quality and entertaining, visual and creative value of the piece. Flying Circus is regarded as a well respected piece of stop-motion even now in the industry. This is due to the fact it is all cut out. As well as the high quality maintained regardless of the resources available at the time.
The 1950's and 70's was a very special time for animation. It had finally began to break through to a wide commercial market by being incorporated into live-action films. This era is truly what laid the groundwork for the animation which we see today by giving modern animators inspiration.
The 1950's and 70's was a very special time for animation. It had finally began to break through to a wide commercial market by being incorporated into live-action films. This era is truly what laid the groundwork for the animation which we see today by giving modern animators inspiration.
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