5 posts tagged “stop motion”
today i saw what is now one of my new favorite stop motion works, komaneko: the curious cat, at the sf international animation festival. it is the first major japanese feature-length stop motion film and is quite endearing.
Komaneko is a burgeoning animator. She creates puppets and sets, then films them stop-motion style. She has a series of adventures with her friends Radi-Bo, a ghost and a Bigfoot-like creature whom she tries to document with her 8mm camera. Featuring a sweet soundtrack with little dialogue, except a few strategically placed “meow, meow, meows,” Komaneko: The Curious Cat depicts new friendships, creativity and the conflicting emotions that accompany a childhood filled with wonder. Director Tsuneo Goda has created Japan’s first major stop-motion animated film. It is a delicate, beautiful and undeniably cute work enlivened through brilliant technique.
