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Imaginator Magazine Stop-Motion Special Edition

By Ken Miller
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Issue 12 of Imaginator is a Stop-Motion Special Edition!THE ILLUSION OF LIFEAlan Friswell, official restorer for the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation, considers what makes stop-motion so special...INTERVIEW WITH AN ARGONAUTGary Raymond, who played Acastus in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, remembers the making of the film!YOU... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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This is a Stop-Motion Special Edition issue that is full of interviews with animators, actors and artists, with articles and film reviews, plus examples of storyboards, promo art and stop-motion puppets!

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Issue 12 of Imaginator is a Stop-Motion Special Edition!

THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

Alan Friswell, official restorer for the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation, considers what makes stop-motion so special...

INTERVIEW WITH AN ARGONAUT

Gary Raymond, who played Acastus in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, remembers the making of the film!

YOU HAVE 20 SECONDS TO COMPLY...

FX genius Randal Dutra on animating the deadly droid ED-209!

THE PRIMEVALS - A CELEBRATION

A 40-page zone focusing on David Allen's stop-motion sci-fi-adventure-fantasy film! Check out what's in store within this celebration zone...

DECADES IN THE MAKING

An overview of the long and winding journey that THE PRIMEVALS took to finally reach the screen!

IN THE ARENA

Chris Endicott talks about how he saved the dormant PRIMEVALS project from extinction!

A CONVERSATION WITH TOM ST. AMAND

Tom, the 'King of the Armature Makers', casts his mind back to working on THE PRIMEVALS in 1978!

THE PRIMEVALS PROMO ART

Lee MacLeod on creating amazing promo art for the project!

JULIET MILLS - YETI HUNTER

The star of THE PRIMEVALS chats about the shooting of the principle photography in 1994.

I, HOMINID

An interview with Jeff Farley, who headed-up the PRIMEVALS makeup effects department.

STORYBOARD ZONE

Top storyboard artist Peter William Von Sholly talks! Plus there are storyboard examples by Robin Bielefeld & Duncan Rouleau!

And there are a couple of panels drawn by David Allen back when the project was still titled RAIDERS OF THE STONE RING!

(The PRIMEVALS celebration zone finishes here)

HANDCRAFTED FABULOUSNESS

A look at three of Czech director/screenwriter/special effects artist Karel Zeman's most beloved films!

OH! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL UGLY BIRD!

Harry Walton on when he animated the Ugly Bird for THE LEGEND OF HILLBILLY JOHN (1972)!

STOP-MOTION FILM REVIEWS

Movies reviewed include THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, MAD GOD, ONE MILLION YEARS B.C., EQUINOX and KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS.

BRETT PIPER'S STOP-MOTION WONDERLAND!

A 30-page zone focusing on the work of director, writer & animator Brett Piper! Check out what's in store within this section of the mag...

CARRYING THE TORCH

Brett Piper is interviewed about his feature films!

MAKING MONSTERS

A look at how Brett builds his puppets!

PICTURE PERFECT

A selection of creature sketches and concept drawings rendered by Brett for his various film projects.

ON THE COMET

A sneak peek at a feature film project that Brett will hopefully be making!

BRETT PIPER: TELLER OF TALES

In this interview Brett is asked about his '2 MINUTE KLASSICS', which are a series of all-puppet stop-motion shorts, including 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA!

FLEETING YARNS OF HIGH ADVENTURE

All of Brett's 2 MINUTE KLASSICS are reviewed!

PIPER'S PUPPET GALLERY

A double page spread of behind the scenes photos of some of Brett Piper's gorgeous stop-motion puppets!

(The Brett Piper Wonderland zone finishes here)

THE BEAUTY OF DESTRUCTION AND TRANSFORMATION

A look back at three wild Shinya Tsukamoto flicks!

YOU'LL JUST HAVE TIME TO SCREAM... BEFORE IT TEARS YOU APART!

Randall William Cook, a three-times Oscar winner, is questioned about the Larry Cohen film Q: THE WINGED SERPENT!

THE ANIMATED DINOSAURS OF JURASSIC PARK

In Randal Dutra's second interview for this issue, he explains how his work using the Dinosaur Input Device heralded the seismic shift from stop-motion over to CG effects.

RADIOACTIVE REVIEWS

A final review section looking at a couple of non-animated movies, including the Taiwanese flick WATARI AND THE SEVEN MONSTERS!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781068444647

Publisher: Imaginator Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Imaginator Publishing

Contributors:

  • Interviewee Chris Endicott
  • Interviewee Brett Piper

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 376g

Pages: 114

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