Paranorman

With the release of Paranorman just around the corner, there have been so many amazing videos released, it's very hard not to get extremely excited!
Not only are these videos fantastic for promoting the art of stop motion to the general public but they are also extremely inspiring for us stop motion animators, model makers, puppet makers.

So here are all the fantastic promotional videos they have released so far. I will also post all of the trailers at the bottom just in case you may have missed one.

Be sure to check out their AMAZING Instagram gallery to see some fantastic behind the scenes photos
http://web.stagram.com/n/paranorman/

Also if you are on twitter then make sure you are following them
https://twitter.com/paranorman

And they also have some exclusive photos on their Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/ParaNorman

Release date US 17th August. UK 14th September






















Trailers

Truckers

Terry Pratchett's Truckers by Cosgrove Hall from 1992


Originally aired as a series then an unabridged version for VHS release. Unfortunately this has never seen a DVD release and most likely never will. Big sad faces about that :(

Truckers is another film that has a very soft spot for me as I watched it when it first aired on TV then bought the video as soon as it was released. YouTube has pulled through again as somebody has uploaded the whole thing!
Cosgrove did have plans to do the whole Bromeliad Trilogy but deals fell through with the TV Channel it aired on. At least we have this though.

This is an outstanding film. The sets to puppets are simply amazing. I really recommend watching it all.


Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4


Part 5


Part 6


Part 7


Part 8

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

'The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship' by the amazing Cosgrove Hall from 1990

The Fool of the World was justly awarded a number of festival prizes,
most notably a 1991 Emmy for Best Children's Program

This film holds a special place in my heart. I used to watch it loads a young chap and I love it even more now.
There have been two DVD releases of this the first was in 2001 and also had Cosgrove Hall's Cinderella on the same disk but is quite rare now days. Then it has been released again last year. This newest version, I have to say, is appalling in quality. These youtube videos are better. I suppose there is a chance I had a bad copy but I highly doubt it. I'm glad I have the original release

This film is absolutely fantastic and I highly recommend watching it.


The film is in a playlist so as one part finishes the next should automatically start

Krysař - Pied Piper of Hamlin

Jiri Barta's 'Krysař' from 1986

The dialogue is gibberish just in case you are wondering so anyone can follow the film.
Beautifully done film!


Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4


Part 5


Part 6






And a fantastic 'Making of'