{"id":6431,"date":"2010-02-13T16:01:02","date_gmt":"2010-02-13T05:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=6431"},"modified":"2010-02-15T07:23:29","modified_gmt":"2010-02-14T20:23:29","slug":"the-monstrous-poignancy-of-being-a-stop-motion-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/02\/13\/the-monstrous-poignancy-of-being-a-stop-motion-monster\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monstrous Poignancy of Being a Stop-Motion Monster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apart from sitting in the bath and brooding, what do monsters do once they’re forced into retirement?<\/p>\n

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Writer\/director Harry Chaskin tries to answer that question in his short film, Bygone Behemoth<\/strong><\/em>, which will be premiering next month at the SXSW Film Festival<\/a> in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n

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“Bygone Behemoth<\/em> is a stop-motion animated film chronicling a day in the life of an unemployed B-movie monster,” explained director Harry Chaskin, “a lingering personified special-effect of the 1950s. In an age overrun with CG, I conceived of Behemoth<\/em> as a tribute to great traditional special-effects artists like Ray Harryhausen and Willis O’Brien. It also features a special appearance by WPIX horror icon, John Zacherle.”<\/p>\n

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Bygone Behemoth<\/em> tells the story of a washed-up movie monster reliving his halcyon days.<\/p>\n

In an age where computer graphics are all too prevalent, the film is a nostalgic tribute to the work of Ray Harryhausen, Willis O\u2019Brien, and numerous other forgotten wizards. Like the Behemoth<\/em> itself, the film needs stop-motion to exist; it seeks to capture the ephemeral quality of a dying art form.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Chaskin created the animation and handled the photography, fully involving himself in the Behemoth’s dilemma.<\/p>\n

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Chaskin was aided in creating the film by Daniel Walter, who composed the music, and Seth Armstrong<\/a>, who created all the movie posters for the Behemoth\u2019s forgotten 50s films (as seen in the trailer above).<\/p>\n

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Bygone Behemoth<\/em> looks like something very special indeed. Hopefully Chaskin will put it up online for all of us to see after it’s done the festival rounds.<\/p>\n

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Source<\/strong>: Harry Chaskin via Avery; Official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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