Model Animation
There have been many model animation films over the years and this is not to be confused with the more used stop animation. Model animation is actually a form of stop motion animation but it is out there to push both humans and and animation together. Which are the bets ones out there?
King Kong 1933
This is the original Kong film and the one that all of the other stop motion films take their route from. The model from this film is one of the most famous because the model is worth so much money. It was actually inducted into the United States National Film Registry.
Song of Kong 1933
This one was the direct sequel to the movie and it was released in the same year, amazingly. (Couldn’t do that now) The creators knew that they were not going to be able to match the success of the original film so they tried to make it a bit more amusing which they did. This one still turned out to be a huge success and without these films it is possible the many Japanese films would not have existed.
James and the Giant Peach
The film was based on the book of course. Burton was died down by Batman so only acted in as produced while Selick ended up being the director for this film. This is just one of those films that shows off how animation can so easily be put into real life instances. This film met so many good reivews but it never seemed to make a profit.
Bonus Entry
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This one is stop motion which is why it is not included on the main list but I had to include it because in my opinion it is the best stop motion movie of all time and it made around $50 million on its first run and made even more the second time it was released under the Disney name this time rather than the Disney owned touchstone.
For real models check out plastic model kits and for a bit of fun look into remote control cars or Remote controlled planes.
Roald Dahl: From Books To Film
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