The Handmade Tale: Coraline's Inventive DIY Effects

The Handmade Tale: Coraline’s Inventive DIY Effects

Posted on February 18, 2009 in Production Design | No Comments

Wired has a nice little article on the DIY effects used in the making of Coraline. You may want to also check out a longer interview at shocktillyoudrop.com.

…Like most Hollywood kid flicks, the big-screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline boasts a big star (the voice of Dakota Fanning), an armada of digital tools, and millions of dollars in advanced animation. But that’s not what makes this stop-motion, 3-D take on the dark novel so eye-popping (and possibly Oscar-worthy). It’s the stunningly inventive DIY visual effects that director Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) used to bring the story to life. A quarter-million pieces of popcorn are transformed into cherry blossoms, superglue and baking soda are whipped into snow, and black fishing line becomes creepy chest hair.

— Wired | Read The Full Article