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Animation Time Machine by Graham Edwards - read the latest column at Animation Magazine
March 11, 2024 Graham Edwards

Walt Disney and Paul Terry Compete for Animation Fame in 1924

Wladyslaw Starewicz was a pioneer of stop-animation animation. Exactly a century ago, his short film "Frogland" hit US movie theatres. What did audiences make of it? Find out in the February 1924 edition of "Animation Time Machine," only at Animation Magazine.
February 12, 2024 Graham Edwards

Wladyslaw Starewicz Brings Stop-Motion Magic to 1920s America

The Ballyhoo of The Lost World - how the film studio and movie theatre owners promoted the release of the classic 1925 fantasy adventure movie
January 22, 2024 Graham Edwards

The Ballyhoo of The Lost World

The mathematics of designing hanging miniatures for movie visual effects
January 10, 2024 Graham Edwards

The Mathematics of Hanging Miniatures

Miniature effects of 1946 wartime drama "School for Secrets," also known as "Secret Flight"
January 9, 2024 Graham Edwards

Nightfighter Special Effects of 1946

Rotating mountain set for "Sergeant York," 1941 film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper
January 8, 2024February 12, 2024 Graham Edwards

Moving Mountains for Sergeant York

The Animation Time Machine visits January 1924
January 4, 2024February 12, 2024 Graham Edwards

Animation Time Machine Visits January 1924

The miniature effects of the 1933 disaster movie "Deluge"
December 14, 2023December 15, 2023 Graham Edwards

Miniature Effects Unleash Deluge on New York in 1933

The Animation Time Machine - December 1923
December 10, 2023January 4, 2024 Graham Edwards

Animation Time Machine Visits December 1923

Yakima Canutt Horse Stunt for The Dark Command
December 4, 2023 Graham Edwards

If Only They’d Had Digital Horses in 1940

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