Art Clokey's first clay animation film was Gumbasia (1953), a short film showcasing a series of clay shapes twisting, turning and contorting in kaleidoscopic patterns. Clokey showed the film to producer Sam Engel, who suggested that Clokey apply the technique to form children's stories. Although the next film Adventures of Gumby: A Sample (1955) was never televised, it is confirmed to be the first pilot episode of what would become The Gumby Show. Soon afterward, Clokey completed the second pilot for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) through the financial assistance of Engel. Entitled Gumby on the Moon (which Moon Trip Part 1, the actual first episode), this marked the television debut of Gumby. The cartoon was presented on Howdy Doody to much success, and led to the development of the series The Gumby Show.
The intrepid archaeologist Klicky Jones has decided to leave his adventures to dedicate himself to teaching at the university. But a mysterious young woman crosses his path and manages to convince him to follow her on one last and exciting adventure, as she claims to be the last heiress to a dynasty from the legendary Atlantis, a kingdom lost under the sea thousands of years ago. Third and last film of the 'Klicky Jones' saga.
On Halloween, and Lucy is wandering through the forests of Transylvania. She decides to look for accommodation in an old and sinister castle, where a very particular host awaits her.
A collection of nightmare scenes that were shot for the American indie feature film ‘To Dust’.
When ruthless pirate captain Henry Silver refuses to share the spoils with his crew, they decide to mutiny and take the ship. Led by the peculiar buccaneer John Bonnet, they embark on an exciting journey in search of the treasure that Silver keeps hidden on a remote island of unknown location. His only clue to find it is a bottle with an enigmatic message: "Silver Skull".
Stop Motion film by Michael Kahlert
Stop Motion film by Michael Kahlert
The opener (and only episode, later restored as a short) for an unfinished third series finds a group of detectives assembled in Paris, where they're bumped off in the manner of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None (aka Ten Little Indians). Copyrighted in 1988, but unreleased until 2014, when it surfaced on The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson DVD. It was later included as a bonus feature on the 2017 Dick Spanner DVD set.
Rabbits breed and multiply in this strange animated short.
Claymation comedy with the Ninjews.
One day - one life in St. Petersburg, according to the writings of Russian Absurdist poet Daniil Kharms. An animation attempt to combine styles of documentary cinema and constructivists theatre, seeking to reveal Kharms' vision of life.
Stop-motion version of the Grimm fairy tale from the Nazi era.
Dr. Platypus, Whiskers the Rat and Flaps the Flying Fox were finishing off some work in Dr. Platypus' laboratory, when they heard some strange messages from deep space on their radio.
A stop-motion clay-animated chess game, which is about as exciting as watching… a chess game.
A documentary about the making of Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions.
Dark stop motion animation that focuses on a captured being.
Life's tough. It's ok to take time out... Stop-frame short by New Zealand Filmmaker Tom Reilly.
"I express myself through clay animation and I love to experiments with clay as well as with different textures, materials and shapes."
The first short film. A kid wakes up in the middle of the night and encounters a myriad of strange characters and events.