Published Monday 24 June 2024 by Mark Brindle in Video Production

Monster Stop Frame Live Action Film Pre-Production Starts

We have started work on the pre-production planning for a new stop-motion plus live action mixed short film for first-time Director/Producer Joseph Brown, due to be filmed later in 2024. Joe has approached us for equipment and crew to work on the live action elements of the film, which will then have some monster stop-frame animation added at the next stage, in a similar vein to the famous Ray Harryhausen films like Sinbad the Sailor.

Mark has been in discussion with Joe in terms of cinematography options and how some of the shots could be created and how best to find a suitable woods location for the filming. Mark plans to be the Director of Photography when the filming starts in August 2024. Joe has produced a detailed storyboard and has a stop-motion company and composer on board the project.

Storyboard shot from The Questing Beast short film