PUPPETS & ANIMATION:
A large, large forum on the subject of puppet animation, with articles, links, etc. Pros and amateurs alike are posting:
http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/
Everything about claymation; by and and with the passionate Marc Spess:
http://www.animateclay.com/
Mike Brent´s excellent site about seldom-seen East-European stop-motion. Articles, film clips and samples of his own work:
http://www.darkstrider.net/main.html
Kathi Zung´s invaluable DVD and VHS tutorial about stop-motion puppet making:
http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/zungstudio/
One-man puppet studio Nick Hilligoss from Australia. Lots of pictures and info:
http://www.picturetrail.com/hilligossnic
Pro animator and armature builder Lionel Ivan Orozco´s site on the art:
http://www.stopmotionworks.com/
Site dedicated to the works of Ray Harryhausen:
http://www.theseventhvoyage.com/
http://lavender.fortunecity.com/judidench/584/
Very good site about the art of stop-motion. With many rare pictures:
http://pharosproductions.com/aosma/aosma_home.html
Lots of links to sites about puppet-making and animation/motion:
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Animation/Stop-Motion/
A great site about Jim Henson´s Muppets and his legacy:
http://www.muppetcentral.com/
Huge site about all kinds of puppets and puppeteering:
http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/definitions/index.html
German stop-motion animator with many strange ideas:
http://www.susannajerger.de/index_english.html
Swedish puppet maker Jonna Grimstoft:
http://www.btt.nu/Jonna/
Puppet- and modelmaker Robert Vowles :
http://www.planetfx.ca/
Swedish/finnish animator and puppet builder Anders Haldin:
http://hem.passagen.se/anders.haldin/
Stop-motion animator and multi-artist Christiane Cegavske:
http://christianecegavske.com/
MASKS & MAKE-UP:
The site of make-up artist Lars Carlsson. Lots to read and a ton of links:
http://www.makeup-fx.com/
Tutorials, links and chat for everyone interested in monster mask-making and gruesome make-ups:
http://www.themonsterlab.com/index.html
MOVIE MAKING:
Lots about movie making. Both ”real” film and video:
http://www.rondexter.com/
My buddy Daniel Leneer’s very own site. Animations, cartoons and sundry projects(in Swedish):
http://www.lenneer.se/
The valiant lads at Stolpskott Film (”No Goal Films”), making movies without any valid reason (like it should be) (In Swedish):
http://www.stolpskottfilm.tk/
ART RELATED:
Amateur art and stories galore:
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/elfwood.pike
http://visionaryartforum.com/artlinks.htm
Big site about polymer clay hobbies:
http://www.polymerclaycentral.com
The incredibly talented Michelle and her remarkable one-of-a-kind polymer puppets. Links to many other similar artists:
http://www.pixiwillow.com/
Huge collection of paleonthological art:
http://dinosauricon.com/artists/index.html
Horror/fairy tale maestro Hans Arnold´s very own site:
http://www.hansarnold.se/
MIXED NUTS:
The only page you need about toy rayguns:
http://www.toyraygun.com/galleryhome.html
The most bizarre pasttime of them all; dress up as a giant rubber monster and fight in front of an audience:
http://kaiju.com/home.htm
Everything about swords, and I mean everything (in Swedish):
http://bjorn.foxtail.nu/swords.htm
The association for renaissance martial arts; in short how to fight with long sword, short sword, rapier, rapier and dagger, etc. Articles, film clips, links and more:
http://www.thehaca.com/
Much to read about ”steam punk”; victorian sci-fi. From steam-driven robots to Martian war-machines:
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9094/STEAM2.html
Guide to weird and wonderful contributions to the art of motion pictures. With many sound- and film clips:
http://www.badmovies.org/
More about films not to everybody´s taste:
http://www.stomptokyo.com/
Site about the great German space hero; Kapitän Mors, der Luftpirat. Naturally has info on the mechanics for his airship ”Legend” and his spaceship ”Meteor”:
http://www.geocities.com/jessnevins/mors.html
Everything about horror, sci-fi, fantasy, detective/mystery and adventure produced by the popular culture of the victorian era. In a-z.
http://www.geocities.com/jessnevins/vicintro.html
”Centre for weak-kneed music”, with many knowledgable articles about the more odd champions and items of popular culture, often with Swedish connections. (In Swedish)
http://www.sunkit.com/index.shtml
Don Glut; amateur film-pioneer, dino-enthusiast and scripter of publications of Masters of the Universe, Tarzan, Solomon Kane et cetera:
http://www.horrorseek.com/horror/moviemaker/homepage.html
Site about H. P. Lovecraft, with cute Cthulhu crafts:
http://www.templeofdagon.com
Everthing you need in the way of hats. Includes French and Brittish pith helmets:
http://www.villagehatshop.com
Lot of facts about the old movie serials:
http://www.serialexperience.com/
The film chronicles about Mexico´s greatest wrestling hero; El Santo! Viva:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~dwilt/santo.html
And a site about Santo´s colleauges:
http://www.santoandfriends.com/
Lasse Henning´s supremo site about how you build your very own Star Wars models:
http://www.starwarz.com/modelshop/index.htm
The only Swedish magazine with Swedish super heroes:
http://www.svenskasuperserier.se/