Stop Motion Research

Here are some very important people in the history of stop motion. You will be researching each of these people.

For each person, answer the following:

When did they live?
Where were they from, what country did they work in?
What is a movie that they created?
What is a significant contribution to the art of stop motion animation attributed to them?

For each person, find a clip of each their work on youtube and  add the link to your answer.


Edward Muybridge

Emile Cohl

Willis O'Brien

J. Stuart Blackton

Ladislas Starevich

aleksandr ptushko

Joop Geesnik

Art Clokey

Michael Myerberg - Hansel and Gretel, an Opera Fantasy

Ray Harryhausen

Will Vinton

Brothers Quay

Peter Lord

Nick Park

Tim Burton