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Wendell and Wild is a comeback from director Henry Selick. He made the iconic stop motion animated horror film for kids Coraline. That movie was marketed for kids but people considered it as a horror film.
Clay Animation use to be norm back in the 1970s.
It was used for special effects too in place of CGI that was not invented yet. Stop Animation became a rarity when 3d Became a norm. Computer animation is able to achieve the same aesthetic for cheaper price and shorter time.
Stop Motion is done by taking pictures of clay models (sometimes they use dolls) as the animator slowly alters the models to make them look like their are moving. It is time consuming so less directors are making them.
It’s possible that Wendell and Wild may bring back some of Coraline’s creepy but kid-friendly vibe. The animation is very smooth, and at first I...
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